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Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 10:40:59 +0000

Attention! Are you using Chrome as your web browsing software on your Windows, Linux and Mac? High time you update your browser!! That’s right. With Google recently releasing Chrome version 78.0.3904.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, there come’s an urgent warning, requesting billions of users to update their software immediately. The warning comes after…

QuickHeal Security

November 3, 2019 admin

KKNPP Attack: Tracking the DTrack!

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:11:58 +0000

The recent cyber-attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has been confirmed by the officials and yet again security of critical infrastructure has become the talk of the cyber world. The officials mentioned that there is no damage to control systems of the plant as the core processing controls are…

Independent Krebs

November 3, 2019 admin

NCR Barred Mint, QuickBooks from Banking Platform During Account Takeover Storm

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 21:41:48 +0000

Banking industry giant NCR Corp. [NYSE: NCR] late last month took the unusual step of temporarily blocking third-party financial data aggregators Mint and QuicBooks Online from accessing Digital Insight, an online banking platform used by hundreds of financial institutions. That ban, which came in response to a series of bank account takeovers in which cybercriminals used aggregation sites to surveil and drain consumer accounts, has since been rescinded. But the incident raises fresh questions about the proper role of digital banking platforms in fighting password abuse.

Security Wired

November 3, 2019 admin

Free Tools Boost 2020 Election Security, But Not Enough

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000

More companies than ever are offering low-cost security services for election bureaus and campaigns. It’s still not clear how much they’ll actually help.

Security Wired

November 3, 2019 admin

The First BlueKeep Mass Hacking Is Finally Here—but Don’t Panic

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:14:55 +0000

After months of warnings, the first successful attack using Microsoft’s BlueKeep vulnerability has arrived—but isn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.

Security Wired

November 2, 2019 admin

WhatsApp Hack Targeted Officials in More Than 20 Countries

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

NSO Group exploits, *Counter-Strike* money laundering, and a Pentagon scam are among the week’s top security news.

QuickHeal Security

November 2, 2019 admin

The infamous Spyware – Pegasus, The NSO Group and The WhatsApp snooping saga

Credit to Author: Prachi Sudame| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:41:18 +0000

The Indian media is abuzz these days with several news and allegations around snooping on several Indian citizens through a spyware named Pegasus, allegedly delivered through WhatsApp. It’s reported widely that Facebook Inc., the parent company of popular messaging app -WhatsApp, reached out to few users from India (and other…