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Over 500 Chrome Extensions Secretly Uploaded Private Data

February 16, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme.

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How 4 Chinese Hackers Allegedly Took Down Equifax

February 11, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:52:32 +0000

The Department of Justice has pinned the hack on China. Here’s how it was done, according to the indictment.

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Cisco Flaws Put Millions of Workplace Devices at Risk

February 6, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:56:40 +0000

Five vulnerabilities in Cisco Discovery Protocol make it possible for a hacker to take over desk phones, routers, and more. 

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Mysterious New Ransomware Targets Industrial Control Systems

February 4, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:56:34 +0000

EKANS appears to be the work of cybercriminals, rather than nation-state hackers—a worrying development, if so.

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Watch Out for Coronavirus Phishing Scams

February 1, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 22:08:55 +0000

At least one email campaign is preying on fears by claiming to offer info about the Wuhan coronavirus.

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Intel Is Patching the Patch for the Patch for Its ‘Zombieload’ Flaw

January 28, 2020 0 Comments Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Intel’s made two attempts to fix the microprocessor vulnerability it was warned about 18 months ago. Third time’s the charm?

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Security Wired 

The Sneaky Simple Malware That Hits Millions of Macs

January 26, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:10:55 +0000

How the Shlayer Trojan topped the macOS malware charts—despite its “rather ordinary” methods.

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Inside Pwn2Own’s High-Stakes Industrial Hacking Contest

January 24, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:35:19 +0000

At Pwn2Own, hackers had no trouble dismantling systems that help run everything from car washes to nuclear plants.

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Security Wired 

Jeff Bezos’ Hacked Phone, Coronavirus Hits the US, and More News

January 23, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:41:14 +0000

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

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Security Wired 

Everything We Know About the Jeff Bezos Phone Hack

January 23, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:19:43 +0000

A UN report links the attack on Jeff Bezos’ iPhone X directly to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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