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17 hours ago 455,000 Turkish card details put up for sale, web skimmers suspected
ZDNet View Synopsis+1Biggest dump of Turkish payment card details recorded in recent years.
17 hours ago iOS 13.3 brings bug fixes and a new security feature, but does it bring new bugs
ZDNet View Synopsis+1iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 landed last night, and as well as bringing with them a whole array of bug fixes, but also a new security feature to help protect users from attacks.
16 hours ago Joker's Stash Celebrates Turkey Day With Stolen Card Data
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Fraudsters Invited to Dine Out on 460,000 Stolen Turkish Payment CardsThe notorious Joker's Stash carding forum has recently listed for sale 460,000 records, including never-before-seen payment card data that traces to Turkey's 10 largest banks, in four "Turkey-Mix" batches, says cybersecurity firm Group-IB.
15 hours ago Beware of bad Santas this Xmas: Piles of insecure smart toys fill retailers' shelves
The Register View Synopsis+1Latest Which? study with NCC Group highlights toys it ain't smart to buyIt seems to come around quicker every year - the failure of so-called smart toys to meet the most basic of security requirements. Which? has discovered a bunch of sack fillers that dirtbags can use to chat to your kids this Christmas.…
15 hours ago Adobe patches 17 critical code execution bugs in Photoshop, Reader, Brackets
ZDNet View Synopsis+1Other vulnerabilities resolved include privilege escalation and information leaks.
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1 day ago U.S. City Hit by Cyberattack Days After Military Base Shooting
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1Authorities in Pensacola, Florida said Monday the city had been hit by a cyberattack, just days after a Saudi officer killed three American sailors at the city's naval base.
1 day ago AWS on Australia's encryption Bill and government-wide contract
ZDNet View Synopsis+1The cloud giant's CISO has said his company will advocate 'very strongly' on behalf of its customers where the encryption Bill is concerned, and the company's local MD has said the region is among the most advanced markets in the world.
1 day ago A $200,000 Internet Fraud: Will Anyone Investigate?
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1As Internet Crime Grows, Victims Have Few OptionsInternet crime has grown so rapidly that law enforcement is outpaced. Here's the story of how a Manhattan doctor lost $200,000 in an internet scam, and why he's struggling to get law enforcement's attention.
1 day ago SIEMs like a stretch: Elastic searches for cash from IT pros with security budgets
The Register View Synopsis+1Open-source product now has yet another paid option on topBlack Hat Europe Elastic, the biz behind open-source search engine stack Elasticsearch, has launched its own SIEM - a somewhat counterintuitive thing to do, you'd think, until you look at how many others are using Elasticsearch for lucrative security products.…
1 day ago Network attacks increased in third quarter, WatchGuard says
TechRepublic View Synopsis+1One network attack targeted the same vulnerability exploited in the Equifax data breach from September 2017, according to a new report.
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4 hours ago Mastercard joins Aussie digital ID market with Deakin and Australia Post partnerships
ZDNet View Synopsis+1Australia is the first market for the company to trial its digital identity play with Australia Post and Deakin University signing up for the platform.
4 hours ago Five Charged in $722 Million Cryptomining Ponzi Scheme
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Prosecutors: Defendants Falsely Promised Big ReturnsThe Justice Department has charged five individuals with running a high-tech Ponzi scheme that allegedly fleeced investors out of $722 million by falsely promising clients big returns as part of a cryptomining operation.
5 hours ago How to stop spam calls right now
TechRepublic View Synopsis+1Spam calls drive us all crazy. Here are four ways to stop robocalls and other unsolicited phone calls.
5 hours ago SAP Releases 5 Security Notes on December 2019 Patch Day
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1SAP issued five new Security Notes this week as part of its December 2019 Security Patch Day, to which it also added 2 updates for previously released Security Notes.
All of the new Security Notes released this month are rated Medium priority and feature CVSS scores ranging between 6.7 and 4.3.
5 hours ago Plundervolt Attack Uses Voltage Changes to Steal Secrets From Intel Chips
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1A newly disclosed attack method targeting Intel processors employs voltage modifications to expose data protected using Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX).
5 hours ago Plundervolt Attack Uses Voltage to Steal Data From Intel Chips
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1A newly disclosed attack targeting Intel processors utilizes CPU voltage modifications to expose data stored using Intel's Secure Guard Extensions (SGX).
5 hours ago Microsoft details the most clever phishing techniques it saw in 2019
ZDNet View Synopsis+1This year's most clever phishing tricks include hijacking Google search results and abusing 404 error pages.
6 hours ago Health Data Breach Tally: Trends in 2019
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Hacking Attacks, Business Associate Incidents Were CommonThe federal tally of health data breaches shows that hacking attacks and incidents involving business associates dominated this year. Here's an analysis of all the latest trends.
7 hours ago Google Chrome will check for leaked credentials every time you sign in anywhere
The Register View Synopsis+1Double-encrypted. That said, if you're worried about over-sharing, what are you doing on Chrome?A new feature in Google's Chrome browser will warn you if your username and password matches a known combination in a security breach every time you type credentials into any website.…
8 hours ago McAfee Considers Purchase of NortonLifeLock: Report
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Former Symantec Consumer Business Unit Continues to Attract InterestMcAfee's ownership team is exploring a deal to acquire NortonLifeLock, the renamed, publicly traded firm that was formerly the consumer and small business security division of Symantec, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites "people familiar with the matter."
9 hours ago Analysts find connection between North Korean military and crimeware organization TrickBot
TechRepublic View Synopsis+1Researchers with SentinelLabs say they have found one of "the first known links between cybercrime groups and nation-state actors."
9 hours ago FBI shares security advice for online shopping
ZDNet View Synopsis+1FBI: Use credit cards rather than debit cards, don't use public WiFi, keep your devices updated, and more.
10 hours ago Bad news: KeyWe Smart Lock is easily bypassed and can't be fixed
The Register View Synopsis+1Good news? There is no good newsFile this one under "not everything needs a computer in it". Finnish security house F-Secure today revealed a vulnerability in the KeyWe Smart Lock that could let a sticky-fingered miscreant easily bypass it.…