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JULY 23, 2019

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 22, 2019

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2019

At Least One of Four School Districts Confirmed Ransomware Louisiana's governor issued an emergency declaration on Wednesday in response to a rash of malware infections, hitting some of the state's public schools. The move will allow the state to marshal more resources to deal with the incidents.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2019

Much has been written about the need to further secure our elections, from ensuring the integrity of voting machines to combating fake news. But according to a report quietly issued by a California grand jury this week, more attention needs to be paid to securing social media and email accounts used by election officials at the state and local level.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

A new wave of cyber attacks carried out by a China-linked APT group hit German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel and others. On Wednesday, German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others confirmed they had been targeted by a wave of cyber attacks. German media reported that the cyber attacks were launched by China-linked cyberespionage group.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 22, 2019

Deal Prepped With Feds and State Attorneys General Includes Victim Compensation Credit reporting giant Equifax has negotiated a proposed settlement that could reach $700 million to resolve federal and state probes into its massive 2017 data breach, as well as a nationwide class action lawsuit. The company's total post-breach tab is likely to exceed $2 billion.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2019

Nearly three dozen journalists at a broad range of major publications have been targeted by a far-right group that maintains a Deep Web database listing the personal information of people who threaten their views. This group specializes in encouraging others to harass those targeted by their ire, and has claimed responsibility for dozens of bomb threats and “swatting” incidents, where police are tricked into visiting potentially deadly force on the target’s address.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2019

SyTech , a contractor for the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has been hacked, attackers stole data about interna l projects. Attackers have hacked SyTech, a contractor for the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), and exfiltrated data about interna l projects. According to the Russian media, SyTech has been working with FSB since 2009, in particular, they contributed to several projects for FSB unit 71330 and for fellow contractor Quantum.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 21, 2019

For all the attention on sophisticated nation-state attacks, the malware that’s most likely to hit your phone is much more mundane.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 24, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg Must Ensure Compliance With Commission's Order The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission officially announced a privacy settlement with Facebook that includes a record-setting $5 billion fine. As part of the agreement, CEO Mark Zuckerberg must submit quarterly and annual reports to show that the company is in compliance with the FTC order.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2019

Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans. Here’s a brief primer that attempts to break down what this settlement means for you, and what it says about the value of your identity.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2019

LibreOffice users have to know that their unpatched computers could be hacked by simply opening a specially crafted document. Bad news for LibreOffice users, the popular free and open-source office suite is affected by an unpatched remote code execution vulnerability. Recently, LibreOffice released the latest version 6.2.5 that addresses two severe flaws tracked as CVE-2019-9848 and CVE-2019-9849.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 22, 2019

For failing to safeguard Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and more, Equifax will pay up—but not enough, experts say.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2019

British Security Expert Pleaded Guilty to Creating Kronos Trojan Marcus Hutchins, who rose to fame by helping to stop the WannaCry ransomware attacks, was spared jail time on Friday after pleading guilty earlier this year to creating the Kronos banking malware.

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AIIM

JULY 24, 2019

Earlier this year AIIM conducted a survey, in partnership with Parascript , called “The Leaders in Capture.” The purpose of this annual survey is to better understand how organizations are using advanced data capture techniques currently, what their vision and plans are for the technologies and capabilities in future, and where they feel are the roadblocks to success and the avenues to gaining advantage.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

The APT24 group continues its cyber espionage activity, its members were posing as a researcher from Cambridge to infect victims with three new malware. Experts at FireEye have uncovered a new espionage campaign carried out by APT34 APT group ( OilRig , and HelixKitten. Greenbug ) through LinkedIn. Members of the cyberespionage group were posing as a researcher from Cambridge and asking victims to join their social network.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 22, 2019

Last week’s US strike of an Iranian drone is the first reported successful use of LMADIS, the Marines’ new energy weapon.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 23, 2019

Two States Sit Out Proposed Settlement and Continue Their Own Lawsuits Equifax's move to settle federal and 48 states' probes, as well as class action lawsuits, would see breach victims being able to claim up to $20,000 for unreimbursed expenses. But some consumer advocates and government officials say the proposed deal is insufficient, given the magnitude of Equifax's failures.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 24, 2019

Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it. Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

ESET researchers reported that China-linked cyberespionage group APT15 has been using a previously undocumented backdoor for more than two years. Security researchers at ESET reported that China-linked threat actor APT15 (aka Ke3chang , Mirage , Vixen Panda , Royal APT and Playful Dragon) has been using a previously undocumented backdoor for more than two years.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 20, 2019

Slack passwords, NSO spyware, and more of the week's top security news.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 25, 2019

From Ransomware to APT Attacks, AD Can Make Connecting to Systems Easy Warning: Attackers are abusing poorly secured and managed implementations of Microsoft Windows Active Directory to hack organizations and distribute ransomware. Fewer old operating systems and greater Active Directory security knowledge are helping mitigate the threat. But experts say more must be done.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 25, 2019

Police seeking legal advice about two cases that resulted in information that ‘may have been used in a prosecution’ ACT Policing has admitted it unlawfully accessed citizens’ metadata a total of 3,365 times, not 116 as previously disclosed in an explosive commonwealth ombudsman’s report on Monday. The new disclosures include a total of 240 cases that resulted in information valuable to criminal investigations and two that “may have been used in a prosecution”.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2019

Hackers breached at least 62 college and university networks exploiting a flaw in Ellucian Banner Web Tailor, a module of the Ellucian Banner ERP. US Department of Education warned that hackers have breached at least 62 college and university networks by exploiting a vulnerability in the Ellucian Banner Web Tailor module of the Ellucian Banner ERP. The module is used by colleges and universities to customize their web applications.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 22, 2019

Here’s what members of Congress should know before they question the former special counsel.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 24, 2019

Social Media Firm Sending Out Notifications to 'Thousands' of Parents Facebook is fixing a design flaw in its Messenger Kids app that allowed children under the age of 13 to enter into group chats with adults without their parents' permission.

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Dark Reading

JULY 23, 2019

Six steps for creating a work environment that challenges, stimulates, rewards, and constantly engages employees fighting the good fight against cybercriminals.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2019

Security experts at Emsisoft released a second decryptor in a few days, this time announced a free decryptor for the ZeroFucks ransomware. A few days ago, the experts at Emsisoft released a free decryptor for the Ims00rry ransomware , now the malware team announced the released of a decryptor for the ZeroFucks ransomware. Victims of the ZeroFucks ransomware don’t have to pay the ransom, they only need to download the decryptor form the link below: Download the ZeroFucks Decryptor Here.

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