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"Securing the Smart Home"A team of researchers from India has presented a new intrusion detection system for smart homes, called "SmartGaurd." The system will detect malicious behavior in a smart home's network. SmartGaurd will also identify malicious communications coming… -
"7 in 10 Organizations Suffer Public Cloud Security Breach"Findings from a survey report recently released by Sophos, titled "The State of Cloud Security 2020," suggested that 50% of multi-cloud organizations are more likely to suffer cloud security breaches than organizations using a single cloud environment.…
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"Zero-Day Flaw Found in Zoom For Windows 7"Researchers at ACROS Security have discovered a previously unknown flaw in the videoconferencing software Zoom. An adversary who successfully exploits the vulnerability could access files on the vulnerable computer, and if the user is a local…
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"Honeywell Cybersecurity Research Reveals The Risk Of USB Threats To Industrials Has Doubled Over 12 Months"A new study conducted by the technology firm Honeywell emphasizes the dangers posed by USB devices to the security of operational technology (OT) systems. The study examined cybersecurity threat data collected from industrial facilities worldwide via…
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"Google Fixes Smartwatch Security Problem Discovered by Purdue Researchers"Google released a patch to fix a vulnerability that researchers at Purdue University found in its Wear OS smartwatches. The exploitation of the vulnerability could have allowed attackers to crash specific apps, cause the watch to become unresponsive, or…
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"Billions of Passwords Now Available on Underground Forums, Say Security Researchers"An 18-month analysis conducted by cybersecurity researchers at Digital Shadows on cybercriminals' access to and use of stolen account details revealed that usernames and passwords for more than 15 billion accounts are being distributed on the dark web.…
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"Automotive Cyber Incidents Doubled in 2019, Reaching 188 Vulnerabilities"Connected vehicles introduce significant risks to safety. As vehicles increase in connectivity, they become more vulnerable to being hacked, manipulated, and disabled by cybercriminals. The existence of vulnerabilities in connected cars creates more…
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"Magecart-Related Group Hits 570 Websites, Taking 184,000 Card Numbers"A hacking group known as "Keeper" has targeted 570 e-commerce sites to steal customer financial information using Magecart attacks. The hacking group has been around since 2017 and has been able to compromise more than 180,000 payment cards as part…
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"Mounting IIoT Cyber Risks Must Be Addressed Now to Prevent Catastrophe"The speed and sophistication of cyberattacks on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) continue to grow. A report from Lloyd's Register Foundation, the U.K.-based global safety charity, suggests preventative security measures to address the…
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"Microsoft Seizes Domains Used in COVID-19-Themed Attacks"The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Microsoft permission to seize control of malicious domains used in COVID-19-themed attacks, such as those executed against Office 365 accounts, that have become common over the past…
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"Cerberus Banking Trojan Unleashed on Google Play"Researchers first spotted Cerberus malware last August, and it was being offered in a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model. Since then, a newly discovered variant of the Cerberus Android trojan has been spotted. The malware has become much more…
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"Cyber Command Backs 'Urgent' Patch for F5 Security Vulnerability"F5 Networks, one of the leading global providers of enterprise networking equipment, recently patched a critical vulnerability found in its BIG-IP family of application delivery controllers. The remote code execution vulnerability impacts the BIG-IP…