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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:08:50 +0000

A roundup of security news from November 12 to 18, including TrickBot, smart jewelry, Secret Sisters scam, and the compromise of air traffic control.

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November 19, 2018 admin

Business email compromise scam costs Pathé $21.5 million

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:00:23 +0000

Recently released court documents show European-based cinema chain Pathé lost a small fortune to a business email compromise (BEC) scam in March 2018. The attack cost the company $21.5 million—that’s 10 percent of its total earnings. Learn how to avoid BEC scams and keep your company in the black.

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November 19, 2018 admin

Black Friday: How to pay with your card, not your card details

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:17:19 +0000

Banking Trojans are increasingly focused on online stores. We explain how not to become a victim of malware during the annual holiday sales.

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November 18, 2018 admin

A week in security (November 5 – 11)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:17:57 +0000

A roundup of security news from November 5 to November 11, including bitcoin scams, VirtualBox zero-day, ColdFusion vulnerability, Android security, and cybersecurity training.

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Security Wired

November 18, 2018 admin

Using Airport and Hotel Wi-Fi Is Much Safer Than It Used to Be

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000

You were right not to trust hotel and airport Wi-Fi a few years ago. But these days, it’s (probably) fine.

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November 17, 2018 admin

Julian Assange Charges, Japan’s Top Cybersecurity Official, and More Security News This Week

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 15:30:00 +0000

Safer browsing, more bitcoin scams, and the rest of the week’s top security news.

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November 17, 2018 admin

Machine Learning Can Create Fake ‘Master Key’ Fingerprints

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Researchers have refined a technique to create so-called DeepMasterPrints, fake fingerprints designed to get past security.

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November 16, 2018 admin

Surveillance Kills Freedom By Killing Experimentation

Credit to Author: BRUCE SCHNEIER| Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:00:00 +0000

When we’re being watched, we conform. We don’t speak freely or try new things. But social progress happens in the gap between what’s legal and what’s moral.