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A week in security (September 16 -22)

September 23, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, amazon, browser guard, data destruction, education cybersecurity, emotet, Google, Google Chrome, Instagram, phishing, privacy law, s3buckets, visa, visa scam, youtube

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:55:30 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: amazon Browser guard data destruction education cybersecurity emotet Google Google Chrome Instagram phishing privacy law S3buckets visa visa scam youtube

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What role does data destruction play in cybersecurity?

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Business, data, data breach, data destruction, Data privacy, degaussing, GDPR, nist, overwrite, ovewriting, personal information, personally identifiable information, PII

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:18:26 +0000

Organizations are keen to protect the personal data of their employees and customers from cyberattack. But what about the data they no longer need? We discuss why data destruction is just as important to cybersecurity as protection.

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Business

Tags: data data breach data destruction Data privacy degaussing gdpr NIST overwrite ovewriting personal information personally identifiable information PII

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Browser Guard combats privacy abuse, tracking, clickbait, and scammers

September 19, 2019 0 Comments ad blocking, browser, browser guard, browser safety, browser security, Browsers, control, extension, faster load times, malwarebytes, malwarebytes browser guard, Malwarebytes news, plugin, plugins, Privacy, tracker, trackers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:27:51 +0000

The free Malwarebytes Browser Guard extension combats privacy abuse, user tracking, clickbait, unwanted advertisements, and tech support scammers while offering granular control and faster browsing.

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Tags: ad blocking browser Browser guard browser safety browser security browsers control extension faster load times Malwarebytes Malwarebytes Browser Guard plugin plugins privacy tracker trackers

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CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law

September 19, 2019 0 Comments Brave, Brave browser, business roundatble, california, California Consumer Privacy Act, center for democracy and technology, consumer privacy, consumer privacy law, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, EU, European Union, facebook, Federal Trade Commission, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Maine, montana, nevada, pay-for-privacy, Privacy, Purism, senator ron wyden, Technet, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Federal Trade Commission, Vermont

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:54:43 +0000

Should this proposed privacy law come into effect, if a company violates that law, you, your neighbor, and your family do not have the right to sue them.

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Privacy

Tags: Brave Brave browser Business Roundatble California California Consumer Privacy Act Center for Democracy and Technology consumer privacy consumer privacy law Data privacy data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation EU European Union facebook Federal Trade Commission gdpr General Data Protection Regulation Maine montana Nevada pay-for-privacy Purism Senator Ron Wyden Technet US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation US Federal Trade Commission Vermont

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International students in UK targeted by visa scammers

September 18, 2019 0 Comments china, chinese students, home office, hong kong, money mule, Scam, scams, uk, ukvi, universities, university, visa, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:49:40 +0000

Visa scammers are at it again, this time targeting Chinese international students in the UK. Learn how these scams work in order to steer clear, and advise others to do the same.

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Scams

Tags: china Chinese students home office hong kong money mule scam uk UKVI universities university visa wire fraud

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Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Botnet, botnets, downloader, emotet, information stealer, malicious email, malspam, phishing, Ryuk ransomware, Spam, spear phishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:04:53 +0000

After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.

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Botnets

Tags: botnet botnets downloader emotet information stealer malicious email malspam phishing Ryuk ransomware spam spear phishing trickbot

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A week in security (September 9 – 15)

September 16, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, infosec, malware, Mobile, phishing, social network, weekly roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:35:21 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 9–15, including locking down AWS, mobile malware, phishing threats, and more.

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A week in security

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Hacking with AWS: incorporating leaky buckets into your OSINT workflow

September 13, 2019 0 Comments amazon, AWS, aws buckets, data, Hacking, Intel, intelligence gathering, open source intelligence, osint, pen testing, penetration testing, recon, reconnaisance, Researcher's corner, Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 20:44:52 +0000

When penetration testing for an organization, what OSINT tactics can researchers employ? We discuss how hacking with AWS buckets can provide more recon data and uncover any leaks.

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Researcher’s corner

Tags: amazon aws AWS buckets data hacking Intel intelligence gathering open source intelligence OSINT pen-testing penetration testing recon reconnaisance vulnerabilities

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YouTube ordered to cough up $170M settlement over COPPA infraction

September 12, 2019 0 Comments Privacy

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:15:22 +0000

Last week, the FTC announced its settlement with Google over YouTube’s COPPA violations, including requirements for better protecting children’s data. But is it enough?

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Five years later, Heartbleed vulnerability still unpatched

September 12, 2019 0 Comments Cryptography, EKs, exploit kits, exploits, heartbeat extension, heartbleed, heartbleed vulnerability, IT, IT teams, Malwarebytes news, open-source, OpenSSL, SSL, TSL

Credit to Author: Gilad Maayan| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The Heartbleed vulnerability was discovered and fixed in 2014, yet today—five years later—there are still unpatched systems.

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Tags: cryptography EKs exploit kits exploits heartbeat extension heartbleed heartbleed vulnerability IT IT teams open source OpenSSL SSL TSL

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