July 2019 – Page 20 – PossibleThreat Articles

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Cellular networks under fire from Soft Cell attacks

July 19, 2019 0 Comments call detail records, cellular, China Chopper, compromise, domain controller, hack, Hacking, malware, Mobile, nation-state attack, operation soft cell, Poison Ivy, RATs, VPN servers

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:30:00 +0000

We break down the recently revealed attacks on telco operators around the globe, targeting specific high-value individuals.

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Hacking

Tags: call detail records cellular China Chopper compromise domain controller hack hacking malware Mobile nation-state attack operation soft cell Poison Ivy RATs VPN servers

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Caution: Misuse of security tools can turn against you

July 19, 2019 0 Comments automation, Carbon Black, data leaks, EDR platforms, exes, infosec, opsec, plugins, remediation and prevention, Researcher's corner, rules-based segmentation, security solutions, security tools, virustotal, VT

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:34:57 +0000

If not implemented correctly, the very security tools we use to keep our information private may actually cause data leaks themselves. We outline a few cases and provide suggestions for researchers and security admins.

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Researcher’s corner

Tags: automation Carbon Black data leaks EDR platforms exes infosec opsec plugins remediation and prevention rules-based segmentation security solutions security tools virustotal VT

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What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include?

July 19, 2019 0 Comments AB 846, AB 873, Brave, Brave browser, California Consumer Privacy Act, data broker, Data privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, digital bill of rights, Disconnect, DuckDuckGo, European Union, federal data privacy law, federal data privacy legislation, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Ghostery, internet service provider, Lavabit, Maine, preempt, preemption, Privacy, protonmail, Purism, right to access, social purpose company, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Senate Judiciary Committee, Vermont, Vivaldi

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

What do small, privacy-protective companies think about a federal data privacy law for the US? It turns out, they’re all for it. Here are some of their ideas for US data privacy legislation.

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Privacy

Tags: AB 846 AB 873 Brave Brave browser California Consumer Privacy Act data broker Data privacy data privacy laws data privacy legislation digital bill of rights Disconnect DuckDuckGo European Union federal data privacy law federal data privacy legislation gdpr General Data Protection Regulation Ghostery internet service provider Lavabit Maine preempt preemption protonmail Purism right to access social purpose company US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation US Senate Judiciary Committee Vermont Vivaldi

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Enterprise incident response: getting ahead of the wave

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Business, enterprise, Incident Response, kill chain, threat intelligence

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:19:31 +0000

As with traditional warfare, beating back attacks and winning depends on having a plan. Here are several incident respond models security researchers have developed for responding to threats.

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Business

Tags: enterprise Incident Response kill chain threat intelligence

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How to securely send your personal information

July 19, 2019 0 Comments data at rest, data in transit, email, encryption, end-to-end encryption, personal information, PII, Privacy, secure messaging, signal, whatsapp, wire

Credit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

On its own, email is not safe for sending credit card or passport numbers. Here’s how to securely send personal information over the Internet.

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Privacy

Tags: data at rest data in transit email encryption end-to-end encryption personal information PII secure messaging signal whatsapp wire

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A week in security (July 1 – 7)

July 19, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, bitcoin, bitcoin generators, cash generators, china, Equifax, germany, godlua, ironpython, openpgp, permissions, ryuk, smart home, Stalkerware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:08:33 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 1-7, including stalkerware, Bitcoin generators, app permissions, Chinese spyware, some giant leaks, and a new malware attack method.

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A week in security

Tags: bitcoin bitcoin generators cash generators china Equifax germany godlua ironpython openpgp permissions ryuk smart home stalkerware

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Steer clear of Bitcoin Cash generators

July 19, 2019 0 Comments bitcoin, bitcoin cash, Crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency scams, gaming scams, generator, scams, video games

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:19:20 +0000

We take a look at a number of sites claiming to offer free Bitcoin Cash money.

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Crypto

Tags: bitcoin bitcoin cash cryptocurrency cryptocurrency scams gaming scams generator scams video games

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Cooperating apps and automatic permissions are setting you up for failure

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Awareness, cooperating apps, facebook, gmail, google calendar, permissions, social media, twitter

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:53:10 +0000

Apps that cooperate and share permissions might seem convenient, but are they worth the security and privacy risk?

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Awareness

Tags: cooperating apps facebook gmail google calendar permissions social media twitter

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A week in security (June 24 – 30)

July 19, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, atm attacks, atm fraud, atm malware strains, ATM scam, Azure, cryptocurrency scams, facial recognition, fake jquery, greenflas, Internet of Things, IoT, JavaScript, Massachusettes, Microsoft Azure, scareware, Slack, Slack outage, Somerville, spyware, Stalkerware, Yandex

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:02:56 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from June 24–30, including top malicious web campaigns, updates on the GreenFlash Sundown exploit, a Malwarebytes initiative to double down on stalkerware detection and awareness, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: atm attacks atm fraud atm malware strains ATM scam Azure cryptocurrency scams facial recognition fake jquery greenflas Internet of Things IoT JavaScript Massachusettes Microsoft Azure scareware Slack Slack outage Somerville spyware stalkerware Yandex

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Helping survivors of domestic abuse: What to do when you find stalkerware

July 19, 2019 0 Comments burner, burner phone, Cerberus, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FlexiSpy, Highster Mobile, Hoverwatch, kaspersky, MobiStealth, mspy, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Operation Safe Escape, Safety Net, Snap Maps, Snapchat Maps, spyware, Stalkerware, StealthGenie, surveillanceware, TeenSafe, TheTruthSpy, Tile, W.O.M.A.N., W.O.M.A.N. Inc, Woman INc

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:51:59 +0000

Starting today, we’re doing more to protect stalkerware victims than improve our detection capabilities. We’re helping survivors understand how to tell if they’re being watched on their devices—and how to safely get out of the situation.

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Stalkerware

Tags: burner burner phone Cerberus domestic abuse domestic violence Electronic Frontier Foundation FlexiSpy Highster Mobile Hoverwatch kaspersky MobiStealth mspy national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence Operation Safe Escape Safety Net Snap Maps Snapchat Maps spyware stalkerware StealthGenie surveillanceware TeenSafe TheTruthSpy Tile W.O.M.A.N.W.O.M.A.N. Inc Woman INc

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