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Trello exposed! Search turns up huge trove of private data

January 30, 2020 0 Comments craig jones, data breach, data loss, exposed data, gmail passwords, Privacy, public boards, public data, security threats, shadow it, trello

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:07:16 +0000

A surprising number of users seem to be setting Trello boards, and their often highly sensitive content, to ‘public’.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xSnZVFqX8_4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

January 30, 2020 0 Comments ‘ndrangheta, Android, black team, data loss, employee surveillance, employees, esurv, fraud, Government security, Law & order, malware, Mobile, Privacy, salvatore ansani, security threats, unauthorized access, virus scans

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:30:55 +0000

eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/08noJbBMayg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Intel promises fix after researchers reveal ‘CacheOut’ CPU flaws

January 29, 2020 0 Comments bwain, cacheout, Intel chips, meltdown, security threats, side channel vulnerability, spectre, zombieload

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:11:17 +0000

Forget the infamous Meltdown and Spectre chip flaws from 2018, the problem that’s tying down Intel’s patching team these days is a more recent class of side channel vulnerabilities known collectively as ZombieLoad.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9wzLWKs_aWI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Let’s make ransomware MORE illegal, says Maryland

January 29, 2020 0 Comments bill, bug disclosure, data loss, disclosure, katie moussouris, Law & order, legislation, malware, maryland, prosecution, Ransomware, researchers, responsible disclosure, security threats, vulnerability disclosure

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:53:54 +0000

… with a clumsily worded proposed bill that wouldn’t protect researchers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d9HY01sLptw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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15 NFL teams’ Twitter hijacked in lead-up to the Super Bowl

January 29, 2020 0 Comments account hijacking, bears, bills, broncos, browns, bucs, cardinals, chiefs, colts, cowboys, eagles, facebook, football, giants, Hacked, hacking group, kansas city chiefs, khoros, national football league, nfl, ourmine, packers, san francisco 49ers, saudi arabia, security threats, Social networks, spredfast, super bowl, super bowl championship, texans, the 49ers, twitter, vikings

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:14:15 +0000

“We are here to show people that everything is hackable,” says hacking group OurMine, back to spread its unwelcome spiel on hacked accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ukSkVZya4UE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ausblick auf die Cybersicherheit im Jahr 2020 – es kommt zu Turbulenzen

January 28, 2020 0 Comments security news, security threats, security tips, SophosLabs, technologie

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:01:15 +0000

Die Bedrohungslandschaft hat sich im abgelaufenen Jahr mehrfach stark verändert. Anlass genug also, immer wieder neu in die Zukunft zu blicken, um das Verständnis dieser Trends zu schärfen und um sich als Unternehmen in der Cybersicherheit gut aufzustellen. Fünf Experten von Sophos haben einen genauen Blick auf die wichtigsten Security-Faktoren geworfen, die sich 2020 maßgeblich […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/9IQwSaFgKHY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cisco patches bugs in security admin center and Webex

January 28, 2020 0 Comments Cisco, critical patch, firepower management centre, fmc, Patches, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:50:02 +0000

Cisco has patched bugs in Webex and in Firepower Management Centre, the device that controls its security products.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RKqRqaSNXxc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

January 28, 2020 0 Comments Apple Safari, browser extensions, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google Chrome, malicious extensions, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, mozilla firefox, Safari, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:38:31 +0000

Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous – add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NvbQrtROsLI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cardplanet mastermind pleads guilty to credit card fraud

January 27, 2020 0 Comments card fraud, cardplanet, computer intrusion, identity theft, israel, Law & order, Money Laundering, russia, security threats, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:31:00 +0000

Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/u1COzi9wu6w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Instagram CEO’s homes were targetted by SWATters

January 27, 2020 0 Comments adam mosseri, anti-swatting bill, Brian Krebs, Denial of Service, Instagram, Law & order, Privacy, security threats, SWATting

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:36:41 +0000

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s houses were surrounded by SWAT teams after hoax phone calls claimed hostages were being held there.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/G3_eKlvYmFs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>