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A week in security (December 10 – 16)

December 17, 2018 admin Android, Bitcoin bomb threat, bug, Facebook, mac malware, passwords, Security world, SMB vulnerabilities, USB sticks, Week in security, Windows 10

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:58:31 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from December 10–16, including facial recognition technology, abandoned USB sticks, even more trouble at Facebook, Google bugs, and more.

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Humble Bundle alerts customers to subscription reveal bug

December 4, 2018 admin 2-Step Verification, 2fa, breach, bug, cybercrime, games, Gaming, humble bundle, phish, phishing, Social engineering, spear phishing, two-factor authentication, video games

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:20:27 +0000

Humble Bundle is sending emails to subscribers due to information being revealed by a bug. How bad it is? We take a look.

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Tags: 2-Step Verification 2fa breach bug games gaming humble bundle phish phishing spear phishing two-factor authentication video games

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Use TeamViewer? Fix this dangerous permissions bug with an update

December 6, 2017 admin bug, client, cybercrime, exploit, Exploits, Server, teamviewer

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 19:42:54 +0000

A potentially dangerous permissions bug in TeamViewer grants unauthorised access to either the client or the server—and patches may take up to a week to fully roll out.

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Tags: bug client exploit server teamviewer

Independent MotherBoard Security

Someone ‘Accidentally’ Locked Away $300M Worth of Other People’s Ethereum Funds

November 7, 2017 admin 300, bug, DAO, ether, ethereum, hard fork, Ico, locked, million, news, parity, tech, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:24:10 +0000

And a hard fork is on the table.

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Google Docs Is Randomly Flagging Files for Violating Its Terms of Service

October 31, 2017 admin bug, google, google docs, Google Drive

Credit to Author: Emanuel Maiberg| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:42:42 +0000

Let this serve as a reminder that you have less control over your stuff online than it often appears.

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T-Mobile Alerted ‘A Few Hundred Customers’ Targeted By Hackers

October 27, 2017 admin bug, cellphones, cybersecurity, hack, hacking, Sim, sim cards, T-Mobile

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:50:38 +0000

T-Mobile has called customers targeted by hackers who were trying to take control of their SIM cards, alerting them of the hack attempts, and suggesting ways to secure their accounts.

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Equifax Was Warned

October 26, 2017 admin bug, cybersecurity, Equifax, hackers, hacking, infosec, news, Tech News, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:19:20 +0000

Last year, a security researcher alerted Equifax that anyone could have stolen the personal data of all Americans. The company failed to heed the warning.

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There’s ‘No Excuse’ for the T-Mobile Bug That Helped Hackers Steal Accounts

October 11, 2017 admin bug, Bugs, cellphones, cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, IMSI, Information Security, infosec, Sim, T-Mobile

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:57:56 +0000

Bugs happen to everyone, but the company failed to monitor for simple signs of abuse.