A Clever Android Hack Takes Advantage of Sloppy Storage
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:00:00 +0000
The so-called man in the disk attack uses Android’s permissive external storage to wreak havoc on devices.
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A week in security (August 6 – 12)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:37:10 +0000
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| A round-up of the security news from August 6 – 12, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript. Categories: Tags: botnetCTNT reportcybercrimeexploit kitsMeltdownransomwarerdprecaptrue cost of cybercrimetwitter botsweek in securityweekly blog roundupwhatsapp. javascript |
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Read MoreCybersecurity threats: How to discover, remediate, and mitigate
Credit to Author: toddvanderark| Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:00:57 +0000
This blog is part of a series that responds to common questions we receive from customers about deployment of Microsoft 365 security solutions. In this blog, we explain how Microsoft 365 threat protection solutions interoperate threat detection across these attack vectors.
Read MoreHow Do I Make My Windows 10 Computer Run Faster? (Part 1)
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:40:16 +0000
We’ve all been there. You get your shiny home PC or laptop back from the store and unboxed and everything is perfect. It runs like a dream: starting up quickly, speeding you through internet searches and web browsing, and applications open in the blink of an eye. But then over the following months, gradually things…
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Read MoreHackers Turned an Amazon Echo Into a Spy Bug
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 19:00:00 +0000
Researchers found they could turn the smart speakers into surveillance devices—if they could get their own attack tool on the same Wi-Fi.
Read MoreInvisible Mouse Clicks Let Hackers Burrow Deep into MacOS
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:00:00 +0000
A former NSA hacker finds a new way malware can take control of a Mac’s mouse for a powerful intrusion technique.
Read MorePolice Departments Need to Stop Posting Mugshots on Twitter
Credit to Author: Caroline Sinders| Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:00:00 +0000
Opinion: When police departments post photos of protestors on social media, it puts them at risk of harassment, or worse.
Read MorePolice Bodycams Can Be Hacked to Doctor Footage
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:00:00 +0000
Analysis of five body camera models marketed to police departments details vulnerabilities could let a hacker manipulate footage.
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