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Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:35:11 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about a major crypto-spoofing bug impacting Windows 10 that has been fixed as part of Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday update. Also, read about the launch of…

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A Windows 10 Vulnerability Was Used to Rickroll the NSA and Github

January 17, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:30:00 +0000

A researcher demonstrated the attack less than a day after Microsoft disclosed one of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities ever.

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Feds may already have found a way to hack into Apple iPhones

January 16, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Enterprise Systems Management, mdm, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:30:00 -0800

After Apple turned down a request by U.S. Attorney General William Barr this week to unlock two iPhones used by a terrorist suspect in a recent deadly shooting, the FBI appears to already have the tools needed to access the smartphones.

Apple turned down a request from U.S. Attorney General William Barr saying it would not help unlock two iPhones used by the shooter, 21-year-old Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani. He is believed to have acted alone when he shot and killed three service members and wounded several others at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. last month.

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This Apple-FBI Fight Is Different From the Last One

January 16, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000

In 2016, the iPhone encryption debate ended in a draw. Don’t count on 2020’s scuffle over the Pensacola shooter’s devices to play out the same way.

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Twitch Has Become a Haven for Live Sports Piracy

January 16, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Cecilia D’Anastasio| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:07:18 +0000

As the platform gains more mainstream popularity, illicit livestreams of soccer, boxing, and MMA matches have become trivial to find.

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Windows 7 end of support: Separating the bull from the horns

January 15, 2020 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:20:00 -0800

No, Windows 7 isn’t dead.

No, you don’t need to buy a Win10 computer.

No, you don’t need to upgrade.

No, you don’t need to install the latest Win7 patches right away.

No, Microsoft isn’t withdrawing its unofficial nod-and-a-wink free upgrade from Win7 to Win10. At least, not right away.

No, the old Win7 patches aren’t disappearing.

No, your Internet Service Provider won’t kick you off your network for using Win7.

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Patch Tuesday aftermath: The NSA Crypt32 threat is real, but not yet imminent

January 15, 2020 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 07:26:00 -0800

Get ready for your local news station’s weather reporter to start lecturing on the importance of installing Windows patches.

Yesterday we were treated to a remarkable Patch Tuesday. “Remarkable” specifically in the sense that the U.S. National Security Agency was moved to put out a press release (PDF):

NSA recommends installing all January 2020 Patch Tuesday patches as soon as possible to effectively mitigate the vulnerability on all Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 systems.
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