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Attackers Increase Focus on North American Electric Utilities: Report
Electric utilities continue to be a target of nation-state attackers, even before the latest tensions between Iran and the United States, says a critical-infrastructure security firm.Chinese Malware Found Preinstalled on US Government-Funded Phones
Researchers found unremovable malware preinstalled in the Unimax U686CL, a budget Android device sold by Assurance Wireless.Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 for massive data breach
‘Systemic failures’ found in the retailer’s management and protection of customer data
Dixons Carphone has been hit with the maximum possible fine after the tills in its shops were compromised by a cyber-attack that affected at least 14 million people.
The retailer discovered the massive data breach last summer and a subsequent investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the attacker had installed malicious software on 5,390 tills in branches of its Currys PC World and Dixons Travel chains.
Continue reading...50+ orgs ask Google to take a stance against Android bloatware
Privacy organizations ask Google to introduce new OEM rules for Android bloatware.Lawmakers Prod FCC to Act on SIM Swapping
Crooks have stolen tens of millions of dollars and other valuable commodities from thousands of consumers via "SIM swapping," a particularly invasive form of fraud that involves tricking a target's mobile carrier into transferring someone's wireless service to a device they control. But the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the entity responsible for overseeing wireless industry practices, has so far remained largely silent on the matter. Now, a cadre of Senate lawmakers is demanding to know what, if anything, the agency might be doing to track and combat SIM swapping.Exploit Fully Breaks SHA-1, Lowers the Attack Bar
Users of GnuPG, OpenSSL and Git could be in danger from an attack that's practical for ordinary attackers to carry out.
TrickBot Group Adds New PowerShell-Based Backdoor to Arsenal
PowerTrick is sort of a custom-version of PowerShell Empire and can be used to download additional malware, SentinelOne says.Online Skimming and Payment Security
On the blog, we cover basic questions with Christopher D. Roberti, Senior Vice President for Cyber, Intelligence, and Security Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and PCI SSC SVP, Engagement Officer for Market Intelligence and Stakeholder Engagement Troy Leach, about this growing threat to businesses across the U.S. and how to better protect yourself from this dangerous threat.
AWS Issues 'Urgent' Warning for Database Users to Update Certs
Users of AWS Aurora, DocumentDB, and RDS databases must download and install a fresh certificate and rotate the certificate authority.4 Ring Employees Fired For Spying on Customers
Ring said that four employees were fired because they for inappropriate access to customers' connected video feeds.
Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartphone sold in the US
Malwarebytes said it found malware pre-installed on Unimax U673c handsets, sold by Assurance Wireless (Virgin Mobile) in the US.California’s Tough New Privacy Law and Its Biggest Challenges
The California Consumer Privacy Act has been adopted, but the largest U.S. privacy regulation fails to address how companies can know where their data is.
Operationalizing Threat Intelligence at Scale in the SOC
Open source platforms such as the Malware Information Sharing Platform are well positioned to drive a community-based approach to intelligence sharing.Hackers probe Citrix servers for weakness to remote code execution vulnerability
At least 80,000 organizations could be at risk.7 Free Tools for Better Visibility Into Your Network
It's hard to protect what you don't know is there. These free tools can help you understand just what it is that you need to protect -- and need to protect yourself from.
Rockwell Automation to Buy ICS Security Services Firm
Industrial control systems vendor plans to acquire Avnet Data Security, which provides penetration testing, assessments, training, and managed network and security services for the ICS sector.Mozilla rushes out patch for Firefox zero‑day
The US cybersecurity agency warns that the critical vulnerability could allow attackers to take control of people's computers
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Mozilla rushes out patch for Firefox zero‑day
The US cybersecurity agency warns that the critical vulnerability could allow attackers to take control of people's computers
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Travelex customers left in cashless limbo, ICO not formally alerted to data theft claims
The ransomware attack has infuriated stranded customers and the ICO has still not seen an official data breach report.TrickBot Adds Custom, Stealthy Backdoor to its Arsenal
The PowerTrick backdoor, which fetched yet other backdoors, is designed to help TrickBot evade detection.