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Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:00:22 +0000

Sophos hat seinen Threat Report 2020 veröffentlicht. Der Bericht gibt einen Überblick über die sich schnell entwickelnde Cyberkrimellen-Landschaft. Die Security-Experten der SophosLabs haben hierfür Veränderungen in der Bedrohungslandschaft der letzten 12 Monate untersucht und identifizieren Trends, die sich voraussichtlich 2020 auf die Cybersicherheit auswirken werden. Das Fazit: “Die Bedrohungslandschaft entwickelt sich weiter – rasant, in […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/_lia1qrHeEM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facial recognition firm sued for scraping 3 billion faceprints

January 28, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, BIPA, class action, clearview ai, david mutnick, facebook, faceprints, facial recognition, hoan ton-that, Illinois, illinois biometric information privacy act, Law & order, law enforcement, lawsuit, Machine Learning, Privacy, privacy law, Social networks, twitter, Venmo, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:51:21 +0000

A potential class action says Clearview AI is breaking biometrics privacy law by ransacking social media so police can match photos with IDs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9Wtt8BCE-R8″ 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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Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition

January 27, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, catfishing, dating apps, emergency assistance, facial recognition, fake identity, location tracking, Machine Learning, match group, Mobile, noonlight, online dating, panic button, photo verification, Privacy, selfies, tinder

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:28:05 +0000

It’s both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/knmm8T6klTY” 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=””/>

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New York wants to ban taxpayer-funded ransomware payments

January 27, 2020 0 Comments data loss, Law & order, legislation, malware, New York, new york senate, ransom payment, Ransomware, s7246, s7289, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:12:18 +0000

One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M15zqIhc3yU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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El FBI confisca las credenciales a la venta en WeLeakInfo.com

January 27, 2020 0 Comments actualidad, eeuu, filtracion, protección de datos

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:05:57 +0000

El FBI ha confiscado el dominio WeLeakInfo.com, una página que vendía registros de datos filtrados, tras un esfuerzo multinacional por parte de las fuerzas del orden. Las autoridades han arrestado a dos hombres de 22 años que supuestamente gestionaban la web. Con base en Fintona, Irlanda del Norte, y Arnhem en los Países Bajos, se […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Px8IHZaifaE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system

January 24, 2020 0 Comments ad tracking, Apple, Apple Safari, browser privacy, Google, intelligent tracking prevention (itp), Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:36:06 +0000

Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including – ironically – being tracked.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bhI2Ftj-42Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>