{"id":14242,"date":"2019-01-04T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/01\/04\/news-7994\/"},"modified":"2019-01-04T08:00:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T16:00:01","slug":"news-7994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/01\/04\/news-7994\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Security News: Spyware and Data Breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:13:45 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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 about a spyware that disguised itself as an Android application to gather information from users. <\/em>Also, find out the biggest global data breaches of 2018 and how millions of personal records were compromised last year.<\/p>\n

Read on:<\/p>\n

Server Security for the Modern IT Ecosystem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The combination of new application technology with existing legacy architectures and deployment models leads to greater IT complexity and difficulties.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cyberattack Targets Newspapers in US, Prevents Some From Publishing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Several U.S. newspapers came under attack from apparent hackers, preventing some from printing and distributing their daily editions.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spyware Disguises as Android Applications on Google Play<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Trend Micro discovered a spyware (detected as ANDROIDOS_MOBSTSPY) which disguised itself as legitimate Android applications to gather information from users.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

PewDiePie Propaganda Hackers: We Exposed 72,000 Chromecasts And Smart TVs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A pair of hackers have found a way to broadcast propaganda for YouTube celebrity PewDiePie because thousands of people left their Google Chromecasts and smart televisions wide open.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Biggest Global Data Breaches of 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Data breaches continued to be a major issue in 2018 with a series of serious cases ranging from retailers to social networks, resulting in millions of personal records being compromised.<\/em><\/p>\n

In High-Tech Cities, No More Potholes, but What About Privacy?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hundreds of cities have adopted or begun planning smart cities projects, but they frequently lack the expertise to understand privacy, security and financial implications of such arrangements.<\/em><\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on smart cities and privacy? Share your thoughts in the comments below or follow me on Twitter to continue the conversation: @JonLClay.<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:13:45 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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 about a spyware that disguised itself as an Android application to gather information from users. Also, find out the biggest global data breaches of 2018 and…<\/p>\n

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