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Intel: SSH-stealing NetCAT bug not really a problem

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Data Direct I/O, Intel, Intel chips, keystroke timing attack, NetCAT, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:17:33 +0000

There’s another vulnerability in Intel chips, with another catchy name: NetCAT.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/REq_6yIOVLY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Leaky database full of fake Groupon emails turns out to belong to crooks

September 13, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Elasticsearch, fraud, groupon, NeuroTicket, Noam Rotem, Ran Locar, ransom, security threats, Ticketmaster, tickets, TickPick, vpnMentor, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:43:47 +0000

Crooks made bogus accounts to buy tickets with fake credit cards, resold them to unsuspecting buyers, and left the database-o-fraud wide open.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GRSpDu39Kqg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mozilla Private Network VPN gives Firefox another privacy boost

September 13, 2019 0 Comments 1.1.1.1, browser privacy, chrome, Cloudflare DNS, DNS-over-HTTPS, DoH, firefox, Firefox Focus, Google, Mozilla, Organisations, Privacy, vpn, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:47:28 +0000

Is this week’s test pilot launch of Mozilla Private Network the moment browser VPNs finally become a must-have privacy feature?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MYg9gnQyZ7o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fin7 sysadmin pleads guilty to running IT for billion-dollar crime syndicate

September 13, 2019 0 Comments admin, breach, Carbanak Group, Combi Security, data loss, Fedir Hladyr, Fin7, hipchat, Joker Stash, Law & order, malware, Navigator Group, pen testing, penetration testing, phishing, POS systems, Social engineering, sysadmin, systems administrator, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:17:07 +0000

Fedir Oleksiyovich Hladyr is the first member of the infamous cybercrime network to be found guilty of hacking-related crimes in a US court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DC2ee9v8THo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google experiments with DNS-over-HTTPS in Chrome

September 12, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Chrome browser, CloudFlare, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:24:10 +0000

Following hot on Mozilla’s trail, Google officially announced its own DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) experiment in Chrome this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MXZMT9v3Sj8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep8: Facebook leak, $5m ransoms, DNS angst – Naked Security Podcast

September 12, 2019 0 Comments facebook, firefox, https, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:53:06 +0000

The latest Naked Security Podcast is live – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TXt7zUSzyX4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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September 2019’s Patch Tuesday: 2 zero-days, 17 critical bugs

September 12, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, Adobe Flash, Flash Player, Microsoft, Organisations, Patch Tuesday, RDP, Remote Desktop Services, security threats, Stuxnet, Windows, zero day

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:33:58 +0000

Sometimes, a Patch Tuesday update arrives with a bang that sends users scrambling for cover – September’s update earns that description.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lRHTsM8cImQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Massive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects

September 12, 2019 0 Comments BEC, business email compromise, dating sites, email, Law & order, money mules, Operation reWired, PII, Romance Scams, security threats, tax refunds, tax returns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:20 +0000

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NtExc1bJlLg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google experiments with DNS-over-HTTP in Chrome

September 12, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Chrome browser, CloudFlare, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:24:10 +0000

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Error-laden phone location data suspended from use in Danish courts

September 12, 2019 0 Comments cellphone data, denmark, evidence, Law & order, location data, Mobile

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:10:11 +0000

10,700 cases will be reviewed over 2 months, and 32 detainees have already been released after finding bugs in software and raw telecom data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/yIUHlMMyAfY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>