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Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:25:00 -0700

IT has enough to worry about with traditional data breach issues, but now researchers from Purdue University and the University of Iowa have found quite a few new security holes in the popular 4G mobile networks.

The potentially worst hole detailed in the study is an authentication synchronization failure attack. The danger? It allows bad guys to read incoming and outgoing messages from an employee, permits “stealthy denial” of selected services and “location of history poisoning,” which simply means it can manipulate location ready to give false information to systems using location for identity authentication.

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ComputerWorld Independent

March 12, 2018 admin

Warning as Mac malware exploits climb 270%

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 05:56:00 -0700

Reputable anti-malware security vendor, Malwarebytes, is warning Mac users that malware attacks against the platform climbed 270 percent last year.

Be careful out there

The security experts also warn that four new malware exploits targeting Macs have been identified in the first two months of 2018, noting that many of these exploits were identified by users, rather than security firms.

In one instance, a Mac user discovered that their DNS settings had been changed and found themselves unable to change them back.

This particular item of malware (OSX.MaMi) also installed a trusted root certificate on their Mac. The threat left the user vulnerable to fraudulent phishing websites posing as the real deal and man-in-the-middle attacks.

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Security Wired

March 9, 2018 admin

Reddit Still Hosts Links to Russian Propaganda Sites

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:07:53 +0000

Reddit has deleted hundreds of Russian troll accounts, but the links they shared remain, forming a digital trail of the Internet Research Agency’s actions on the platform.

Security Wired

March 9, 2018 admin

Router-Hacking “Slingshot” Spy Operation Compromised More Than 100 Targets

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:20:00 +0000

A sophisticated hacking campaign used routers as a stepping stone to plant spyware deep in target machines across the Middle East and Africa.

Security TrendMicro

March 9, 2018 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of March 5, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:40:21 +0000

Today marks the first day of South by Southwest (SXSW) here in Austin and if you happen to be in town for the event, Trend Micro will be there! Starting tomorrow, Trend Micro will be exhibiting at the SXSW Job Market in booth 523. The SXSW Job Market is being held on March 10-11, 2018…

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Security TrendMicro

March 9, 2018 admin

Two-Factor Authentication: What is it and why do I need it to stay safe online?

Credit to Author: Brook Stein, Product Management Director| Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 14:27:02 +0000

Today, Americans are living more and more of their lives on the internet. We shop, bank, socialize, work and play online. But as our digital lives become increasingly important, they are also exposed to greater risks. Hackers are lurking around every corner ready to steal our identities, drain our bank accounts, and lock us out…

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Security Wired

March 8, 2018 admin