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Malicious app exploiting CVE-2019-2215 zero-day available in Google Play since March

Security Affairs

Security experts have found a malicious app in the Google Play that exploits the recently patched CVE-2019-2215 zero-day vulnerability. Earlier October, Google Project Zero researchers Maddie Stone publicly disclosed a zero-day vulnerability , tracked as CVE-2019-2215 , in Android. ” reads a blog post published by Stone.

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Chinese PLA Unit 61419 suspected to have purchased AVs for cyber-espionage

Security Affairs

Chinese military unit PLA Unit 61419 is suspected to be involved in cyber-espionage campaigns against multiple antivirus companies. In order to avoid raising suspicion, the purchases were for small batches varying from 10 to 20 workstation licenses.

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2020 Predictions – Quantum knows what you did last summer

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Scientists say that quantum computing will cause seismic shifts in cryptography as we know it and will put all known split key (or asymmetric) cryptographic algorithms at risk. 2019 was a milestone year for quantum computing. European nations are also investing substantially in a post-quantum world and making significant advances.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in September 2019 – 531 million records leaked

IT Governance

Staff and students at Swindon College at risk after cyber attack (unknown). Population of Ecuador at risk after misconfigured database left unprotected online (16,600,000). Someone stole the autopsy photos of several patients from Chicago’s Loyola University Medical Center (10). In other news….

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. The next three actions: prioritize assets and evaluate traffic, microsegmentation, and adaptive monitoring are central steps of the zero trust architecture and greatly reduce your risks of an attack. Description.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

Not until an employee sends a reply, runs an attachment, or fills in a form is sensitive information at risk. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. The second ring of defense in our mentality then has to be, 'Wait! In this E-Book Roger A. In 2022, the U.S.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

And the World Economic Forum released its Global Risks Report 2018 , which placed cyber attacks sixth in the top ten global risks by perceived impact – behind weapons of mass destruction, extreme weather events, natural disasters, failure of climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and water crises. million payment cards and 1.2