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"'Internet of Things' Could Be an Unseen Threat to Elections"Laura DeNardis, Professor of Communication Studies at the American University of Communication wrote a book, titled "The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch," in which she discussed how unsecured Internet of Things…
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"Researchers Discover That Intel Chips Have an Unfixable Security Flaw"Security researchers at Positive Technologies have discovered a flaw in Intel chips that is very difficult to exploit and is completely unpatchable. The vulnerability is within Intel's Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME). CSME is a part of…
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"IT Startup Develops Novel Blockchain-Based Approach for Secure Linking of Databases"Researchers at Saarland University developed software, called "ChainifyDB," that uses a blockchain-based approach to allow different companies to connect their database management systems and securely process the data records needed for collaboration.…
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"Researchers Identify Novel Cybersecurity Approach to Protect Army Systems"Researchers at the U.S. Army's corporate laboratory collaborated with the University of California, Riverside, to develop a new approach called "SymTCP." The novel approach aims to protect Army systems against intrusion by adversaries and the evasion of…
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"Warning As Dangerous Coronavirus Malware Is Sent To Millions: Here’s What You Need To Do"The fear and confusion surrounding the coronavirus outbreak have prompted threat actors to develop coronavirus-themed malware campaigns that target millions of people. One highly-distributed email contains an attachment claiming to have important…
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"Fake Alerts About Outdated Security Certificates Lead to Malware"Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered that cybercriminals are using fake alerts about outdated security certificates, complete with an "Install (Recommended)" button to download malware onto a person's computer. The fake notification is delivered…
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"New PwndLocker Ransomware Targeting U.S. Cities, Enterprises"U.S. cities and organizations are being targeted by a new strain of ransomware, dubbed "PwndLocker," which demands ransom amounts from $175,000 to more than $660,000 based on the size of the targeted network. Lasalle County in Illinois was demanded to…
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"Microsoft OneNote Used To Sidestep Phishing Detection"Researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign, where the adversaries used OneNote to distribute the Agent Tesla keylogger. OneNote is Microsoft's digital notebook that automatically saves and syncs notes. Using OneNote to distribute the malware…
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"Ethical Hackers Submitted More Bugs to the Pentagon Than Ever Last Year"According to the Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center (DC3), security researchers reported more vulnerabilities to the Pentagon than ever before in 2019. The Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP), created to allow ethical hackers to safely and…
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"FDA Informs Patients, Providers and Manufacturers About Potential Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Certain Medical Devices with Bluetooth Low Energy"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautions patients, healthcare providers, and manufacturers about a set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, dubbed "SweynTooth" contained by certain medical devices with wireless communication technology known as…
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"A Simple New Tool Lets You Open Email Attachments Without Fear"Micah Lee, the head of information security for First Look Media, has announced plans to release an alpha version of a free quarantine program he developed, called Dangerzone. The program is capable of removing malicious scripts, tracking beacons, and…
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"Facebook Takes Down Inauthentic Accounts From India, Egypt"Facebook has recently removed hundreds of accounts, pages, groups, and Instagram accounts that were originally from India and Egypt for violating Facebook’s policy against foreign or government interference. The Facebook accounts from India focused…