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'George' the Most Popular Password That's a Name

1/31/2020
A new study of stolen passwords reflects the consequences of password overload.
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Ashley Madison Breach Returns with Extortion Campaign

1/31/2020
The recent attack messages use new techniques to extort Bitcoin payments from Ashley Madison users hit in massive 2015 data breach.
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Russian Cybercrime Forum Contests Bring Cash, Visibility to Winners

1/30/2020
Competitions for users are a long-time tradition on underground cybercrime forums for members looking for money - and cred with major criminal syndicates.
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How To Keep Your Privacy and Data Secure While Working With a Remote Team

1/30/2020
Implementing basic strategies can ensure your remote team's work will be secure, data will be protected, and you'll be far less exposed to security risks.
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United Nations Data Breach Started with Microsoft SharePoint Bug

1/30/2020
A remote code execution flaw enabled a breach of UN offices in Geneva and Vienna, as well as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Criminals Hide Malware Behind Grammy-Winning Cover

1/29/2020
Songs by Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Post Malone are the most popular places.
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Pilfered Wawa Payment Card Data Now for Sale on Dark Web

1/29/2020
The Joker's Stash underground marketplace is offering stolen payment card data from Wawa's recently disclosed data breach.
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NFL, Multiple NFL Teams' Twitter Accounts Hacked and Hijacked

1/28/2020
Hackers claiming to be from the hacktivist group OurMine temporarily took over Twitter accounts of the NFL and several teams in the league.
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Russian Brothers Sentenced to 12 Years for Fraud and Identity Theft

1/28/2020
The pair, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were running a sophisticated credit card fraud factory.
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Intel Previews Newest 'Zombieload' Patch

1/28/2020
Intel has promised a third patch to remediate the Zombieload speculative execution vulnerability.
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'CardPlanet' Operator Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

1/24/2020
Russian national faced multiple charges in connection with operating the marketplace for stolen credit-card credentials, and a forum for VIP criminals to offer their services.
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DHS Warns of Increasing Emotet Risk

1/23/2020
Emotet is considered one of the most damaging banking Trojans, primarily through its ability to carry other malware into an organization.
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NSA Offers Guidance on Mitigating Cloud Flaws

1/23/2020
A new document separates cloud vulnerabilities into four classes and offers mitigations to help businesses protect cloud resources.
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Configuration Error Reveals 250 Million Microsoft Support Records

1/22/2020
Some the records, found on five identically configured servers, might have contained data in clear text.
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Startup Privafy Raises $22M with New Approach to Network Security

1/22/2020
The company today disclosed an approach to data security designed to protect against modern threats at a lower cost than complex network tools.
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FireEye Buys Cloudvisory

1/21/2020
The purchase is intended to bring new cloud capabilities to the FireEye Helix security platform.
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Ransomware Upgrades with Credential-Stealing Tricks

1/21/2020
The latest version of the FTCode ransomware can steal credentials from five popular browsers and email clients.
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Nearly 75% of SD-WAN Owners Lack Confidence Post-Digital Transformation

1/21/2020
More businesses think SD-WAN will reduce WAN costs, but only 37% think SD-WANs will help defend against malware and other threats.
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FBI Seizes Domain That Sold Info Stolen in Data Breaches

1/17/2020
The website, WeLeakData.com, claimed to have more than 12 billion records gathered from over 10,000 breaches.
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ADP Users Hit with Phishing Scam Ahead of Tax Season

1/17/2020
Fraudulent emails tell recipients their W-2 forms are ready and prompt them to click malicious links.
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CISO Resigns From Pete Buttigieg Presidential Campaign

1/16/2020
The only Democratic campaign known to have a CISO loses Mick Baccio due to a "fundamental philosophical difference with campaign management."
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NY Fed Reveals Implications of Cyberattack on US Financial System

1/16/2020
A "pre-mortem analysis" sheds light on the potential destruction of a cyberattack against major US banks.
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ISACs Join Forces to Secure the Travel Industry

1/15/2020
Together, the Travel & Hospitality ISAC and the Retail & Hospitality ISAC intend to improve communications and collaboration about the evolving threat landscape.
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'Fancy Bear' Targets Ukrainian Oil Firm Burisma in Phishing Attack

1/14/2020
The oil & gas company is at the heart of the ongoing US presidential impeachment case.
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Google: Chrome Will Remove Third-Party Cookies and Tracking

1/14/2020
It's "not about blocking" but removing them altogether, the company said.
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Consumer Reports Calls for IoT Manufacturers to Raise Security Standards

1/14/2020
A letter to 25 companies says Consumer Reports will change ratings to reflect stronger security and privacy standards.
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Website Collecting Australian Fire Donations Hit by Magecart

1/13/2020
The attack may have compromised donors' payment information.
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Texas School District Loses $2.3M to Phishing Attack

1/13/2020
The Manor Independent School District is investigating a phishing email scam that led to three separate fraudulent transactions.
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Synopsys Buys Tinfoil

1/10/2020
Tinfoil Security's dynamic application and API security testing capabilities will be added to Synopsys Software Integrity Group.
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Indian National Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Call Center Scam

1/10/2020
The India-based call centers scammed US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016.
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Study Points to Lax Focus on Cybersecurity

1/10/2020
Despite ranking at the top of respondents' concerns, organizations still show gaps in acting on cybersecurity, Society for Information Management (SIM) report finds.
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AWS Issues 'Urgent' Warning for Database Users to Update Certs

1/9/2020
Users of AWS Aurora, DocumentDB, and RDS databases must download and install a fresh certificate and rotate the certificate authority.
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Rockwell Automation to Buy ICS Security Services Firm

1/9/2020
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.
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Las Vegas Suffers Cyberattack on First Day of CES

1/8/2020
The attack, still under investigation, hit early in the morning of Jan. 7.
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Google's Project Zero Policy Change Mandates 90-Day Disclosure

1/8/2020
The updated disclosure policy aims to achieve more thorough and improved patch development, Google reports.
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Accenture to Buy Symantec's Cyber Security Services

1/7/2020
The purchase, for an undisclosed amount, is scheduled to close in March.
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Insight Partners Acquires Armis at $1.1B Valuation

1/7/2020
This deal marks the largest-ever acquisition of a private Israeli cybersecurity company, Armis' co-founders report.
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US Government Publishing Office Website Defaced

1/6/2020
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) website was attacked by a group of hackers claiming to represent the government of Iran.
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Mimecast Acquires Segasec to Boost Phishing Defense

1/6/2020
Segasec's technology will be integrated into Mimecast's email and Web security services to identify malicious domains.
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Cisco Drops a Dozen Vulnerability Patches

1/3/2020
Among them are three for critical authentication bypass flaws.
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Malware Hits Travelex Currency Exchange Service

1/3/2020
The New Year's Eve malware attack forced Travelex employees to resort to manual operations.
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Continental Drift: Is Digital Sovereignty Splitting Global Data Centers?

1/3/2020
The recent proposal by Germany, backed by France, to fuse the infrastructures of Europe's cloud providers could challenge every data center storing a European's data.
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Ransomware Scuttles Coast Guard Facility for 30+ Hours

1/2/2020
The attack on the unnamed facility began with a malicious email link.
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Landry's Restaurant Chain Discloses Payment Security Incident

1/2/2020
Some payment cards were mistakenly swiped on order-entry systems that lacked the security of its point-of-sale terminals.
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