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• Holiday Shopping on Company Devices a Worry for Executives

  15-11-2019 19:01
  Holiday Shopping on Company Devices a Worry for ExecutivesNew research published today by Zix-AppRiver has revealed that 61% of US executives feel powerless to stop employees holiday shopping on company devices, despite knowing that the practice poses a cybersecurity threat to the business.Researchers asked 1,049 cybersecurity decision-makers within American SMBs across a diverse range of industry sectors about the holiday shopping habits of their employees. According to
  
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• Ransomware: Still Going Strong 30 Years On

  15-11-2019 18:19
  Ransomware: Still Going Strong 30 Years OnNext month marks the 30th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack, and according to new research this particular form of malware is still going strong. According to the "Mid-Year Threat Landscape Report" published yesterday by Bitdefender, ransomware increased 74.23% year on year in the first six months of 2019. Researchers noted a change in the ransomware landscape following the fall of GandCrab earlier th
  
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• Japan's Largest Messaging App Launches Bug Bounty Hunt

  15-11-2019 17:27
  Japan's Largest Messaging App Launches Bug Bounty HuntEthical hackers from around the world have been invited to discover and fix vulnerabilities in Japan's largest messaging app. LINE Corporation today launched a public bug bounty program (BBP), offering hackers financial rewards for identifying glitches throughout LINE's web domains and core messenger application.The program will run through HackerOne, which LINE has been using since July 2019 to run a private bug hunt in tandem
  
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• LA Warns Travelers of Juice Jacking Scams

  15-11-2019 12:15
  LA Warns Travelers of Juice Jacking ScamsTravelers in Los Angeles have been urged by officials not to use public USB charging points for fear they might infect their devices with malware.LA County district attorney, Jackie Lacey, posted an official fraud alert warning of USB charging scams, also known as “juice jacking.”“Travelers should avoid using public USB power charging stations in airports, hotels and other locations because they may contain dangerous malware,” it r
  
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• Alleged Crypto-Stealing SIM Swap Duo Charged

  15-11-2019 11:30
  Alleged Crypto-Stealing SIM Swap Duo ChargedTwo men have been arrested and charged in connection with a major SIM swap campaign designed to steal cryptocurrency and hijack high-value social media accounts.Eric Meiggs, 21, of Brockton, Massachusetts, and Declan Harrington, 20, of Rockport, Massachusetts, face an 11-count indictment, charging them with one count of conspiracy, eight counts of wire fraud, one count of computer fraud and abuse, and one count of aggravated identity theft.After using
  
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• UK Government Brexit App Riddled with Security Issues

  15-11-2019 10:45
  UK Government Brexit App Riddled with Security IssuesA Home Office app intended for EU citizens to apply for UK residency lacks basic security, potentially exposing the passport and biometric information of over one million users, according to experts.Norwegian security firm Promon tested the EU Exit: ID Document Check application against common attack tools and tactics, and found it came up short in a number of areas.First, it found the Android app lacks functionality to prevent malware reading
  
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