Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The REvil ransomware operators made the headlines again, this time the gang claims to have hacked the Gaming Partners International (GPI). Gaming Partners International (GPI) is a full-service supplier of gaming furniture and equipment for casinos worldwide. The REvil ransomware gang (aka Sodinokibi) claims to have stolen info from the systems at the company before encrypting them.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Ransomware's continued success speaks volumes about what's at stake for businesses and people, and, perhaps, the cybersecurity industry's inability to adapt quickly enough to protect everyone.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues are the most common vulnerabilities that received the highest amount of rewards on the HackerOne vulnerability reporting platform. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is the most common vulnerability type and received the highest amount of rewards on the HackerOne vulnerability reporting platform. XSS vulnerabilities accounted for 18% of all flaws reported by bug hunters, these issues received a total of $4.2 million in bounties paid by companies (+26% from last year).

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Adam Shostack

OCTOBER 31, 2020

With three days to the US election, the outrage machines are running on all cylinders. It’ll be easier to stay happy if you remember to notice them. To be clear, I’m not using a metaphor. Websites from news to social media use data to drive stories. Twitter’s top tweets, Facebook’s timeline, your local newspaper, but also Linkedin, Medium, Buzzfeed, – all are focused on keeping you on their site as long as possible to show you as many ads as possible.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Crooks behind Emotet malware attempt to take advantage of the Halloween festivity, a new campaign could invite you to a Halloween party. Threat actors are attempting to take advantage of the Halloween festivities, a recent Emotet malware campaign spotted by BleepingComputer employed spam emails that invite recipients to a Halloween party. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by a threat actor tracked as TA542.

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Trump's website gets hacked, a ransomware group calls it quits, and more of the week's top security news.

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