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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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Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch

January 7, 2020 0 Comments Cloud Security, contributor by google, Google, ip cameras, Organisations, Privacy, security threats, xiaomi

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:51:23 +0000

A user reported to Google that he was seeing images from other people’s devices.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/obA4FzgLKds” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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‘Maze’ ransomware threatens data exposure unless $6m ransom paid

January 7, 2020 0 Comments Adobe, Adobe Flash, data breach, Internet Explorer, Ireland, Law & order, macros, malware, maze, Microsoft, Ransomware, security threats, southwire, word documents

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:35:29 +0000

US cable and wire manufacturer, Southwire, last week filed a civil suit against Maze’s mysterious makers in Georgia Federal court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jNMBVgsS2Wg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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What a decade! Our baddest stories and biggest lessons, year by year…

December 24, 2019 0 Comments cybersecurity, decade, security threats

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 12:38:22 +0000

From the bizarre, through the crazy, all the way to the outright impossible – there’s still plenty to learn from all of these stories.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-rmg75GSUo4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Secure your laptop gift with half price Sophos Home Premium

December 23, 2019 0 Comments christmas, laptops, OS X, security threats, sophos home premium, Windows

Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:36:46 +0000

Want 50% off Sophos Home? You can get it here!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/5_PUjyBweRQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hello ‘123456,’ my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again

December 20, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, bad passwords, data breach, data loss, how to choose a good password, password security, password strength, rate limiting, security threats, splashdata, worst passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:34:49 +0000

Once again, it reins supreme as the #1 smelliest old fish of a password on the list of ones that most frequently turn up in data breaches.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6BuJWYChc5Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 79 patched after Android WebView app chaos

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Android, android webview, Bug, chrome, chrome 79, chromium, data loss, Google, Google Chrome, Operating Systems, Patch, security threats, Web Browsers, webview

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:01:28 +0000

Google has rushed out a fix for a bug in the Android version of Chrome that left some app users unable to access accounts or retrieve stored data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gdacxbn3fBw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Get in line! 38,000 students and staff forced to queue for new passwords

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Antivirus, german national research and education network, germany, justus liebig university, malware, password security, passwords, queue, security threats, stand in line, standing in line

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:25:53 +0000

It’s not a bread line, and it’s not a line to see Santa – it’s an analog response to a nasty cyber attack.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Iubgv-x9nTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Proposed standard would make warrant canaries machine-readable

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Apple, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, patriot act, Privacy, reddit, security threats, warrant canary

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:20:22 +0000

For years, organisations have been using a common tactic called the warrant canary to warn people that the government has secretly demanded access to their private information. Now, a proposed standard could make this tool easier to use.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/CmOKFRN2Bk4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Doxed credit card data has two hours max before it’s nabbed

December 18, 2019 0 Comments card fraud, credit cards, data loss, david greenwood, identity theft, payment cards, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:17:43 +0000

That’s pretty slow for thieves’ bots & scripts to grab it and test it, said a researcher who posted his card online.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Kw0AyB4E8_0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>