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How the US Chooses Which Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Stockpile
Ricardo Arroyo, Senior Technical Product Manager, Watchguard TechnologiesCommentary
When it comes to acceptable circumstances for government disclosure of zero-days, the new Vulnerabilities Equity Process might be the accountability practice security advocates have been waiting for.
By Ricardo Arroyo Senior Technical Product Manager, Watchguard Technologies, 1/16/2019
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BEC Groups Ramp Up Payroll Diversion Attacks
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Criminals are increasingly trying to defraud businesses by diverting payrolls of CEOs, other senior executives, Agari says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 1/16/2019
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Fortnite Players Compromised Via Epic Games Vulnerability
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Bugs in Epic Games' platform could let intruders take over players' accounts, view personal data, and/or buy in-game currency.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 1/16/2019
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Are You Listening to Your Kill Chain?
Ben Haley, SVP Engineering at HOPZERO SecurityCommentary
With the right tools and trained staff, any organization should be able to deal with threats before information is compromised.
By Ben Haley SVP Engineering at HOPZERO Security, 1/16/2019
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Triton/Trisis Attack Was More Widespread Than Publicly Known
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Signs of the attack first showed up two months before it was identified as a cyberattack, but they were mistaken for a pure equipment failure by Schneider Electric, security expert reveals at S4x19.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 1/16/2019
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Hijacking a PLC Using its Own Network Features
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Researcher at S4x19 to show how attackers can exploit the built-in advanced connectivity functions in some Rockwell PLCs.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 1/15/2019
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Report: Bots Add Volume to Account Takeover Attacks
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Bots that can launch hundreds of attacks per second are making account takeover fraud more difficult to defend against.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/15/2019
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Online Fraud: Now a Major Application Layer Security Problem
Ting-Fang Yen, Research Scientist, DataVisor, Inc.Commentary
The explosion of consumer-facing online services and applications is making it easier and cheaper for cybercriminals to host malicious content and launch attacks.
By Ting-Fang Yen Research Scientist, DataVisor, Inc., 1/15/2019
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US Judge: Police Can't Force Biometric Authentication
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Law enforcement cannot order individuals to unlock devices using facial or fingerprint scans, a California judge says.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/15/2019
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7 Privacy Mistakes That Keep Security Pros on Their Toes
Steve Zurier, Freelance Writer
When it comes to privacy, it's the little things that can lead to big mishaps.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 1/15/2019
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SEC Issues Charges in 'Edgar' Database Hack
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
One defendant is still facing charges issued in 2015 for a $30 million hacking and securities fraud scheme.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/15/2019
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Why Cyberattacks Are the No. 1 Risk
Marc Wilczek, Digital Strategist & CIO AdvisorCommentary
The paradigm shift toward always-on IT requires business leaders to rethink their defense strategy.
By Marc Wilczek Digital Strategist & CIO Advisor, 1/15/2019
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Former IBM Security Execs Launch Cloud Data Security Startup
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Sonrai Security, the brainchild of two execs from IBM Security and Q1 Labs, debuts with $18.5 million in Series A funding.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 1/15/2019
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Cryptomining Continues to Be Top Malware Threat
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Tools for illegally mining Coinhive, Monero, and other cryptocurrency dominate list of most prevalent malware in December 2018.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 1/14/2019
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Radiflow: New Approach for Classifying OT Attack Flaws
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The firm says risk assessment should begin with understanding attacker taxonomy and continue with vulnerability analysis.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/14/2019
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Facebook Faces Action From German Watchdog
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
German antitrust regulators prepare to require changes from Facebook regarding privacy and personal information.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/14/2019
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Advanced Phishing Scenarios You Will Most Likely Encounter This Year
Eyal Benishti, CEO & Founder of IRONSCALESCommentary
In 2019, there will be no end in sight to email-driven cybercrime such as business email compromise, spearphishing, and ransomware.
By Eyal Benishti CEO & Founder of IRONSCALES, 1/14/2019
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Government Shutdown Brings Certificate Lapse Woes
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingQuick Hits
Among the problems: TLS certificates are expiring and websites are becoming inaccessible.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 1/11/2019
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SCOTUS Says Suit Over Fiat-Chrysler Hack Can Move Forward
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
A class-action suit over a 2015 attack demonstration against a Jeep Cherokee can move forward, US Supreme Court rules.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/11/2019
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NotPetya Victim Mondelez Sues Zurich Insurance for $100 Million
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Mondelez files lawsuit after Zurich rejects claim for damages from massive ransomware attack.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/11/2019
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An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a double-free problem in the function rec_mset_elem_destroy() in the file rec-mset.c.
CVE-2019-6456
PUBLISHED: 2019-01-16
An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function rec_fex_size() in the file rec-fex.c of librec.a.
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PUBLISHED: 2019-01-16
An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a memory leak in rec_aggregate_reg_new in rec-aggregate.c in librec.a.
CVE-2019-6458
PUBLISHED: 2019-01-16
An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a memory leak in rec_buf_new in rec-buf.c when called from rec_parse_rset in rec-parser.c in librec.a.
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PUBLISHED: 2019-01-16
An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a memory leak in rec_extract_type in rec-utils.c in librec.a.
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