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• New MakeFrame Skimmer Claims 19 Victims

  02-04-2020 19:25
  New MakeFrame Skimmer Claims 19 VictimsAt least 19 websites have fallen victim to a new data skimmer that appears to have been developed by threat group Magecart Group 7.Dubbed 'MakeFrame' by researchers at RiskIQ, the new data skimmer has been spotted out in the wild in several different versions.Researchers first came across the skimmer on January 24. Since then, MakeFrame has been spotted hosting skimming code, loading the skimmer on other compromised websites, and exfiltrating stolen da
  
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• Key Ring App Data Leak Exposes 44 Million Images

  02-04-2020 18:21
  Key Ring App Data Leak Exposes 44 Million ImagesA digital wallet app with millions of users has become the latest organization to be caught storing customer data in unsecured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets. Researchers at vpnMentor discovered five misconfigured buckets containing the personal data of 14 million users of the Key Ring app. The Key Ring app allows users to upload and store scans and photos of membership and loyalty cards to a digital folder in th
  
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• London Hit by Quarantine Text Scam

  02-04-2020 17:46
  London Hit by Quarantine Text ScamScammers are targeting Londoners with fake fine notification texts that accuse victims of flouting the country's lockdown rules.The malicious text has been designed to look like a genuine COVID-19 alert sent by the UK government. Victims who receive the message are told that they have been fined £35 after being spotted leaving their home on multiple occasions over the course of a single day.Under current restrictions in place in the UK, people have been as
  
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• Infosecurity Europe 2020 Postponed Due to #COVID19

  02-04-2020 15:15
  Infosecurity Europe 2020 Postponed Due to #COVID19Infosecurity Europe 2020, due to take place June 2-4, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, event organizers Reed Exhibitions have just announced.Held annually at London Olympia, Infosecurity Europe is Europe’s largest and most comprehensive information security event, attracting thousands of visitors from the information security industry every year.A statement from Reed Exhibitions said:“After monitoring the constant
  
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• US Navy evacuates virus-struck aircraft carrier Roosevelt

  02-04-2020 14:46
  
  DefenceTalkThe US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the...
  
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• Trump warns Iran of ‘heavy price’ in case of attack on US troops

  02-04-2020 14:39
  
  DefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday of a “heavy price” if it or its allies in Iraq attack US troops stationed there. “We don’t want hostility, but if...
  
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• Space Force identifies USAF missions for transfer to newest service

  02-04-2020 14:36
  
  DefenceTalkIn a significant step that enhances the U.S. Space Force’s capabilities and development, the Department of the Air Force has identified 23 U.S. Air Force organizations whose...
  
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• Underminer demos feasibility of rapidly constructed logistics tunnels

  02-04-2020 14:33
  
  DefenceTalkDARPA has selected three performers to develop technologies and solutions for the Underminer program that would surpass current commercial drilling capabilities. Underminer aims to...
  
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• Zoom Phishers Register 2000 Domains in a Month

  02-04-2020 13:00
  Zoom Phishers Register 2000 Domains in a Month Over 2000 new phishing domains have been set up over the past month to capitalize on the surging demand for Zoom from home workers, according to new data from BrandShield.The brand protection company analyzed data from its threat hunting system since the start of the year, and found 3300 new domains had been registered with the word “Zoom” in them.The vast majority of these (67%) were created in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced loc
  
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• Ransomware Attackers Exploit #COVID19 to Target Hospital VPNs

  02-04-2020 11:30
  Ransomware Attackers Exploit #COVID19 to Target Hospital VPNsMicrosoft has been forced to alert several dozen hospitals in a “first of its kind notification” that their gateway and VPN appliances are vulnerable to ransomware groups actively scanning for exposed endpoints.The tech giant claimed that attackers behind the REvil (Sodinokibi) variant, for one, are probing the internet for vulnerable systems, with VPNs in high demand at the moment as COVID-19 forces home working.The group
  
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• Morrisons Wins Insider Breach Ruling but Liability Concerns Persist

  02-04-2020 10:53
  Morrisons Wins Insider Breach Ruling but Liability Concerns PersistBusinesses have been urged to tighten their data protection technologies, policies and procedures after a UK Supreme Court ruling yesterday left the door open for employers to be sued by their staff for insider breaches.The case involved supermarket chain Morrisons, which suffered such a breach in 2014 when former internal auditor Andrew Skelton published online the details of nearly 100,000 employees — included NI numbers,
  
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