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Google Details Its Responses to Cyber Attacks, Disinformation

11/27/2019
Government groups continue to attack user credentials and distribute disinformation according to a new blog post from Google's Threat Analysis Group.
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On the Border Warns of Data Breach

11/26/2019
Malware on a payment system could have stolen credit card info from customers in 28 states, according to the company.
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NYPD Pulls Fingerprint Database Offline Due to Ransomware Scare

11/26/2019
An infected minicomputer distributed an unidentified threat to 23 machines connected to the LiveScan fingerprint tracking system.
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T-Mobile Prepaid Hit by Significant Data Breach

11/25/2019
The breach, estimated to have affected more than a million customers, came from malicious external actors.
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They See You When You're Shopping: Holiday Cybercrime Starts Early

11/25/2019
Researchers notice year-end phishing attacks starting in July and ramping up in September.
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Target Seeks $74M in Data Breach Reimbursement from Insurance Company

11/22/2019
The funds would cover some of the money Target paid to reimburse financial institutions for credit card replacement after the 2013 breach.
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1.2B Records Exposed in Massive Server Leak

11/22/2019
A single server leaked 4 terabytes of personal data, including social media profiles, work histories, and home and mobile phone numbers.
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Government Agency Partners on New Tool for Election Security

11/21/2019
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has partnered with VotingWorks on an open source tool to aid election result audits.
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Google Increases Top Android Hacking Prize to $1M

11/21/2019
Google expands its Android Security Rewards program and multiplies its top cash prize from $200,000 to $1 million.
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Google Cloud Update Gives Users Greater Data Control

11/20/2019
External Key Manager and Key Access Justification are intended to give organizations greater visibility into requests for data access.
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Vulnerability Could Give Criminals Camera Control on Millions of Android Smartphones

11/20/2019
Unauthorized activities could be triggered even if a phone is locked, its screen is turned off, or a person is in the middle of a call.
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DDoS Attacks Up Sharply in Third Quarter of 2019

11/19/2019
DDoS attacks of all sorts were up by triple-digit percentages, with smaller volume attacks growing most rapidly.
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Magecart Hits Macy's: Retailer Discloses Data Breach

11/19/2019
The retail giant discovered malicious code designed to capture customer data planted on its payment page.
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Disney+ Credentials Land in Dark Web Hours After Service Launch

11/18/2019
The credentials, priced from free to $11 per account, appear to be due to victims' re-use of logins and passwords.
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Facebook Discloses WhatsApp MP4 Video Vulnerability

11/18/2019
A stack-based buffer overflow bug can be exploited by sending a specially crafted video file to a WhatsApp user.
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Illegal Booter Connected with DDoSes Sentenced to Prison, Fine

11/15/2019
The Illinois-based man operated a criminal service that launched millions of DDoS attacks and brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Capture the Flag Planned to Find Missing Persons Information

11/14/2019
The competition, launched by SANS and Trace Labs, will put to use open source information in search of new clues.
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US-CERT Warns of Remotely Exploitable Bugs in Medical Devices

11/14/2019
Vulnerabilities in key surgical equipment could be remotely exploited by a low-skill attacker.
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2019 Trending as Worst Year on Record for Data Breaches

11/13/2019
New Risk Based Security report shows data breaches up 33.3% over last year so far.
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Cardplanet Operator Extradited for Facilitating Credit Card Fraud

11/13/2019
Russian national Aleksei Burkov is charged with wire fraud, access device fraud, and conspiracy to commit identity theft, among other crimes.
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DDoS Attack Targets UK Labour Party Weeks Ahead of Election

11/12/2019
Cybercriminals tried to take the Labour Party's digital platforms offline weeks before the election on December 12.
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OpenText to Buy Carbonite for $800M Cash in $1.42B Deal

11/11/2019
The acquisition was confirmed just six months after Carbonite bought Webroot.
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Joker's Stash Puts $130M Price Tag on Credit Card Database

11/11/2019
A new analysis advises security teams on what they should know about the underground payment card seller.
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Hospital Cyberattacks Linked to Increase in Heart Attack Mortality

11/8/2019
Breach remediation processes adversely impact timeliness in patient care and outcomes, a new study finds.
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Capital One Shifts Its CISO to New Role

11/7/2019
The bank is searching for a new chief information security officer months after its major data breach.
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PayPal Upsets Microsoft as Phishers' Favorite Brand

11/7/2019
Several factors edged the world's most popular payment service into the top spot.
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Google Announces App Defense Alliance

11/6/2019
The industry partnership will scan apps for malware before they're published on the Google Play Store.
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California DMV Leak Spills Data from Thousands of Drivers

11/6/2019
Federal agencies reportedly had improper access to Social Security data belonging to 3,200 license holders.
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CrowdStrike Adds New Products & Web Store Apps

11/5/2019
Company introduces Falcon for AWS, Falcon Firewall Management, and third-party applications.
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Proofpoint Acquires ObserveIT to Bolster DLP Capabilities

11/5/2019
The $225 million acquisition will help Proofpoint expand its data loss prevention capabilities with email, CASB, and data at rest.
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First Bluekeep Exploit Found in the Wild

11/4/2019
Crashing honeypots alerted the researcher who found the Bluekeep vulnerability.
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Sumo Logic Buys JASK Labs to Tackle SOC Challenges

11/4/2019
Sumo Logic plans to integrate JASK's autonomous security operations center software into a new intelligence tool.
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Details of Attack on Electric Utility Emerge

11/1/2019
The March 5 DDoS attack interrupted communications between generating facilities and the electrical grid in three western states.
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Google Patches Chrome Zero-Day Under Active Attack

11/1/2019
The fix addresses CVE-2019-13720, a high-severity, use-after-free vulnerability discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers.
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