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  • "Apple Starts Giving 'Hacker-Friendly' iPhones to Top Bug Hunters"
    Apple has launched its Security Research Device (SRD) program, which will provide special iPhones to the most-trusted researchers. These iPhones will give researchers access to the device's underbelly to make it easier for them to find and report…
  • "Internet Scan Shows Decline in Insecure Network Services"
    Rapid7 recently released a report on the state of Internet security. According to the report, there has been a decline in easy-to-exploit protocols, such as server message block (SMB), file transfer protocol (FTP), and telnet. However, most organizations…
  • "Data Breach Reports Down by One‑Third in First Half of 2020"
    According to a new report published by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the number of publicly reported data breaches in the United States in the first half of 2020 dropped by 33%.  Breaches between January and June of this year impacted…
  • "Texas College to Improve Cybersecurity of Smart Buildings"
    The Texas A&M College of Engineering received $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a project aimed at improving the cybersecurity and energy efficiency of smart buildings. Texas A&M will partner with Drexel University,…
  • "142M Alleged MGM Customer Records Found for Sale on the Dark Web"
    The data breach suffered by MGM Resorts International last year may have compromised more customer records than initially discovered. MGM originally confirmed that 10.6 million MGM customer records were found online, which included full names, addresses…
  • "Seven VPN Apps Accused of Exposing More Than a Terabyte of Private Data"
    Researchers at vpnMentor have discovered a leaked database where 7 VPN providers left more than a terabyte of browsing logs out in the open for anyone to access.  The database included records of the websites users visited, plain-text passwords,…
  • "Malicious Cryptocurrency Trading Apps Target MacOS Users"
    A group of spoofed cryptocurrency trading apps is targeting macOS users. According to ESET researchers, these malicious apps are installing Gmera malware, which is capable of stealing user data and cryptocurrency wallets. Gmera malware can also grab…
  • "BadPower: Fast Chargers Can Be Modified to Damage Mobile Devices"
    Security researchers from Tencent's Xuanwu Lab demonstrated an attack, called "BadPower," in which fast charger devices' firmware is altered to damage connected (charging) devices, such as phones, tablets, and laptops. The attack could overwhelm digital…
  • "Amazon-Themed Phishing Campaigns Swim Past Security Checks"
    Researchers at Armorblox have discovered a pair of phishing campaigns with hackers trying to impersonate as Amazon.  One campaign is a credential-phishing attempt, and the adversaries act as if an Amazon delivery had failed.  The email…
  • "Hacker Breaches Security Firm in Act of Revenge"
    A hacker claimed to have breached backend servers belonging to DataViper, a cyber threat intelligence and data leak monitoring service. The hacker said they stole data that includes over 8,200 databases containing leaked information on billions of users…
  • "Using Frequency Analysis to Recognize Fake Images"
    A new method to identify deepfake images has been developed by a team of researchers from the Horst Gortz Institute for IT Security at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and the Cluster of Excellence "Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries" (CASA).…
  • "New BlackRock Android Malware Can Steal Passwords And Card Data From 337 Apps"
    Researchers at ThreatFabric have discovered A new Android malware strain called BlackRock.  BlackRock works like most Android banking trojans, except it targets more applications than most of its predecessors.  BlackRock can target 337 Android…