Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Google’s Project Zero has discovered and published a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Kernel Cryptography Driver. The exploit doesn’t affect the cryptography, but allows attackers to escalate system privileges: Attackers were combining an exploit for it with a separate one targeting a recently fixed flaw in Chrome. The former allowed the latter to escape a security sandbox so the latter could execute code on vulnerable machines.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Companies hit by ransomware often face a dual threat: Even if they avoid paying the ransom and can restore things from scratch, about half the time the attackers also threaten to release sensitive stolen data unless the victim pays for a promise to have the data deleted. Leaving aside the notion that victims might have any real expectation the attackers will actually destroy the stolen data, new research suggests a fair number of victims who do pay up may see some or all of the stolen data publi

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I've had this blog post in draft for quite some time now, adding little bits to it as the opportunity presented itself. In a essence, it boils down to this: people expressing their displeasure when I post about a topic they're not interested in then deciding to have a whinge that my timeline isn't tailored to their expectation of the things they'd like me to talk about.

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Adam Shostack

OCTOBER 31, 2020

With three days to the US election, the outrage machines are running on all cylinders. It’ll be easier to stay happy if you remember to notice them. To be clear, I’m not using a metaphor. Websites from news to social media use data to drive stories. Twitter’s top tweets, Facebook’s timeline, your local newspaper, but also Linkedin, Medium, Buzzfeed, – all are focused on keeping you on their site as long as possible to show you as many ads as possible.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Accuracy isn’t great, but that it can be done at all is impressive. Murtuza Jadiwala, a computer science professor heading the research project, said his team was able to identify the contents of texts by examining body movement of the participants. Specifically, they focused on the movement of their shoulders and arms to extrapolate the actions of their fingers as they typed.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies into giving away credentials needed to remotely access and modify customer account information. Prosecutors say Jordan K. Milleson , 21 of Timonium, Md. and 19-year-old Kingston, Pa. resident Kyell A.

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Daniel Miessler

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

I think there are four main trends that will play out in the field of information security in the next 20 years. (2021-2030) A Surge in Demand for InfoSec people will result in many more professionals being trained and placed within companies, likely using more of a trade/certification model than a 4-year university model. (2026-) Cyberinsurance will ascend as the primary mechanism for making cybersecurity-related product and service decisions within companies. (2030-) Automation & AI will s

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

California’s Proposition 24, aimed at improving the California Consumer Privacy Act, passed this week. Analyses are very mixed. I was very mixed on the proposition, but on the whole I supported it. The proposition has some serious flaws, and was watered down by industry, but voting for privacy feels like it’s generally a good thing.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Remote work and social media have made it easier for businesses to be impacted by security breaches. Here's why, and how organizations can protect themselves.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Healthcare facilities are under an increased threat of cyberattack, according to the FBI. In a joint cybersecurity advisory with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI warned of an “increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.”. While there are currently several strains of malware actively targeting healthcare facilities, the advisory primarily focused on TrickBot, a program with a

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The source code for the KPot information stealer was put up for auction and the REvil ransomware operators want to acquire it. The authors of KPot information stealer have put its source code up for auction , and the REvil ransomware operators will likely be the only group to bid. #KPOT source code up for sale! pic.twitter.com/fJ3BwlaHsR — ??????

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Research paper: Rick Wash, “ How Experts Detect Phishing Scam Emails “: Abstract: Phishing scam emails are emails that pretend to be something they are not in order to get the recipient of the email to undertake some action they normally would not. While technical protections against phishing reduce the number of phishing emails received, they are not perfect and phishing remains one of the largest sources of security risk in technology and communication systems.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A security awareness program backed by multi-factor authentication can help protect your critical assets, says NordVPN Teams.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The infamous Maze ransomware gang has announced they will cease operations, effective immediately. . On November 1, the hacking group behind several high profile ransomware attacks in 2020 issued a rambling press release, riddled with spelling errors, on the dark web announcing, “it is officially closed.”. “All the links to out [sic] project, using of our brand, our work methods should be considered to be a scam,” the announcement stated.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

A criminal complaint alleges that a West Virginia man disguised the plastic components as wall hangers and sold hundreds of them online.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Yesterday almost $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency contained in a password-protected BitCoin wallet was moved to another wallet. Ahead of the 2020 Presidential election a mysterious transaction was noticed by cyber security experts and researchers. Someone has transferred almost $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency contained in a password-protected BitCoin wallet to another wallet.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The California Privacy Rights Act adds "teeth" to the CCPA, but some advocates say it doesn't go far enough.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

From meditation to the right mindset, seasoned vulnerability researchers give their advice on how to maximize bug bounty profits and avoid burnout.

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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

VMware has released new patches for ESXi after learning that a fix released in October for the critical CVE-2020-3992 flaw was incomplete. The virtualization giant VMware has released new fixes for ESXi after learning that a patch released in October for the critical CVE-2020-3992 flaw was incomplete. The CVE-2020-3992 vulnerability is a use-after-free bug issue that affects the OpenSLP service in ESXi, it could be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in the

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic provided a huge opening for bad actors this year, thanks to remote work. Security experts expect more advanced cybersecurity threats in the coming year.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A threat actor is compromising telecommunications companies and targeted financial and professional consulting industries using an Oracle flaw.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Take a deep breath and enjoy democracy at work.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Maze ransomware operators are shutting down their operations for more than one year the appeared on the threat landscape in May 2019. The Maze cybercrime gang is shutting down its operations, it was considered one of the most prominent and active ransomware crew since it began operating in May 2019. The gang was the first to introduce a double-extortion model in the cybercrime landscape at the end of 2019.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Learn how you can enable the new Nextcloud end-to-end encryption.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Cisco also disclosed high-severity vulnerabilities in its Webex and SD-WAN products.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Scammers are luring people into Google Docs in an attempt to get them to visit potentially malicious websites.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

A threat actor is offering for sale account databases containing an aggregate total of 34 million user records stolen from 17 companies. A data breach broker is selling account databases containing a total of 34 million user records stolen from 17 companies. The threat actor is advertising the stolen data since October 28 on a hacker forum. Source Bleeping Computer.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

In the name of security, make sure the information displayed on your Google account is limited. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Adam Shostack

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

I posted this image in 2004. It’s even more relevant now. While we have a country that is clearly divided, the dividing lines are not so neat as the maps showing states going one way or the other.

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