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Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

January 30, 2020 0 Comments ‘ndrangheta, Android, black team, data loss, employee surveillance, employees, esurv, fraud, Government security, Law & order, malware, Mobile, Privacy, salvatore ansani, security threats, unauthorized access, virus scans

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:30:55 +0000

eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/08noJbBMayg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts

January 20, 2020 0 Comments election hacking, election meddling, FBI, Government security, Hacking, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:58:29 +0000

The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YDB2zgAZ1YM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US warns of Iranian cyber threat

January 8, 2020 0 Comments cyberattackers, department of homeland security, Government security, iran, nation state hacking, qasem soleimani, security threats, US, us-iran tensions

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:40:47 +0000

The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jQIIJJ29FVQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US military branches ban TikTok following Pentagon’s warning

January 7, 2020 0 Comments ban, china, cyber espionage, Government security, Law & order, Mobile, national security, Social networks, TikTok, transparency report, us military

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:11:55 +0000

The latest attempt to prove it’s not under China’s thumb: TikTok’s first transparency report.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-aP1_y68iB8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware-seized New Orleans declares state of emergency

December 17, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Government security, Law & order, malware, new orleans, nola, nola ready, office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, Ransomware, ryuk, security threats, state of emergency

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:14:47 +0000

There are signs that the attackers used the particularly pernicious Ryuk strain of ransomware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_IFQ_O3lT1A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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EU releases its 5G conclusions

December 10, 2019 0 Comments 5G, 5g cybersecurity, china, EU, Government security, government surveillance, Huawei, Mobile, Privacy, security threats, telecomms, uk, usa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000

The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the “need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G”.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xeeZjuXDL08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook made to ‘correct’ user’s post as Singapore flexes fake-news muscle

December 4, 2019 0 Comments alex tan, correction direction, facebook, fake news, false statement of fact, Government security, Law & order, pofma, protection from online falsehoods and manipulation act, singapore, Social networks, states times review

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:59:03 +0000

“Facebook did a great job,” said Alex Tan, who admitted that his story about a whistleblower’s arrest was based on hearsay.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M8F1E6yjtlY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fake Android apps uploaded to Play store by notorious Sandworm hackers

December 2, 2019 0 Comments Android, Google, Google Play, google threat analysis group (tag), Government security, malware, notpetya, russia, russian hacker, sandworm, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:23:14 +0000

The Russian ‘Sandworm’ hacking group has been caught repeatedly uploading fake and modified Android apps to Google’s Play Store.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/4Dunl7ID7xQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Uncle Sam opens arms to friendly hackers

December 2, 2019 0 Comments Bug, bug bounty, bug disclosure, Government security, helpful hackers, responsible disclosure, security threats, us government

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:05:46 +0000

All you bug hunters out there are about to get a nice Christmas gift – the US federal government finally wants to hear from you.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1jIWQRoKIEI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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TikTok owner to separate company over US national security worries

December 2, 2019 0 Comments bytedance, china, data surveillance, Government security, Law & order, national security, Privacy, security threats, TikTok

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:30:01 +0000

Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok might be under fire from US politicians but it’s not going to go down without a fight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xsQAPLk_lYI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>