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Microsoft looks to Rust language to beat memory vulnerabilities

December 4, 2019 0 Comments firefox, memory corruption, Microsoft, microsoft project verona, microsoft vulnerabilities, Mozilla, rust, Technologies, Windows

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:41:36 +0000

Microsoft is pressing ahead with an ambitious plan to de-fang common vulnerabilities hiding in old Windows code with the help of Rust.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Y3XJT2q7OEs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI: Russia-based FaceApp is a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’

December 4, 2019 0 Comments Chuck Schumer, counterintelligence, FaceApp, FBI, jill tyson, Law & order, Mobile, nation state hacking, Privacy, russia, security threats, spying

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:18:02 +0000

It’s a grabby little app, data-wise, but how is it different from, say, Google or Facebook?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nPnVqJv23S8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Magento Marketplace de Adobe sufre una filtración de datos

December 4, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, Adobe, filtracion

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:11:58 +0000

Magento Marketplace de Adobe ha sufrido una filtración de datos, comunicó la empresa en un correo electrónico enviado a sus clientes. Magento Marketplace es donde los 250.000 clientes del sistema de administración de contenido de comercio electrónico Magento pueden acceder a complementos de software que incluyen extensiones, temas y servicios de terceros. La empresa no […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/CbLUBiKnSuM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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SMS company exposes millions of text messages, credentials online

December 3, 2019 0 Comments data, data breach, data leak, data loss, Elasticsearch, exposed database, Privacy, security threats, SMS, truedialog

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:55:22 +0000

Researchers at VpnMentor claim that the TrueDialog data leak exposure could have compromised tens of millions of people.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Srdi-OEg2qo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mixcloud user accounts up for sale on dark web

December 3, 2019 0 Comments data breach, data loss, hashing, mixcloud, Privacy, ransom, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:47:34 +0000

A hacker is ransoming account data stolen from music streaming service Mixcloud, according to reports.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/p_oZM1G0w4I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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IM RAT spy tool seller raided, busted, kicked offline

December 3, 2019 0 Comments cyberstalking, imminent methods, imminent monitor remote access trojan, Law & order, malware, nca, rat, remote-access trojan, security threats, spy tool, spying, spying app, spyware, trojan

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:39:47 +0000

The spyware gave complete control of victimized computers, sold for as little as$25, and was bought by 14,500 hackers worldwide.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C9-5zyZFzdY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ad fraud: Fake local news sites are rolling in the dough

December 3, 2019 0 Comments ad fraud, ads, amazon, bots, click fraud, fake news, Google, google ad network, google ads, seo

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:11:41 +0000

“forbesbusinessinsider.com?” Names like that sound close enough to real news domains to pass, but bots are the only ones visiting.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qLSQ70kb1xM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Rusia prohibirá la venta de dispositivos que no incorporen software ruso

December 3, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, rusia, smartphones

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:12:54 +0000

La campaña del gobierno ruso para controlar cómo sus ciudadanos usan Internet parece estar cobrando fuerza. A principios de este mes, el país aprobó una nueva y controvertida ley de “internet soberano” que requiere que los ISP del país establezcan una inspección profunda de todos los paquetes del tráfico de internet y se preparen para […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/0Bh1wUCN20M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>