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"Study Links Flawed Online Tutorials with Vulnerable Open Source Software"A study conducted by German researchers reveal the correlation between the emergence of security vulnerabilities when developers copy and paste code into open source software, specifically if the code originates from flawed online tutorials. Though this…
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"IEEE Standards Association Announces Initiative Designed to Protect Digital Identity for the Global Community"IEEE Standards Association has announced the launch of a new program called Digital Inclusion through Trust and Agency, which will focus on creating standards for the protection of consumer and patient data, specifically in consideration of identity and…
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"Intel Alert: Critical Security Flaw Affects Many Chipsets"Chipmaker Intel has released an alert for a critical security flaw within several of its non-consumer chipsets in which attackers could exploit through the operation of Intel’s own remote-management tools. This raises serious security concerns as this…
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"New Dok Mac Malware Uses Nag Screens, Intercepts Encrypted Web Traffic"A new Mac malware dubbed “Dok” has been discovered by researchers from Check Point. Researchers reveal that this malware is mainly targeting German-speaking European users through a surge of spam emails. This malware utilizes Android-like nag…
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"Hackers Steal, Release New Netflix 'Orange Is the New Black' Episodes"A hacker group by the name of “The Dark Overlord” leaked 10 episodes from the upcoming season of Netflix’s original series Orange is the New Black after supposedly hacking a third-party partner on April 29. The hacker group claims to have demanded…
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“‘World’s Most Secure’ Email Service Is Easily Hackable”Nomx is a startup company that claims to provide the most secure email service by offering a device, which could be used to set up a personal email server, avoiding connection with the naturally “vulnerable” mail exchange. Scott Helme, a security…
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"An Obscure App Flaw Creates Backdoors In Millions of Smartphones"Researchers at University of Michigan have shared their findings of hundreds of applications in Google Play having the capability of allowing a phone to act as a server as the owner connects to that phone from their PC. This capability raises major…
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"Nondigital, analog theft is main driver in identity theft"New research from the Center for Identity at UT reveals that the leading sparks behind identity-related crimes surprisingly aren’t correlated with mega-data breaches, but with traditional “analog” theft. This discovery has been outlined in the “2017…
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"Teen Hacker Sentenced Over 'Titanium Stresser' Attacks"Adam Mudd has been sentenced to two years in prison after he plead guilty to developing and selling a distributed denial-of-service attack tool by the name of “Titanium Stresser”. Mudd was 16 years old when he developed this malicious tool that has been…
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"New platform uses behavioral science to cut cyber security risks"British startup, CybSafe, has launched a cloud-based platform that delivers a security-based e-learning program personalized for the user through machine learning of user knowledge and behavior patterns. This service can be accessed through a mobile app…
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"Advancing Cybersecurity with Blockchain Technology"Blockchain technology offers alternative approaches for managing, distributing, and sharing data to avoid massive data loss or damage in single point of failure systems. Blockchain technology features are classified into three components, which include…