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Betting companies given access to UK gov't information on millions of children

Reports suggest a government database was misused for age verification purposes.

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Citrix rolls out patches for critical ADC vulnerability exploited in the wild

Citrix is racing to develop patches for software builds vulnerable to the severe bug.

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LastPass is in the midst of a major outage

LastPass issue appears to impact users with accounts dating back to 2014 and earlier.

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Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Network

Be aware of all the devices connected to your home network, including baby monitors, gaming consoles, TVs, appliances or even your car. Ensure all those devices are protected by a strong password and/or are running the latest version of their operating system.

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Hacker leaks passwords for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices

The list was shared by the operator of a DDoS booter service.

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Microsoft warns about Internet Explorer zero-day, but no patch yet

IE zero-day connected to last week's Firefox zero-day.

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New JhoneRAT Malware Targets Middle East

Researchers say that JhoneRAT has various anti-detection techniques - including making use of Google Drive, Google Forms and Twitter.

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Feds Cut Off Access to Billions of Breached Records with Site Takedown

The WeLeakInfo "data breach notification" domain is no more.

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Mobile Carrier Customer Service Ushers in SIM-Swap Fraud

Weak challenge questions by customer service reps make it easy for fraudsters to hijack a phone line and bypass 2FA to breach accounts.

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Visa's plan against Magecart attacks: Devalue and disrupt

Visa is actively going after Magecart groups, but also deploying new technologies to safeguard payment card data.

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Threatpost Poll: Are Published PoC Exploits a Good or Bad Idea?

Are publicly released proof-of-concept exploits more helpful for system defenders -- or bad actors?

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News Wrap: PoC Exploits, Cable Haunt and Joker Malware

Are publicly-released PoC exploits good or bad? Why is the Joker malware giving Google a headache? The Threatpost team discusses all this and more in this week's news wrap.

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Mobile Banking Malware Up 50% in First Half of 2019

A new report from Check Point recaps the cybercrime trends, statistics, and vulnerabilities that defined the security landscape in 2019.

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FBI Seizes Domain That Sold Info Stolen in Data Breaches

The website, WeLeakData.com, claimed to have more than 12 billion records gathered from over 10,000 breaches.

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FBI Plans to Inform States of Election Breaches

The agency changed its policy to provide more timely and actionable information to state and local election officials in the case of a cybersecurity breach to election infrastructure.

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7 Ways to Get the Most Out of a Penetration Test

You'll get the best results when you're clear on what you want to accomplish from a pen test.

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ADP Users Hit with Phishing Scam Ahead of Tax Season

Fraudulent emails tell recipients their W-2 forms are ready and prompt them to click malicious links.

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Massive Oracle Patch Reverses Company's Trend Toward Fewer Flaws

Following a year that saw the fewest number of vulnerabilities reported since 2015, Oracle's latest quarterly patch fixes nearly 200 new vulnerabilities.

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Microsoft plugs a serious hole in Windows – Your options after Windows 7 end of life – iPhones as security keys for Google accounts

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Microsoft plugs a serious hole in Windows – Your options after Windows 7 end of life – iPhones as security keys for Google accounts

The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity