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Intel: SSH-stealing NetCAT bug not really a problem

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Data Direct I/O, Intel, Intel chips, keystroke timing attack, NetCAT, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:17:33 +0000

There’s another vulnerability in Intel chips, with another catchy name: NetCAT.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/REq_6yIOVLY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Leaky database full of fake Groupon emails turns out to belong to crooks

September 13, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Elasticsearch, fraud, groupon, NeuroTicket, Noam Rotem, Ran Locar, ransom, security threats, Ticketmaster, tickets, TickPick, vpnMentor, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:43:47 +0000

Crooks made bogus accounts to buy tickets with fake credit cards, resold them to unsuspecting buyers, and left the database-o-fraud wide open.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GRSpDu39Kqg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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September 2019’s Patch Tuesday: 2 zero-days, 17 critical bugs

September 12, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, Adobe Flash, Flash Player, Microsoft, Organisations, Patch Tuesday, RDP, Remote Desktop Services, security threats, Stuxnet, Windows, zero day

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:33:58 +0000

Sometimes, a Patch Tuesday update arrives with a bang that sends users scrambling for cover – September’s update earns that description.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lRHTsM8cImQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Massive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects

September 12, 2019 0 Comments BEC, business email compromise, dating sites, email, Law & order, money mules, Operation reWired, PII, Romance Scams, security threats, tax refunds, tax returns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:20 +0000

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NtExc1bJlLg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Wikipedia fights off huge DDoS attack

September 11, 2019 0 Comments DDoS, Denial of Service, security threats, takedown, Wikimedia, Wikipedia

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:15:02 +0000

Wikipedia has suffered what appears to be the most disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in recent memory.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/b2MSnz2UW8w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome bumps ineffective EV certificates off the omnibar

September 10, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, chrome, chromium, EV badge, EV certificate, Extended Validation badge, Extended Validation certificate, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Mozilla, phishing, Safari, security threats, TSL, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:40:23 +0000

Ever notice a missing company name next to the URL address bar? Ever change behavior because of it? Likely not, so bye-bye, useless badge.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WxAmoP9NPKQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Critical TLS flaw opens Exim servers to remote compromise

September 10, 2019 0 Comments buffer overflow, CVE-2018-6789, CVE-2019-10149, CVE-2019-15846, email security, Exim, https, mail servers, rce, security threats, Server Name Indication, TLS, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:06:43 +0000

A ‘critical’ security vulnerability has been discovered in the Exim mail server that requires admins’ urgent attention.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2NLa6N1e3Bk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WordPress 5.2.3 fixes new clutch of security vulnerabilities

September 9, 2019 0 Comments Patching, plugins, security threats, vulnerability, Wordpress, WordPress plugin, XSS

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:31:30 +0000

WordPress version 5.2.3 has just appeared on the download pipe featuring half a dozen security fixes and software enhancements.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/j-xSSrxRMDU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook launches $10m deepfake detection project

September 9, 2019 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, deepfakes, facebook, fake news, generative adversarial networks, Microsoft, security threats, Social networks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:09:52 +0000

If you’re worried about the evil potential of deepfake video, you’re not alone; so is Facebook.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M4dTDNkzUsk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US city balks at paying $5.3 million ransomware demand

September 9, 2019 0 Comments Atlanta, bitcoin, Government security, New Bedford, Ransomware, ryuk, security threats, targeted ransomware

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:49:53 +0000

The attack quickly encrypted 158 workstations – and would have been worse had it struck later in the working day.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kps39ieejGA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>