August 2019 – Page 12 – PossibleThreat Articles

Blocking attacks against Windows “CTF” vulnerabilities

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, CVE-2019-1162, Microsoft, Windows

Credit to Author: Mark Loman| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:53:35 +0000

Operating systems and run-time environments typically provide some form of isolation between applications. For example, Windows runs each application in a separate process. This isolation stops code running in one application from adversely affecting other, unrelated applications. This means a non-administrative user mode process can’t access or tamper with kernel code and data, and an […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/N06wKBdEugM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams

August 22, 2019 0 Comments 163qcNngcPxk7njkBGU3GGtxdhi74ycqzk, 3HXdb3HAw1wVzU9b7ZSigvGaStd8KoZ3zJ, bitcoin, Bitcoin sextortion, blackmail, Digital Shadows, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, scams, sextortion email, sextortion scams

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Sextortion scams are back on the radar, and many say they’re on the uptick. We investigate an email campaign to see how lucrative the business of sextortion can be.

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The Android 10 Privacy and Security Upgrades You Should Know About

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Google’s next big Android release will make you safer—especially in ways you can’t see.

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Shh! No Hacking the Census in the Library

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Opinion, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Leeza Garber| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Opinion: Millions of folks filling out the 2020 Census on public library computers also are putting themselves at risk.

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Google patches 8 security holes in Nest cameras

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Cisco, Cisco Talos, Google, Internet of Things, IoT, Nest cam, Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera., Privacy, security threats, vulnerability, webcam

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:02:22 +0000

The list of vulnerabilities recently discovered by researchers relate to one model, the Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/b8ycfMnDE9o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep5: Phishing, eavesdropping voice assistants and quick fire questions – Naked Security Podcast

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Machine Learning, Naked Security Podcast, phishing, Podcast, surveillance

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:53:03 +0000

Episode 5 of the Naked Security Podcast is now live – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zjk5iFHuftQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook delivers ‘clear history’ tool that doesn’t ‘clear’ anything

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Cambridge Analytica, clear history, delete history, facebook, login, Login with Facebook, Pixel, pixel tracking, Privacy, Social networks, Tracking

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:02:55 +0000

The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OzZW7zidE7Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update now! Microsoft patches its Android RDP app to fix flaw

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Android, Android Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), BlueKeep, CVEs, Google, Microsoft, RDP, security threats, vulnerability, Windows 10

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:57:17 +0000

Microsoft has found itself with a large amount of RDP-related patching work during 2019.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fJThaqiOYmw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Massive MoviePass database found exposed on public server

August 22, 2019 0 Comments breach, data loss, Database, exposed database, Mossab Hussein, MoviePass, passwords, plaintext, Privacy, security threats, SpiderSilk

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:53:50 +0000

Tens of thousands of records with financial data were left in plaintext in a database that wasn’t protected with a password.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I_WpJujTJuc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The Silence hacking crew grows louder

August 22, 2019 0 Comments atm fraud, Hacking, Law & order, malware, phishing, russia, russian hackers, security threats, Silence crew

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:32:26 +0000

The hacking group, which specialises in stealing from banks, has been spreading its coverage and becoming more sophisticated.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/harEaJXHeBo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>