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Court squeezes $1 million back from convicted phisher

August 27, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Alpha bay, Courvoisier, cryptocurrency, dark web, data loss, Grant West, Law & order, MFA, Operation Draba, password reuse, passwords, phishing, security threats, strong passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:56:31 +0000

Prolific phishing scammer Grant West has been sentenced to 10 years, 8 months, and reimbursement for victims.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sHYkSkwLCAs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google patches 8 security holes in Nest cameras

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Cisco, Cisco Talos, Google, Internet of Things, IoT, Nest cam, Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera., Privacy, security threats, vulnerability, webcam

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:02:22 +0000

The list of vulnerabilities recently discovered by researchers relate to one model, the Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/b8ycfMnDE9o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update now! Microsoft patches its Android RDP app to fix flaw

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Android, Android Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), BlueKeep, CVEs, Google, Microsoft, RDP, security threats, vulnerability, Windows 10

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:57:17 +0000

Microsoft has found itself with a large amount of RDP-related patching work during 2019.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fJThaqiOYmw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Massive MoviePass database found exposed on public server

August 22, 2019 0 Comments breach, data loss, Database, exposed database, Mossab Hussein, MoviePass, passwords, plaintext, Privacy, security threats, SpiderSilk

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:53:50 +0000

Tens of thousands of records with financial data were left in plaintext in a database that wasn’t protected with a password.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I_WpJujTJuc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The Silence hacking crew grows louder

August 22, 2019 0 Comments atm fraud, Hacking, Law & order, malware, phishing, russia, russian hackers, security threats, Silence crew

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:32:26 +0000

The hacking group, which specialises in stealing from banks, has been spreading its coverage and becoming more sophisticated.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/harEaJXHeBo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware disrupts 22 Texas government departments

August 21, 2019 0 Comments Government security, local government, malware, Ransomware, security threats, Texas, Texas Department of Information Resources

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:44:59 +0000

On August 16, Texas local government became the latest victim of the expanding global racket that is ransomware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sXMvstdTRNU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google’s Nest webcam needs patching after flaws found

August 21, 2019 0 Comments Cisco, Cisco Talos, Google, Internet of Things, IoT, Nest cam, Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera., Privacy, security threats, vulnerability, webcam

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:02:22 +0000

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Chrome users ignoring warnings to change breached passwords

August 20, 2019 0 Comments chrome, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Google Password Checkup, Have I been pwned, password reuse, password security, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:45:15 +0000

If you were told that the password you had just entered was known to have been compromised in a data breach, what would you do?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/4HvdcwUNkIs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Scammers use bogus search results to fool voice assistants

August 20, 2019 0 Comments Alexa, amazon, Apple, Cortana, ESTA visa, Google, Google Assistant, security threats, Siri, tech support scam, voice assistants

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:41:10 +0000

The Better Business Bureau reports that scammers have worked out how to game search results for company customer support telephone numbers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3nK_drrO_gM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Multiple HTTP/2 DoS flaws found by Netflix

August 19, 2019 0 Comments CVEs, Denial of Service, DOS, Flaw, http, HTTP/2, Netflix, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:58:14 +0000

Netflix has identified several denial of service (DoS) flaws in HTTP/2, a popular network protocol that underpins large parts of the web. Exploiting them could bring servers grinding to a halt.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lnFwWgp85fY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>