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Amazon Alexa Skills Present Security Risks

eSecurity Planet

Researchers now believe that the rapid adoption of these skills could have implications for information security as they could open Alexa users up to phishing or invasive data collection. The post Amazon Alexa Skills Present Security Risks appeared first on eSecurityPlanet. What is an Amazon Alexa Skill?

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Group-IB presented latest cybercrime and nation-state hacking trends in Asia

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. A relatively new method of fraud on the ICO market was stealing a White Paper of ICO project and presenting an identical idea under a new brand name. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomfeed – Third Quarter Report 2023 is out!

Security Affairs

The data collected unearthed a total of 1771 ransomware claims, with 55 recorded incidents in Italy. The months of May, June, July, and August each presented unique challenges in the realm of cybersecurity.

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Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices

Security Affairs

“The Chief Information Officer of Canada determined that WeChat and Kaspersky suite of applications present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security. On a mobile device, the WeChat and Kaspersky applications data collection methods provide considerable access to the device’s contents.”

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inSicurezzaDigitale launches the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor

Security Affairs

Here it comes, inSicurezzaDigitale announced the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor, it is the second project after the recent presentation of the project Mastodon. All data collected by the dashboard can be exported in different formats and can be analyzed using useful graphics. ” explained the development team. .

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Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit

Security Affairs

Google has yet to respond to a request for comment on the settlement.

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Dan Solove on Privacy Regulation

Schneier on Security

As to privacy, consent authorizes and legitimizes a wide range of data collection and processing. Rather than provide extensive legitimacy and power, murky consent should authorize only a very restricted and weak license to use data. There are generally two approaches to consent in privacy law.

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