August 2019 – Page 20 – PossibleThreat Articles

Patch time! Microsoft warns of new worm-ready RDP bugs

August 14, 2019 0 Comments CVEs, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Organisations, Patch Tuesday, Patches, RDP bugs, security threats, Windows, worms

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:27:37 +0000

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday brought some bad news yesterday: more wormable RDP vulnerabilities, this time affecting Windows 10 users.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Bu9rFB1i64g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape

August 14, 2019 0 Comments cyberthreats, education cybersecurity, emotet, Ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, trickbot, Trojans

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring?

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Trojans

Tags: cyberthreats education cybersecurity emotet ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware trickbot Trojans

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Fortnite World Cup champion and family swatted while live streaming

August 14, 2019 0 Comments Bugha, Fortnite, Gaming, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, Kyle Giersdorf, Law & order, live streaming, online gaming, security threats, SWATting, twitch, Twitch.TV, World Cup Solo

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:20:15 +0000

“They come in with guns, bro. They literally pulled up, holy sh*t.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ViohltBx3bo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Coinbase explains background to June zero-day Firefox attack

August 14, 2019 0 Comments Coinbase, cryptocurrency, firefox, Mozilla, phishing, phishing attack, security threats, University of Cambridge, Web Browsers, zero-day vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:52:43 +0000

A recent, highly targeted attack on cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase offers a glimpse into how sophisticated phishing attacks can be.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/USzrlHhxRxk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Data and device security for domestic abuse survivors

August 13, 2019 0 Comments 2fa, Android, App Store, cloud storage, data security, device security, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Google Play, Google Play Store, imessage, iOS, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, passcode, Privacy, secure messaging, Security, signal, spyware, Stalkerware, two-factor authentication, whatsapp, wire

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:33:22 +0000

Many domestic abuse survivors need help before stalkerware strikes. Here, we give basic advice on device security and protecting sensitive data.

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Privacy

Tags: 2fa Android App Store cloud storage data security device security domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic violence encryption end-to-end encryption Google Play Google Play Store iMessage iOS national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence passcode secure messaging security signal spyware stalkerware two-factor authentication whatsapp wire

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How Axonius integrates with Microsoft to help customers solve the cybersecurity asset management challenge

August 13, 2019 0 Comments cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Wolk| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:00:38 +0000

Why is asset management—a problem that has persisted for decades—still an issue in 2019? Axonius is integrating with Microsoft to understand and solve this problem.

The post How Axonius integrates with Microsoft to help customers solve the cybersecurity asset management challenge appeared first on Microsoft Security .

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Fake news doesn’t (always) fool mice

August 13, 2019 0 Comments adorable science, animals, Black Hat, deep fakes, fake news, GANs, Institute of Neuroscience, Machine Learning, mice, research, rodents, speech, trained mice, University of Oregon

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:05:34 +0000

Mice can interpret speech phonemes correctly up to 80% of the time without falling for semantic hoodwinks like humans do.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DOZxZWFWABA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hacked devices can be turned into acoustic weapons

August 13, 2019 0 Comments acoustic cyber weapons, bluetooth, DEF CON, Def Con 2019, Defcon, malware, Matt Wixey, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, research, security threats, sounds, soundwaves, vulnerability, Wi-fi

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:54:10 +0000

Security researcher Matt Wixey found that many gadgets aren’t protected from being turned into hearing-damaging weapons. Or melting.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/S9CML6xBVTQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome Incognito mode detection fix busted by researchers

August 13, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Google, Google Chrome, Incognito mode, Jesse Li, Organisations, Privacy, Security researchers, Vikas Mishra, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:43:07 +0000

Remember that Chrome update that stopped websites from detecting Incognito mode? Well, researchers claim to have found a way around it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DYQIHCGdjmU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android users menaced by pre-installed malware

August 13, 2019 0 Comments Android, Chamois botnet, Google, Google Project Zero, malicious apps, Mobile, Operating Systems, play store, security threats, supply chain

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:16:09 +0000

Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone has found a new and concerning route for malware to find its way on to Android devices – malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vAwqo-IqEMU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>