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"Driver privacy can be compromised in usage-based insurance systems"Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered the possibility of an attacker compromising private information about a driver including their location, home address, work address, and more via Usage-Based Insurance program’s cloud… -
"IoT Botnet 'Amnesia' Hijacks DVRs via Unpatched Flaw"A new Linux/IoT botnet by the name of "Amnesia" has been discovered to target digital video recorders and other embedded systems manufactured by China-based TVT Digital. This botnet exploits a vulnerability in remote code execution to identify and…
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"McAfee report reveals five challenges to cyber threat intelligence"McAfee Labs has released a new report that outlines critical challenges in conjunction with sharing or exchanging intelligence about emerging cyber threats within the security industry along with notable trends associated with malware, ransomware, and…
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"Privacy rollback can cause headaches for corporate security pros"After recent congressional decisions to pull privacy regulations taming ISPs, the use of Tor and other means of hiding user identity on the internet has already increased dramatically. In turn, company security analysts must do additional security…
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"New Malware Intentionally Bricks IoT Devices"A new malware by the name of “BrickerBot” has emerged to infiltrate and disable Internet of Things (IoT) devices by destroying and reconfiguring storage capabilities and kernel parameters of targeted devices. Radware discovered this malware through their…
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"South Korean users targeted with a new stealthy malware, the ROKRAT RAT"A new malware has emerged to target South Korean users as discovered by security experts at CISCO Talos. This malware has been dubbed the “ROKRAT RAT”, a stealthy remote access tool that specifically targets Korean users through a popular Korean word…
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"U.S. trade group hacked with Chinese software ahead of Xi summit"Researchers at Fidelis Cybersecurity have discovered a malicious link placed on National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) event registration web pages by a sophisticated hacking group supposedly in pursuit of Chinese government interests. The NFTC is a…
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"Honeywell Launches New Industrial Cyber Security Solution To Enable Secure Use Of USB Devices"Honeywell Process Solutions has announced a new solution to protect computer systems against USB-borne threats through Secure Media Exchange (SMX). This solution has been developed by Honeywell to perform security measures without affecting productivity…
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"UEFI flaws can be exploited to install highly persistent ransomware"Security researchers from Cylance have discovered ways in which an attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities of a motherboard’s Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, also known as the modern BIOS, to run ransomware programs. These vulnerabilities have…
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"Managed Services: a Security Problem and Solution"Managed services allow all companies of varying sizes to outsource management of some service or function to another firm specializing in managing services. Though these managed services can relieve large financial investments to manage such services in-…
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"New Mirai Variant Carries Out 54-Hour DDoS Attacks"A new variant of the Mirai malware recently targeted a U.S. college and launched a 54-hour long DDoS attack. This attack follows the original Mirai malware that launched attacks in October 2016. This new variant of Mirai imitates the same tactics…
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"How AI can ‘change the locks’ in cybersecurity"Organizations and industries often invest millions of dollars into security products to enhance the security of information, however the identical configurations of these products should be taken into consideration. This article discusses how artificial…