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Over 60 million wearable, fitness tracking records exposed via unsecured database
Data sources included Apple's HealthKit and Fitbit.Over 60 million wearable, fitness tracking records exposed via unsecured database
Data sources included Apple's HealthKit and Fitbit.This is how a cybersecurity researcher accidentally broke Apple Shortcuts
Detectify explains how investigating CloudKit resulted in Shortcuts disruption for users back in March.Beware of these 5 common scams you can encounter on Instagram
From cybercriminal evergreens like phishing to the verification badge scam we look at the most common tactics fraudsters use to trick their victims
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MyRepublic Data Breach Raises Data-Protection Questions

Top Steps for Ransomware Recovery and Preparation

KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”
On Thursday evening, KrebsOnSecurity was the subject of a rather massive (and mercifully brief) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The assault came from "Meris," the same new "Internet of Things" (IoT) botnet behind record-shattering attacks against Russian search giant Yandex this week and internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare earlier this summer.Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Cyberespionnage against Kurdish ethnic group, and more! – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
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Victims duped out of US$1.8 million by BEC and Romance scam ring
Elderly men and women were the main targets of the romance scams operated by the fraudsters.
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Yandex Pummeled by Potent Meris DDoS Botnet

SOVA, Worryingly Sophisticated Android Trojan, Takes Flight

5 Steps For Securing Your Remote Work Space

Google debuts new Private Compute features in ramp up of Android security
Google will also make the source code public for external audits.Stolen Credentials Led to Data Theft at United Nations

US military reservist lands himself prison sentence for operating romance scams
Older women and men were among his targets.Nuisance calls could lead to multimillion-pound fines in UK

Ministers considering bringing punishment in line with GDPR, which can issue fine of up to £17.5m
Multimillion-pound fines could be imposed for nuisance or fraudulent calls and texts under a proposed overhaul of the UK’s data rules.
Companies behind nuisance communications can be fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) but ministers are considering bringing the punishment in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which can issue a fine of up to £17.5m or 4% of global turnover.
Continue reading...Ukrainian man extradited to the US to face botnet, data theft charges
The suspect has been detained ahead of his trial.Thousands of Fortinet VPN Account Credentials Leaked

McDonald’s Email Blast Includes Password to Monopoly Game Database

Howard University suffers cyberattack, suspends online classes in aftermath
The university suffered a ransomware attack, however there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
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