Daily brief for 2018-09-30
ASIA
- Cryptomining Malware Grows by 86% in Q2: McAfee Report
- Facebook monetizes 2FA, Singapore monetizes hacker, and ransomware creeps monetize US Democrats
WORLD
- Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company
- Cryptomining Malware Grows by 86% in Q2: McAfee Report
- Security Affairs newsletter Round 182 – News of the week
- The British Airways #databreach may be the handiwork of hacking group #Magecart, according to researchers. By @MaddieBacon11
- Facebook monetizes 2FA, Singapore monetizes hacker, and ransomware creeps monetize US Democrats
- Telegram exposes the IP address during a user call by default
ATTACKS
- Experts comment on Facebook’s 50 million user credential leak
- 40 million more likely affected by massive Facebook data leak - Bitdefender
- Project Insecurity (@insecurity) researchers discovered certain #livechatsoftware that were leaking personal details of employee at several high-profile sites. Discover how
- Telegram Leaks Public & Private IP Address While Making Calls
- The United Nations (@UN) accidentally exposed sensitive information on public @trello boards, in the Jira app, and in #GoogleDocs and
- Chegg forces password reset on 40 million users
- Hackers are Selling Social Media Logins & Financial Details On Dark Web starting from £2
- 3 GOP senators doxed during Kavanaugh hearing
- Uber has agreed to pay more than $140 Million for a data breach settlement
- USBStealer – Password Hacking Tool For Windows Machine Applications to Perform Windows Penetration Testing
THREATS
- Mutagen Astronomy – Linux Vulnerability Hits CentOS, Debian, and Red Hat Distros
- GANDCRAB 5.0.1 Ransom Virus – How to Remove It and Restore Data
- Facebook Says Three Different Bugs Are Responsible For The Massive Account Hacks
- Week in review: First-ever UEFI rootkit, Apple DEP vulnerability, new tactics subvert traditional security measures
- Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company
- Facebook Ad Targeting Exploits Users’ 2FA Phone Numbers
- Apple DEP Authentication Flaw Leaves Devices Vulnerable To Malicious MDM Enrolling
- Telegram Leaks Public & Private IP Address While Making Calls
- #Android #Trojan: How is data being stolen from #messagingapps?
- Docs reveal how Fruitfly Mac spyware initially spread
- Cryptomining Malware Grows by 86% in Q2: McAfee Report
- #Cisco patches yet another hardcoded credentials flaw, this time in its video surveillance manager appliance; the latest vulnerability is at
- Facebook monetizes 2FA, Singapore monetizes hacker, and ransomware creeps monetize US Democrats
- Security roundup: Facebook, ransomware, UEFI rootkit, Berners-Lee’s plan for new internet
- Telegram exposes the IP address during a user call by default
- #GoScanSSH: How does this #malware work and differ from others?
- Xbash Malware Combines Many Malicious Functions in Worm
- Discover how the #VPNFilter #malware works and affects users
- Mojave Flaws Allow An Attacker To Bypass Full Disk Access Requirement
- FBI IC3 warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
- Alphabet's Chronicle has given #VirusTotal a makeover. Find out what's in the new VirusTotal Enterprise offering. By @RobWright22
- Improving core processes with next-generation mobile productivity solutions can bring power and cost efficiency gains. However, we must not lose
- Malware in the Cloud: What You Need to Know
- Beware !! USB Devices & Removable Media are Used to Inject Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
- Election equipment vendors come under fire for #votingmachine security in the latest #DEFCON report, which details flaws -- one from
- Cisco Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Alert
- Zero-Day MacOS Mojave Privacy Bypass Bug Exposes Protected Files
- A Top Facebook Bug Bounty Hunter Shares Their Insights on the Facebook Breach
CRIME
- Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company
- Cryptomining Malware Grows by 86% in Q2: McAfee Report
- Security Affairs newsletter Round 182 – News of the week
- Xbash Malware Combines Many Malicious Functions in Worm
- Beware !! USB Devices & Removable Media are Used to Inject Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
POLITICS
- Election equipment vendors come under fire for #votingmachine security in the latest #DEFCON report, which details flaws -- one from