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How the Linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure

November 15, 2019 0 Comments Bug, bug disclosure, cve-2019-17666, CVEs, Flaw, Linux, linux community, linux kernal, remote exploit, security threats, vulnerability, Wi-fi, wi-fi interface

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:27:40 +0000

A serious Wi-Fi flaw shows how Linux handles security in plain sight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k8HeNuageMA” 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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Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails

November 12, 2019 0 Comments AI, ai assistant, Apple, bob gendler, iOS, MacOS, Operating Systems, OS X, Privacy, security threats, Siri

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:02:06 +0000

Apple may care about your privacy but that doesn’t mean it gets it right all the time, especially when it comes to training its Siri AI assistant.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TwQGoS3CLXs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Nvidia patches graphics products and GeForce Experience update tool

November 12, 2019 0 Comments CVEs, geforce, gpu, graphics card, NVIDIA, Patches, security threats, updates, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:58:11 +0000

The update fixes 11 mainly high-severity security flaws in Windows and GeForce graphics card drivers, including three in the program used to update them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/dRHL2MrNvkw” 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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ASP.NET hosting provider recovering from ransomware attack

November 12, 2019 0 Comments asp.net, malware, Microsoft, Ransomware, security threats, smarterasp.net

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:40:35 +0000

With more than 440,000 customers, SmarterASP.NET is said to be one of the most popular ASP.NET hosting providers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/7gm-ObQypLU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Microsoft urges us to patch after partially effective BlueKeep attack

November 11, 2019 0 Comments BlueKeep, cve-2019-0708, exploits, Microsoft, security threats, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:58:08 +0000

Microsoft has urged people to patch their Windows systems following the appearance of mass BlueKeep exploits just over a week ago.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/t3L4UyESmBg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Adobe fixes SDK weakness affecting mobile apps

November 11, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, Mobile, mobile apps, nightwatch cybersecurity, sdk, security threats, software development kit, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:13:21 +0000

Researchers noticed that the main app configuration file, ADBMobileConfig.json, contained settings that could lead to security problems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/a-eEyz1mh7c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US military supplier in ‘Made in America’ fraud case

November 11, 2019 0 Comments aventura, china, chinese, chinese spying, Government security, jack cabasso, Law & order, made in china, military equipment, security threats, surveillance, unlawful importation, us military

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:48:05 +0000

Aventura allegedly imported cheap cameras and network-enabled security gear from China, then slapped US flag stickers on them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zfDZroWWndo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>