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Deepfakes and LinkedIn: malign interference campaigns

November 20, 2019 admin AI, computer generated, deepfakes, fakes, katie jones, LinkedIn, munira, Social engineering, stratcom

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Don’t discount deepfakes just yet. We may not be fooled by phony Mark Zuckerberg anymore, but the discovery of a fake LinkedIn profile sporting a deepfake avatar shows how social engineering can deceive through the mundane.

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Social engineering

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MalwareBytes Security

ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability

November 6, 2019 admin access act, apple pages, big tech, Center for Democracy and Technology, Competition, Congress, data interoperability, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, ello, European Union, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, google, google docs, instagram, interoperability, LinkedIn, mark zuckerberg, Mastodon, messenger, Microsoft Word, portability, privacy, Senate, the access act, Twitter, us congress, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, user privacy, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?

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Privacy

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MalwareBytes Security

Data scraping treasure trove found in the wild

December 11, 2018 admin Business, cybercrime, data scraping, email, LinkedIn, privacy, scrapers, spam

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:56:54 +0000

3 large databases containing scraped content landed in front of security researchers. How bad is it?

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Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 66

December 4, 2018 admin dark web, Facebook, GReAT, LinkedIn, news, podcast, privacy, social media, steam, Threats, Tor

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:49:36 +0000

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, Jeff sits down with David Jacoby to discuss the true value of online identities to crooks on the dark web.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (November 26 – December 2)

December 3, 2018 admin 2019 predictions, av testing, Dell, ESTA, FBI, fingerprints, fraud botnets, LinkedIn, marriot, NodeJS, nodjs, predicitim, root certificates, Security world, Uber, webcams, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:06:04 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from November 26 until December 2, including the Marriott breach, AV testing, 2019 security predictions, and an ad fraud botnet takedown.

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Tags: 2019 predictions av testing Dell ESTA fbi fingerprints fraud botnets LinkedIn marriot NodeJS nodjs predicitim root certificates Uber webcams

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Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 65

November 29, 2018 admin bitcoin, Facebook, healthcare, LinkedIn, news, podcast, privacy, ransomware, routers, Threats, Wi-Fi

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:00:11 +0000

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss some hot water for Facebook and LinkedIn, Bitcoin falling, German Wi-Fi router guidance, and more.

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This Week in Security News: Holiday Cybercriminals & Cryptomining Malware

November 16, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, cryptomining, Current News, cybersecurity, Equifax, LinkedIn, Pwn2Own, Security, Yahoo

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:21:25 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn the common threats and the best practices for defending against cybercriminals during November’s online shopping season. Also, see the different cryptomining malware affecting Linux systems and…

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When Security Researchers Pose as Cybercrooks, Who Can Tell the Difference?

October 2, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, All American Entertainment, AngelList, Apollo, Arnie, data breaches, exactis, Facebook, Kickass, LinkedIn, Ne'er-Do-Well News, NightLion Security, Salesforce, Soundcard, TDO, Techcrunch, The Coming Storm, The Dark Overlord, Twitter, Vinny Troia, wired.com, Yelp

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:42:24 +0000

A ridiculous number of companies are exposing some or all of their proprietary and customer data by putting it in the cloud without any kind of authentication needed to read, alter or destroy it. When cybercriminals are the first to discover these missteps, usually the outcome is a demand for money in return for the stolen data. But when these screw-ups are unearthed by security professionals seeking to make a name for themselves, the resulting publicity often can leave the breached organization wishing they’d instead been quietly extorted by anonymous crooks.