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CrowdStrike discovered the first-ever Dero cryptocurrency mining campaign

Security Affairs

CrowdStrike researchers discovered the first-ever cryptocurrency mining campaign aimed at Dero mining since February 2023. It claims to offer improved privacy, anonymity and higher monetary rewards compared to other cryptocurrencies. The campaign started in February 2023 and originated from three servers based in the U.S.

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Google is indexing the phone numbers of WhatsApp users raising privacy concerns

Security Affairs

A researcher is warning that Google is indexing the phone numbers of WhatsApp users raising serious privacy concerns. mining social media accounts where the victim use the same profile picture). mining social media accounts where the victim use the same profile picture). SecurityAffairs – Whatsapp, privacy).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. The group has allegedly exfiltrated more than 10 million files. Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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Weekly podcast: Australian Cabinet Files, Matt Hancock MP’s app and Monero mining

IT Governance

Unfortunately, however, the BBC reports that there are a few “teething troubles […] with some users saying their privacy has been compromised after responding to an on-screen prompt asking for access to their photo library. Wait a moment – cryptocurrency mining ? It is the second most-liked post on the app.”. ( What’s that?

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MY TAKE: Why Satya Nadella is wise to align with privacy advocates on regulating facial recognition

The Last Watchdog

We’re just a month and change into the new year, and already there have been two notable developments underscoring the fact that some big privacy and civil liberties questions need to be addressed before continuing the wide-scale deployment of advanced facial recognition systems. It’s a healthy thing that a captain of industry can see this.

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MY TAKE: 3 privacy and security habits each individual has a responsibility to embrace

The Last Watchdog

The end game for this particular hacking ring is to install crypto currency mining routines on compromised Linux servers. Each of us have a responsibility to embrace best privacy and security practices. Reddit earlier this month acknowledged that credential stuffers locked down a “large group of accounts.” Targeting one device.

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Annual Protest to ‘Fight Krebs’ Raises €150K+

Krebs on Security

In 2018, KrebsOnSecurity unmasked the creators of Coinhive — a now-defunct cryptocurrency mining service that was being massively abused by cybercriminals — as the administrators of a popular German language image-hosting forum. They ended up raising more than a quarter-million dollars worth of donations from members.

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