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A week in security (December 30 – January 5)

January 6, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, CISO, malware, skimmer, TikTok, week in security, weekly roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:20:25 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including new web skimmer techniques, an explanation of edge computing, and more.

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How not to buy drugs on the Internet

January 3, 2020 0 Comments clearnet, dark net, drug scams, drugs, fraud, internet crime, online crime, online drug scams, scams

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:52:07 +0000

Most get-rich-quick schemes on the Internet prove to be scams in disguise—and that includes buying drugs. Learn how scammers take advantage of users looking for illegal activities online.

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Scams

Tags: clearnet dark net drug scams drugs fraud Internet crime online crime online drug scams scams

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New evasion techniques found in web skimmers

January 2, 2020 0 Comments credit card, Magecart, skimmer, steganography, Threat analysis, web skimmers, websocket, wss

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:25:06 +0000

As Magecart credit card skimmers become exposed by security researchers, their authors are refining evasion techniques to go undetected.

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Threat analysis

Tags: credit card Magecart skimmer steganography web skimmers websocket wss

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A week in security (December 23 – 29)

December 30, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, Google Chrome, online privacy, online privacy law, online privacy legislation, passwords, roomba, Ryuk ransomware, totok, us coast guard, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:55:11 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 23 – 29, including a retrospective look at trends in online privacy legislation in the US.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security Google Chrome online privacy online privacy law online privacy legislation passwords Roomba Ryuk ransomware ToTok US Coast Guard week in security

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Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review

December 23, 2019 0 Comments access act, California Consumer Privacy Act, comprehensive data privacy law, comprehensive data privacy legislation, copra, dashboard act, data as property, data as property rights, data interoperability, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, interoperability, mind your own business act, online privacy, online privacy law, online privacy legislation, pay-for-privacy, Privacy, US data privacy legislation

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:41:31 +0000

Americans enjoy no federal rights to access their data, correct their data, easily move their data from one company to another, or individually sue a company that invades their private lives online. Several US Senators want to change that.

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Privacy

Tags: ACCESS Act California Consumer Privacy Act comprehensive data privacy law comprehensive data privacy legislation COPRA Dashboard Act data as property data as property rights data interoperability data portability Data privacy data privacy law data privacy legislation European Union gdpr General Data Protection Regulation interoperability Mind Your Own Business Act online privacy online privacy law online privacy legislation pay-for-privacy US data privacy legislation

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A week in security (December 16 – 22)

December 23, 2019 0 Comments 2010s, A week in security, copra, dark overlord, frankfurt, hackensack, mac threats, maze, ring, Spelevo, wawa

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:40:23 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 16 – 22, including rise of Mac threats, COPRA, Spelevo exploit kit, the security fails of the 2010s, and much more.

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A week in security

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A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s

December 19, 2019 0 Comments ashley madison, ashley madison hack, Awareness, badrabbit, Cambridge Analytica, cryptolocker, cryptolocker ransomware, Data privacy, edward snowden, emotet, exploits, facebook, Hacktivism, mat honan, notpetya, NSA, nsa spying, nsa surveillance, nsa tools, playstation breach, playstation hack, Ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, security fails, shadow brokers, social media, sony, sony pictures hack, surveillance, target breach, target hack, trickbot, triple threat, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000

As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.

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Awareness

Tags: ashley madison ashley madison hack BadRabbit cambridge analytica cryptolocker cryptolocker ransomware Data privacy Edward Snowden emotet exploits facebook hacktivism mat honan NotPetya NSA nsa spying nsa surveillance NSA tools playstation breach playstation hack ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware security fails shadow brokers social media sony sony pictures hack surveillance target breach target hack trickbot triple threat WannaCry

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Spelevo exploit kit debuts new social engineering trick

December 18, 2019 0 Comments EK, exploit kit, gozi, malvertising, qakbot, Qbot, Social engineering, Spelevo, Threat analysis, ursnif

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000

In order to maximize infection rate, threat actors are now launching the Spelevo exploit kit with a decoy adult site, social engineering users into downloading a malicious video player.

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Threat analysis

Tags: EK exploit kit Gozi malvertising Qakbot Qbot Social Engineering Spelevo Ursnif

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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 0 Comments Big Tech, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Federal Trade Commission, federal trade commission act, FTC, maria cantwell, pre-empt, pre-emption, Privacy, private right of action, right to access, right to correct, right to data security, right to delete, right to transparency, senator maria cantwell, US Federal Trade Commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000

The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.

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Privacy

Tags: Big Tech Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act COPRA data portability Data privacy data privacy compliance data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission Act FTC Maria Cantwell pre-empt pre-emption private right of action right to access right to correct right to data security right to delete right to transparency Senator Maria Cantwell US Federal Trade Commission

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