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BlueBorne May Affect Billions of Bluetooth Devices

Credit to Author: Aamir Lakhani| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 23:00:00 +0000

Bluetooth is one of the most widely deployed and used connectivity protocols in the world. Everything from electronic devices to smartphones uses it, as do a growing number of IoT devices. Now, a new Bluetooth exploit, known as BlueBorne, exploits a Bluetooth, making literally billions of devices potentially vulnerable to attack. BlueBorne is a hybrid Trojan-Worm malware that spreads thru the Bluetooth protocol. Because it includes worm-like properties, any infected system is also a potential carrier, and will actively search for vulnerable hosts….

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Card skimming alert! Man loses Rs. 87,000 after swiping his debit card at Pune-Mumbai toll plaza

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:15:43 +0000

This post is based on a story that featured on mid-day.com. On September 9, 2017, a sales account manager from Pune lost Rs. 87,000/- from his bank account 2 hours after he paid a toll tax at the Khalapur toll plaza. According to the report, he had used his debit…

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CVE-2017-8759 | .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability – An analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Pavankumar Chaudhari| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:28:34 +0000

The recent zero-day vulnerability in .NET Framework vulnerability CVE-2017-8759 enables attackers to perform a Remote Code Execution on the targeted machine. This vulnerability is found to be exploited in the wild through email spam messages loaded with malicious RTF files as an attachment. Microsoft has released a security update on…

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Crowdsourced fraud and kickstarted scams

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:00:50 +0000

Crowdsourced funding opportunities via Kickstarter, Patreon, and GoFundMe have removed many structural roadblocks for people to access capital quickly and conveniently. But they’ve also lowered the barrier to entry for many very old scams. So how do you tell the difference between a great cause or project to contribute to and a digital confidence scam? Let us take a look at pitfalls on two crowdfunding platforms.

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Equifax aftermath: How to protect against identity theft

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:00:39 +0000

If you are one of the victims of the Equifax breach, you have a heightened risk of becoming a victim of identity theft. And even if you’re not, you should take these precautions.

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