November 2019 – Page 7 – PossibleThreat Articles

Why isn't Apple (yet) supporting Tim Berners-Lee to 'save the web'?

November 25, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Mobile, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 07:36:00 -0800

Apple isn’t (yet) among the signatories for a global campaign to save the web launched by Tim Berners-Lee.

I hope this is something the company plans to change.

What’s the story?

Berners-Lee, inventor of the web, is concerned that the web is becoming a forum for political manipulation, fake news, privacy violations and other harms that he fears may plunge us all into what he calls “digital dystopia.”

He’s launched a new global action plan and is asking governments, companies and individuals to commit to protecting the web and ensuring it benefits humanity.

“The power of the web to transform people’s lives, enrich society and reduce inequality is one of the defining opportunities of our time,” he said.

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Security Wired

Even Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency Can Spill Your Secrets

November 25, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Gregory Barber| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

From a Harry Potter-themed protocol to high-profile coins, cryptocurrency is often not quite as private as it seems.

Security Wired

Tainted Data Can Teach Algorithms the Wrong Lessons

November 25, 2019 0 Comments Business, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Will Knight| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Researchers show how AI programs can be sabotaged by even subtle tweaks to the data used to train them.

Security Wired

The Likely Reason Disney+ Accounts Are Getting ‘Hacked’

November 25, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:02:13 +0000

Credential stuffing, where names and passwords leaked in previous breaches are reused, strikes again.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (November 18 – 24)

November 25, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, coalition against stalkerware, data leaks, deepfake, disney+, exploit kits, IoT, juice jacking, LinkedIn, Ransomware, Stalkerware, web skimmer

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:55:31 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from November 18 – 24, including Coalition against stalkerware, exploit kits, ransomware, data leaks, and juice jacking.

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A week in security

Tags: Coalition Against Stalkerware data leaks deepfake Disney+exploit kits IoT juice jacking LinkedIn ransomware stalkerware web skimmer

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Security Sophos

OneCoin crypto-scam lawyer found guilty of worldwide $400m fraud

November 25, 2019 0 Comments bank fraud, bulgaria, crypto scam, cryptocurrency, ico, initial coin offering, Law & order, mark scott, Money Laundering, onecoin, ruja ignatova, the missing cryptoqueen

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:46:09 +0000

A lawyer who boasted of making “50 by 50″ – as in, $50m by the age of 50 – is now facing a potential 50+ years behind bars.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ECTL_dfr8-k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Ad-blocking companies block ‘unblockable’ tracker

November 25, 2019 0 Comments ad blocking, Adblocker, chrome, chromium, cname, firefox, online privacy, Privacy, trackers, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:45:02 +0000

Ad-blockers have figured out a way to block the unblockable – a pernicious tracker technique that hides advertising networks in plain sight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GELDo4RpiU8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Russia to ban sale of devices that don’t come with “Russian software”

November 25, 2019 0 Comments Apple, dns, Government security, government surveillance, Huawei, Mobile, putin, runet, russia, security threats, sovereign internet law

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:31:17 +0000

The Russian Government’s campaign to control how its citizens use the internet seems to be gathering steam.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GmGUPDAdwPA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Hacker gets 4 years in jail for NeverQuest banking malware

November 25, 2019 0 Comments banking malware, Botnet, Law & order, lisov, malware, neverquest, russia, russian hacker, security threats, stanislav vitaliyevich lisov, trojan, vawtrak

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:26:05 +0000

The NeverQuest Trojan has been used by cybermuggers to try to weasel millions of dollars out of victims’ bank accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wzl5484w02Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Wired

The Likely Reason Disney+ Accounts Are Getting ‘Hacked’

November 24, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:02:13 +0000

Credential stuffing, where names and passwords leaked in previous breaches are reused, strikes again.