Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Exposure Comes as Ireland Probes Facebook's Handling of Children's Data For at least a month, Instagram leaked the email addresses of minors, which occurred as Ireland's Data Protection Commission probed whether its parent company, Facebook, failed to protect children's personal data. Facebook has fixed the issue. But how carefully is the company protecting personal data?
AIIM
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Sometimes, change is natural. The caterpillar changing to a butterfly, the tadpole changing to a frog – these types of changes happen all the time in nature. Yet, change in business can feel anything but natural. And it’s not just at your place of business. According to McKinsey research, “nearly 70% of change programs fail to achieve their goals, largely due to employee resistance and lack of management support.”.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Bureau Identifies Nearly 100 Spoofed Websites Created by Cybercriminals The FBI has identified nearly 100 spoofed websites that use some incarnation of the agency's name. Fraudsters and other cybercriminals potentially could leverage the sites disinformation campaigns and credential theft.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Wired has a detailed story about the ransomware attack on a Dusseldorf hospital, the one that resulted in an ambulance being redirected to a more distant hospital and the patient dying. The police wanted to prosecute the ransomware attackers for negligent homicide, but the details were more complicated: After a detailed investigation involving consultations with medical professionals, an autopsy, and a minute-by-minute breakdown of events, Hartmann believes that the severity of the victim’s medi
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Researchers Find 2 Fresh Versions Following Takedown Efforts The gang operating Trickbot is continuing its activities despite recent takedown efforts, rolling out two updates that make the malware more difficult to kill, according to the security firm Bitdefender.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Researchers: TA416 Ramping Up Phishing Emails Targeting Diplomatic Missions A Chinese advanced persistent threat group has recently begun ramping up its activities with a new phishing campaign leveraging updated malware that's targeting diplomatic missions around the world to collect data and monitor communications, according to Proofpoint.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
2FA bypass discovered in web hosting software cPanel. More than 70 million sites are managed via cPanel software, according to the company. Researchers discovered a major issue in cPanel that could be exploited by attackers to bypass two-factor authentication for cPanel accounts. Security researchers from Digital Defense have discovered a major security issue in cPanel , a popular software suite that facilitates the management of a web hosting server.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Employee Indicted for ID Theft, Medicaid Fraud Federal prosecutors have indicted an employee of a Florida medical billing company in a case involving alleged identity theft and Medicaid fraud.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
As data exfiltration threats and bigger ransom requests become the norm, security professionals are advancing from the basic "keep good backups" advice.
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Government Set to Enforce Minimum Security Standards for Telecommunications Networks The Telecommunications Security Bill introduced by the British government aims to set enforceable, minimum security standards for the nation's telecommunications providers, backed by penalties, including for any company that opted to use equipment from high-risk providers such as China's Huawei.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Microsoft released an out-of-band update for Windows to address authentication flaws related to a recently patched Kerberos vulnerability. Microsoft released an out-of-band update to address authentication issues in Windows related to a recently patched Kerberos vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-17049. “An out-of-band optional update is now available on the Microsoft Update Catalog to address a known issue affecting Kerberos authentication.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Belgian researchers demonstrate third attack on the car manufacturer’s keyless entry system, this time to break into a Model X within minutes.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Two Baidu Android apps have been removed from the Google Play Store in October after they’ve been caught collecting sensitive user details. Two apps belonging to Chinese tech giant Baidu, Baidu Maps and Baidu Search Box, have been removed from the Google Play Store at the end of October after they’ve been caught collecting sensitive user details.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Blackrota is targeting a security bug in Docker, but is nearly impossible to reverse-analyze.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Researchers uncovered a possible credential stuffing campaign that is targeting Spotify accounts using a database of 380 million login credentials. Security experts from vpnMentor have uncovered a possible credential stuffing operation that affected some Spotify accounts. Threat actors behind the campaign are using a database containing over 380 million records, including login credentials and other data for Spotify accounts, likely amassed from various sources.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
The startup, founded by former white-hat hackers, has secured a $4 million seed round to close security gaps in cloud environments.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Crooks were able to trick GoDaddy staff into handing over control of crypto-biz domain names in a classic DNS hijacking attack. Crooks were able to hijack traffic and email to various cryptocurrency-related websites as a result of a DNS hijacking attack on domains managed by GoDaddy. The threat actors were able to modify DNS settings by tricking GoDaddy employees into handing over the control of the targeted domains with social engineering attacks.
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Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Leveraging the right response strategy, following the regulations, and understanding the ransom entity are the fundamentals in any ransomware outbreak.
IG Guru
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Check out the job posting here. The post Fruit of the Loom is looking for an Archivist in Bowling Green, Kentucky appeared first on IG GURU.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Fake Minecraft Modpacks on Google Play deliver millions of abusive ads and make normal phone use impossible.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Following the recent takedown, the TrickBot operators have implemented various improvements to make it more resilient. In October, Microsoft’s Defender team, FS-ISAC , ESET , Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs , NTT , and Broadcom’s cyber-security division Symantec joined the forces and announced a coordinated effort to take down the command and control infrastructure of the infamous TrickBot botnet.
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Matt Lewis, with NCC Group, talks to Threatpost about a slew of security and privacy issues found in smart doorbells that are being sold on Amazon and eBay.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
The malware takes advantage of how the Windows command line interpreter works to try and slip past anti-detection tools, Huntress Labs says.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Events application Peatix this week disclosed a data breach, after user account information reportedly began circulating on Instagram and Telegram.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Several apps available on the Google Play Store, including two made by Chinese Internet giant Baidu, leaked information about the phone's hardware and location without the user's knowledge, research finds.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Secure access service edge (SASE) is a combination of technologies that increase security at the edge of the network. Here's what you need to know.
DLA Piper Privacy Matters
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Background: How to calculate GDPR fines? How to properly calculate administrative fines for non-compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘ GDPR ’) is one of the most important questions when applying the GDPR on practical level, e.g. : What is actually meant by the reference to “undertaking” in Article 83 (4) to (6) GDPR? Is a company accountable for infringing actions or omissions by all personnel or only if the non-compliance can be linked to a management function?
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Researchers who last year hacked popular voice assistants with laser pointers take their work to the next level.
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