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"Why Cyber Monday Is Just the Beginning of the Festive Hacking Season"Security researchers at Carbon Black warn of the expected increase in the launch of cyberattacks during the 2018 holiday season. Online shoppers and businesses need to be on the look out for phishing emails. This article continues to discuss the expected…
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"Old Printer Vulnerabilities Die Hard"According to security researchers, printers still contain vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to perform malicious activities such as misconfigure devices, manipulate print jobs, compromise the network to which the devices are connected, and…
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"Engineers Use Game Theory to Quantify Threats of Cyberattacks on Power Grid"Threats of cyberattacks on the power grid are commonly labeled as low, medium, or high in terms of severity. However, such labeling has been deemed insufficient by a team of engineers at Iowa State University as the judgements made in this type of…
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"USPS Took a Year to Fix a Vulnerability That Exposed All 60 Million Users' Data"A security flaw on the US Postal Service (USPS) website that was discovered by a researcher more than a year ago has been fixed. The vulnerability exposed personal information belonging to 60 million users of the USPS website. This article continues to…
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"Phishing Levels Rise Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday"A warning has been issued by the US-CERT pertaining to the recent increase in phishing attacks and web-skimming attacks leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. These attacks are aimed at stealing financial details such as payment card information…
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"New Vehicle Hack Exposes Users’ Private Data Via Bluetooth"A researcher from Privacy4Cars has discovered a new vehicle hack, called CarsBlues. The hack abuses vulnerabilities contained by infotainment systems in modern vehicles via the Bluetooth protocol. The use of this hack by attackers can enable them to…
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"Make-A-Wish Website Cryptojacked with Increasingly Popular Coinimp Script"The website for the Make-A-Wish Foundation was recently hit by a cryptojacking attack. The attack was discovered by a security researcher at Trustwave SpiderLabs, named Simon Kenin. According to Kenin, the malicious actors behind the cryptojacking attack…
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"6 Mobile Security Threats You Should Take Seriously in 2019"Mobile security has become a major concern for companies as employees continue to access corporate data from their smartphones, increasing the risk of such sensitive information getting exposed to hackers. There are threats to mobile security that…
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"Army Scientists Revolutionize Cybersecurity Through Quantum Research"Army scientists have discovered a new way in which quantum information can be protected while it is being transmitted. The discovery of this method increases the possibility of secure communication and authentication for soldiers. This article continues…
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"Security Firms Warn of Uptick in Holiday Cyber Crimes"Security firms are cautioning consumers about the expected spike in holiday cyber crimes. Although this slight increase in holiday cyber threats is not unusual at this time of year, security firms predict the use of new cyberattack methods during this…
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"Helping Researchers with IoT Firmware Vulnerability Discovery"According to John Toterhi, a security researcher at Finite State, making IoT firmware more transparent is the key to strengthening IoT device security. IoT device manufacturers are encouraged to allow their firmware to be public and follow GPL practices…
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"Russia's Elite Hackers May Have New Phishing Tricks"New research reveals the advancement of phishing tactics by Russian hacking groups. Researchers have brought further attention to the development of new phishing schemes used by hacking groups, APT 28 and APT 29. This article continues to discuss the…