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Government shutdown impacts .gov websites, puts Americans in danger

January 14, 2019 admin access, Government, government shutdown, Security, security certificates, Security world, shutdown, Trump, wall

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Today, TechCrunch posted a concerning story about the shutdown and most importantly, they covered the reporting of NetCraft, a U.K. internet service company, about how numerous US government websites are now inaccessible due to expired security certificates. This is going to be a quick post to help explain what happened and more importantly, how cyber criminals will use this situation to their advantage.

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A week in security (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019)

January 7, 2019 admin a week in security, adobe, adobe acrobat, adobe vulnerabilities, apple, blur, blur breach, cyber culture, Dark Overload, gandcrab, leak, mobile malware, MobSTSPY, phishing, reader, recap, scams, Security world, TDO, The Dark Overlord, Twitter, Vidar, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, year of breaches

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:33:05 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from December 31, 2018 to January 6, 2019, including fresh breaches in the New Year, mobile malware, GandCrab, and how we remembered 2018.

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Tags: a week in security adobe adobe acrobat adobe vulnerabilities Apple blur blur breach cyber culture Dark Overload gandcrab leak mobile malware MobSTSPY phishing reader recap scams tdo the dark overlord twitter Vidar weekly blog roundup year of breaches

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Using the blockchain to create secure backups

December 27, 2018 admin backups, BlockChain, Business, majority attack, Security world, sybil, Technology

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:34:54 +0000

Some of the properties we would like to see in our backups have blockchain technology written all over them. Should organizations consider blockchain for creating secure, recent backups—especially after a ransomware attack?

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A week in security (December 17 – 23)

December 24, 2018 admin christmas scams, Chromebook, exploit kit, fuchsia, online quizzes, phone hacks, Security world, Smart Speakers, Twitter form, twitter memes, Underminer, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 18:56:44 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from December 17–23, including Christmas scams, phishing quizzes, Underminer, smart speakers, flawed Twitter form, Chromebook malware, and Fuchsia.

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Tags: christmas scams Chromebook exploit kit fuchsia online quizzes phone hacks smart speakers Twitter form twitter memes Underminer week in security

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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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Tags: Android Bitcoin bomb threat bug facebook mac malware passwords SMB vulnerabilities USB sticks windows 10

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A week in security (December 3 – 9)

December 10, 2018 admin 0-day exploit, Adobe Flash, big breaches, Dunkin’ Donuts, Flash Player zero day, humble bundle, mac malware, Marriott, Quora, Security world, under the radar, undetectable malware, Week in security, Zero day exploit, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:32:10 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from December 3–9, including a new Mac malware, new Flash zero-day vulnerability, new Malwarebytes report focusing on current undetectable malware, and breaches happening left and right.

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Tags: 0-day exploit adobe flash big breaches Dunkin’ Donuts Flash Player zero-day humble bundle mac malware Marriott Quora under the radar undetectable malware zero day zero day exploit

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A week in security (November 26 – December 2)

December 3, 2018 admin 2019 predictions, av testing, Dell, ESTA, FBI, fingerprints, fraud botnets, LinkedIn, marriot, NodeJS, nodjs, predicitim, root certificates, Security world, Uber, webcams, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:06:04 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from November 26 until December 2, including the Marriott breach, AV testing, 2019 security predictions, and an ad fraud botnet takedown.

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Tags: 2019 predictions av testing Dell ESTA fbi fingerprints fraud botnets LinkedIn marriot NodeJS nodjs predicitim root certificates Uber webcams

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Marriott breach impacts 500 million customers: here’s what to do about it

November 30, 2018 admin 101, Advanced Encryption Standard, AES, Aloft, breach, Brian Krebs, Business, data breach, data loss, Design Hotels, Element, encryption, Four Point, Four Points by Sheraton, FYI, hack, Le Meridien, Marriott, Security world, Sherato, St. Regis, Starwood, Starwood Preferred Guest, The Luxury Collection, Tribute Portfoloi, W Hotels, Westin

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:17:33 +0000

Marriott disclosed a large-scale data breach impacting up to 500 million customers who have stayed at a Starwood-branded hotel within the last four years.

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Tags: Advanced Encryption Standard AES Aloft breach Brian Krebs data breach data-loss Design Hotels Element encryption Four Point Four Points by Sheraton hack Le Meridien Marriott Sherato St. Regis Starwood Starwood Preferred Guest The Luxury Collection Tribute Portfoloi W Hotels Westin