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REvil ransomware gang hacked Acer and is demanding a $50 million ransom

Security Affairs

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang is demanding the payment of a $50,000,000 ransom, the largest one to date. billion in revenue.

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Citizen of Croatia charged with running the Monopoly Market drug marketplace

Security Affairs

According to the indictment, in late 2019, the man launched and operated a darknet marketplace to sell illicit narcotics, including opioids, stimulants, psychedelics, and prescription medications, among other drugs. Through extensive analysis of these records, Desnica was identified as the operator of Monopoly.” million (USD 53.4

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

????????Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

Should privacy be considered a “burden” under the proportionality analysis required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(b)? 3 As a result, an emerging consensus of courts and commentators has concluded that privacy interests may — and indeed, should — be considered as part of the proportionality analysis required under Rule 26(b)(1).

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

agencies are approaching the shift, what makes 5G different, and an analysis of deployment to date. Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. How is 5G Different?

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TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies

Security Affairs

The analysis of a malicious email revealed a possible raising interest of the TA505 cybercrime gang in system integrator companies. The domain was protected by a Panama company to hide its real registrant and this condition rang a warning bell on the suspected email so that it required a manual analysis in order to investigate its attachment.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: Wiki space, got bought out and then shut down in January of 2019. And now it was like how can I contribute back to Tibet and put material out and help other people maybe join in the same way I did by not traditional means like, it wasn't really college or anything that got me into electronics.