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Who’s Behind the NetWire Remote Access Trojan?

Krebs on Security

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. NetWire has been sold openly on the same website since 2012: worldwiredlabs[.]com. org , also registered in 2012.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/1/24: Cisco, Fortinet & Windows Server Updates

eSecurity Planet

The fix: Apply the emergency fixes issued by Microsoft for: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 Attackers Actively Exploit Fortinet Enterprise Management Server SQLi Flaw Type of vulnerability: SQL injection (SQLi) flaw. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Padlocks, Phishing and Privacy; The Value Proposition of a VPN

Troy Hunt

Yet I also find myself constantly using VPNs for a variety of security and privacy related reasons and it got me thinking - why? In the end I broke it down into 3 Ps: padlocks, phishing and privacy. But as Scott said earlier on, having privacy on your traffic doesn't mean you're communicating with someone you actually want to.

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If I Go to a Protest, What Kinds of Personal Information Might Police Collect About Me? (important guest post)

Architect Security

They have easy access to social media messages, as well as social media photo and video footage and its associated metadata, and data downloaded from confiscated phones. But police and sheriffs’ departments who want to surveil protests in their area do have a mind-boggling array of resources at their disposal in the year 2020.

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Wednesday LTNY 2018 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

ESI sources: now that we routinely deal with email, text messages and mobile discovery, what is happening with data sources like Bluetooth connections, wearables, medical devices or smart home video? How to manage consumers’ expectations on privacy with these new ESI sources. How will a warrant be served on home appliances?

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

Noble Lords will be familiar with the role of the Information Commissioner, whose role is to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. I think we can all say “Hear, hear” to that. There are some where we should be availing themselves of them.

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How to Track Your Kids (and Other People's Kids) With the TicTocTrack Watch

Troy Hunt

I've been involved with a bunch of really poorly implemented "Internet of Things" things in the past that presented serious privacy risks to those who used them. but the link to the privacy and security policies was dead. Certainly not the current gen XS, does that resolution put it back in about the iPhone 5 era from 2012?

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