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Credit to Author: madelineschiappa| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:36:17 +0000

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Mexican TV Is Interfering with Rural Broadband in California

Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:00:00 +0000

The Tribal Digital Village has been working since 2001 to improve access to internet for reservation residents, and has faced some unique challenges.

Security Wired

September 21, 2017 admin

The CCleaner Malware Fiasco Targeted at Least 18 Specific Tech Firms

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:22:38 +0000

The backdooring of security software CCleaner now appears to have been more of a targeted spying operation than a mere cybercrime scheme.

Independent MotherBoard Security

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Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Wants the Power to Go After Companies Like Equifax

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:20:40 +0000

The OPC wants to do something, but it can’t.

Independent MotherBoard Security

September 21, 2017 admin

Brainless Jellyfish Sleep Too

Credit to Author: Samantha Cole| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

It’s the first-ever example of sleep in animals without a brain.

MalwareBytes Security

September 21, 2017 admin

Fake IRS notice delivers customized spying tool

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:00:24 +0000

Threat actors leverage a Microsoft Office exploit to spy on their victims. In this blog post, we will review its delivery mechanism and analyze the malware we observed, a modified version of a commercial Remote Administration Tool (RAT).

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