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Facebook, Twitter profiles slurped by mobile apps using malicious SDKs

November 27, 2019 0 Comments advertising, Android, data loss, data slurping, facebook, iOS, Marketing, mobiburn, Mobile, mobile marketing, one audience, oneaudience, Privacy, profile slurping, profiles, rogue sdks, sdk, sdks, security threats, Social networks, third party apps, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:49:19 +0000

Hundreds of users gave permission to these third-party apps to access their social media accounts, but the apps got more handsy than that.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TEWLcroc9-8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Splunk customers should update now to dodge Y2K-style bug

November 27, 2019 0 Comments Bug, configuration files, data loss, security threats, splunk, timestamp, vulnerability, y2k

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:37:29 +0000

Splunk has issued a critical warning regarding a showstopping Y2K-style date bug in one of the platform’s configuration files.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wscOPxOjeto” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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National Veterinary Associates catches dose of ransomware

November 26, 2019 0 Comments cyberattack, data loss, malware, national cyber security centre, national veterinary associates, nva, Ransomware, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:16:10 +0000

Ransomware attacks don’t discriminate – and are just as happy targeting those with four legs as those with two.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ph3qbePJfZk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update WhatsApp now: MP4 video bug exposes your messages

November 20, 2019 0 Comments buffer overflow, Cryptography, cve-2019-11931, data loss, Denial of Service, DOS, facebook, malware, mp4, Privacy, rce, security threats, vulnerability, whatsapp, whatsapp business, whatsapp for enterprises

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:33:18 +0000

A now-patched-hole could have allowed remote code execution that could have exposed files and messages. Update your WhatsApp now.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jIBF0sl6Kuo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts

November 18, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, cryptocurrency, data loss, death threat, Law & order, Mobile, original gangster, phone porting, security threats, sim jacking, sim swap fraud, SIM swapping, SIM swaps, sim-jacked, social accounts, Social networks, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:17:51 +0000

Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets’ mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/J1Y9CgBcaSw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How ransomware attacks

November 15, 2019 0 Comments bitpaymer, data loss, dharma, gandcrab, how ransomware attacks, lockergoga, malware, matrix, megacortex, Ransomware, RDP, robbinhood, ryuk, SamSam, Sodinokibi, SophosLabs, WannaCry

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:23:41 +0000

A new report reveals what defenders should know about the most prevalent and persistent malware families.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PHgUHbe0Xgc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Data thieves blew cover after maxing out victim’s hard drive

November 15, 2019 0 Comments data hack, data loss, data theft, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, infotrax, Privacy, security threats, utah

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:02:36 +0000

The FTC has reached a settlement with InfoTrax after thieves stole a million sensitive customer records from its servers in 2016.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/W6A0rfdd15M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Alleged mastermind behind $20m stolen-card site extradited to US

November 14, 2019 0 Comments aleksei burkov, aleksei yurievich burkov, card shop, carders, carding, cardplanet, data loss, indictment, israel, Law & order, payment cards, PII, russia, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:44:20 +0000

Aleksei Burkov allegedly ran Cardplanet, advertised as the only shop with a guarantee: your stolen card will work, or you get a new one!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/14J8hDIexN0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number

November 12, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, data loss, Law & order, phone porting, randall baran-chong, security threats, sex tapes, sextortion, sim jacking, sim swap fraud, SIM swapping, SIM swaps, sim-jacked

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:15:39 +0000

The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WC2UWpWBTyQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Leak of 4,000 Facebook documents heaps more trouble on internet giant

November 8, 2019 0 Comments Cambridge Analytica, data leak, data loss, duncan campbell, facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Privacy, security threats, six4three, Social networks

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:44:58 +0000

This week’s bold rebrand of Facebook to FACEBOOK can’t hide the growing sense that nobody is happy with the company right now.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/hXGqIRYXl7E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>