Fake Dell support rep admits to talking US colleges out of $874,000

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:23:23 +0000

His victims: UCSD and a Pennsylvania university. He hid out in Kenya for nearly 8 months before being nabbed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vcTREDMg0FE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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GitHub ‘encourages’ hacking, says lawsuit following Capital One breach

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:17:54 +0000

The class action charges Capital One and GitHub, charging it with being “friendly” (at least) toward hacking and for the hackers’ posts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SJBRTxPFXi8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Attackers ransom bookseller’s exposed MongoDB database

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:07:42 +0000

Another database has fallen to extortion hackers, this time containing 2.1 million records belonging to Mexican bookseller, Librería Porrúa.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FcH0s9NIc4o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (July 29 – August 4)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:44:37 +0000

A roundup of security news from July 29 – August 4 including Capital One breach, Lord Exploit Kit, more Magecart skimming, ATM attacks, QR code scams, and Equifax payout.

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How brain-machine interface (BMI) technology could create an Internet of Thoughts

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Several companies are developing brain-machine interface (BMI) technologies for medical applications in the near future. Will this lead to connecting the human brain to the cloud, creating an Internet of Thoughts? Or will practical, ethical, and security concerns stop progress.

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Google and Apple suspend contractor access to voice recordings

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:20:21 +0000

Apple and Google have announced that they will limit the way audio recorded by their voice assistants, Siri and Google Assistant, are accessed internally by contractors.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6WDIUcUa8Ns” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hackers exploit SMS gateways to text millions of US numbers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:18:49 +0000

Receive any strange SMS text messages recently? If you live in the US, there’s a small chance you might have received an SMS with the following text in the last few days from someone called ‘j3ws3r on Twitter’: I’m here to warn the masses about SMS email gateways. Please look up how to disable it [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AeqxEVgRJLM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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