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Did Facebook know about “View As” bug before 2018 breach?

August 19, 2019 0 Comments access tokens, data breach, data loss, facebook, facebook data, Law & order, online privacy, Privacy, security threats, social network, Social networks, View As, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:31:52 +0000

Even though Facebook protected employees, it failed to fix the vulnerability or to protect most users, a court filing charges.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3KG4K9pSsio” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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61 impacted versions of Apache Struts left off security advisories

August 19, 2019 0 Comments Apache Struts, BDSR, Black Duck Security Research, CyRC, development framework, DOS, Equifax, open-source, rce, security threats, Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center, Tim Mackey, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:23:37 +0000

Researchers found that 24 security advisories inaccurately listed affected versions for the open-source development framework.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Nh2-u40y6Ec” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Police site DDoSer/bomb hoaxer caught after jeering on social media

August 16, 2019 0 Comments bomb threat, DDoS, Denial of Service, hoax calls, Law & order, Liam Reece Watts, Manchester Arena, mass murder, security threats, SYN flood, Synic, taunting police, terrorism

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 10:33:04 +0000

He called in hoaxes days after the Manchester Arena bombing, DDoSed police sites when they investigated him, then taunted them on Twitter.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nq0GnuKZhNw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Serious flaws in six printer brands discovered, fixed

August 15, 2019 0 Comments Brother, cross-site scripting, Denial of Service, flaws, hardware security, Kyocera, Lexmark, printer security, printers, remote code execution, Ricoh, security threats, vulnerability, Xerox

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:03:19 +0000

There are many ways to compromise company data, but IT teams often overlook one of the most serious: the humble printer.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nskUwQnmN2Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hacking forum spills rival’s 321,000 member database

August 15, 2019 0 Comments Cracked.to, data breach, data leak, data loss, doxing, Hackers, hacking forums, Have I been pwned, Privacy, RaidForums, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:41:09 +0000

When users of hacking forums turn on each other, expect things to get messy quickly.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xvjD6W7zzTE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Patch time! Microsoft warns of new worm-ready RDP bugs

August 14, 2019 0 Comments CVEs, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Organisations, Patch Tuesday, Patches, RDP bugs, security threats, Windows, worms

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:27:37 +0000

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday brought some bad news yesterday: more wormable RDP vulnerabilities, this time affecting Windows 10 users.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Bu9rFB1i64g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fortnite World Cup champion and family swatted while live streaming

August 14, 2019 0 Comments Bugha, Fortnite, Gaming, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, Kyle Giersdorf, Law & order, live streaming, online gaming, security threats, SWATting, twitch, Twitch.TV, World Cup Solo

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:20:15 +0000

“They come in with guns, bro. They literally pulled up, holy sh*t.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ViohltBx3bo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Coinbase explains background to June zero-day Firefox attack

August 14, 2019 0 Comments Coinbase, cryptocurrency, firefox, Mozilla, phishing, phishing attack, security threats, University of Cambridge, Web Browsers, zero-day vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:52:43 +0000

A recent, highly targeted attack on cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase offers a glimpse into how sophisticated phishing attacks can be.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/USzrlHhxRxk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hacked devices can be turned into acoustic weapons

August 13, 2019 0 Comments acoustic cyber weapons, bluetooth, DEF CON, Def Con 2019, Defcon, malware, Matt Wixey, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, research, security threats, sounds, soundwaves, vulnerability, Wi-fi

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:54:10 +0000

Security researcher Matt Wixey found that many gadgets aren’t protected from being turned into hearing-damaging weapons. Or melting.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/S9CML6xBVTQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android users menaced by pre-installed malware

August 13, 2019 0 Comments Android, Chamois botnet, Google, Google Project Zero, malicious apps, Mobile, Operating Systems, play store, security threats, supply chain

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:16:09 +0000

Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone has found a new and concerning route for malware to find its way on to Android devices – malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vAwqo-IqEMU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>