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Snatch ransomware reboots PCs into Safe Mode to bypass protection

December 9, 2019 0 Comments Ransomware, snatch, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:01:06 +0000

A novel hybrid data theft-ransomware threat disables security protections by rebooting Windows machines mid-attack<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/5vEnVFSWf5k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Networking attack gives hijackers VPN access

December 9, 2019 0 Comments CVE, cve-2019-14899, Linux, MacOS, Operating Systems, OS X, security threats, university of new mexico, virtual private network, vpn, vpn hack, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:31:50 +0000

Researchers have discovered a flaw in macOS, Linux, and several other operating systems that could let attackers hijack VPN connections.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/L7I8CdL_Udk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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HackerOne pays $20,000 bounty after breach of own systems

December 9, 2019 0 Comments bug bounty, bug disclosure, hackerone, haxta4ok00, responsible disclosure, security threats, session cookie, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:08:39 +0000

In an embarrassing twist, bug bounty platform HackerOne has paid a $20,000 reward to a researcher who reported a security flaw inadvertently caused by one of its staff during… a bug submission.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/iDklXemCQZs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook suing ILikeAd for hijacking users’ ad accounts

December 9, 2019 0 Comments advertising policies, bad ads, celeb bait, chen xiao cong, cloaking, counterfeit goods, deceptive ads, diet pills, facebook, hijacked accounts, huang tao, ilikead media international company ltd, Law & order, lawsuit, malware, policies, socelars, Social networks, terms, unauthorized ads

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:46:38 +0000

Facebook says the company used celeb bait links to infect victims with malware and hijacked their ad accounts to sell diet pills.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PXMa1EXeC34″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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$5m bounty set on the alleged head of Evil Corp banking Trojan group

December 9, 2019 0 Comments andrey ghinkul, aqua, banking trojans, bitpaymer, bounty, bugat, data loss, dridex, emotet, evil corp, igor turashev, Law & order, maksim yakubets, malware, Ransomware, russia, security threats, smilex, ta505, threat group, zeus

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:53:32 +0000

Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nU-wUMypTSA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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SophosLabs Intelix: Threat intelligence APIs for everyone

December 9, 2019 0 Comments api, apis, cloud threat lookups, Corporate, dynamic file analysis, restful apis, SophosLabs, sophoslabsintelix, static file analysis

Credit to Author: Greg Iddon| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:19:14 +0000

Our new, cloud-based threat intelligence and threat analysis platform has launched on AWS Marketplace.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/2L-zRHNwWfA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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¿El cifrado hace que el firewall sea irrelevante?

December 6, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, cifrado, Firewall

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:55:59 +0000

Transport Layer Security (TLS) es el estándar de cifrado que se usa hoy en Internet: los términos SSL y TLS a menudo se usan indistintamente, pero Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) es un estándar antiguo que ha sido eclipsado por TLS. Entonces, aunque el término más común sigue siendo SSL, solo debe saber que la mayoría […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/KY7xC3O2gSs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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El tío Sam abre los brazos a hackers amigables

December 6, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, eeuu

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:08:59 +0000

Todos los cazadores de vulnerabilidades están a punto de recibir un bonito regalo de Navidad: el gobierno federal de EEUU finalmente quiere su información. Los sitios web y los departamentos de ciberseguridad poco útiles pronto serán cosa del pasado, gracias a un nuevo reglamento de la Agencia de Ciberseguridad e Infraestructura (CISA). La Agencia, que […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/01gkh6MjNwc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan

December 6, 2019 0 Comments Apple, cryptocurrency, fileless malware, lazarus group, MacOS, malware, nukesped

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:18:09 +0000

The Lazarus hacking group are trying to sneak a ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple computers, disguised as a fake cryptocurrency trading program.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GN789RKuVrQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy

December 6, 2019 0 Comments bytedance, child predators, children, children online, children's privacy, china, Coppa, laura lopez, Law & order, Mobile, musical.ly, PII, Privacy, sherri leshore, Social networks, TikTok

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:10:31 +0000

Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/BxgELatt-Vk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>