Daily brief for 2018-11-18

ASIA

1. Security Affairs newsletter Round 189 – News of the week
2. WatchGuard Technologies 2019 Security Predictions

WORLD

3. Twitter Bitcoin Scam Account Hacks Were Caused By Third-Party Apps
4. A Look Inside MageCart, A Notorious Hacker Group
5. Processor Woes Continue: 7 New Meltdown and Spectre Bugs Arrive Weeks Before The Holidays
6. Suspected APT29 hackers behind attacks on US gov agencies, think tanks, and businesses
7. Security Affairs newsletter Round 189 – News of the week
8. Hacking Gmail’s UX with from fields for phishing attacks
9. The machine learning technology used by Google to detect malware on APK files
10. WatchGuard Technologies 2019 Security Predictions

ATTACKS

11. Instagram glitch exposed some user passwords
12. SMS 2FA database leak drama, MageCart mishaps, Black Friday badware, and more
13. According to the @FBI's Internet #CrimeReport, business email compromise attacks cost more than $676 million in 2017. Learn more from
14. See how SearchLight identifies when your data is exposed, your brand is abused, or your company is mentioned on the
15. Hacking Gmail’s UX with from fields for phishing attacks
16. To help you rule out the worst password ideas, FrontNet has put together a list of the 25 words passwords
17. "Keep in mind that it's not just users who can find and exploit #SQLinjection, but business logic flaws, password policy

THREATS

18. Ransomware Remediation for Comprehensive Protection
19. Twitter Bitcoin Scam Account Hacks Were Caused By Third-Party Apps
20. Hackers May Exploit Microsoft PowerPoint For Malware Attacks
21. An iPhone X Vulnerability Allows Hackers To Access Deleted Pictures
22. A new ransomware -- dubbed #Thanatos #ransomware -- was found encrypting data but not decrypting it despite victims paying the
23. Processor Woes Continue: 7 New Meltdown and Spectre Bugs Arrive Weeks Before The Holidays
24. In @usnistgo's draft on 'Vetting the #Security of #MobileApplications,' several key general requirements are discussed. However, the process could be
25. OSX.Dummy #malware has been discovered to use chat platforms in order to target #cryptocurrency investors. Learn more with expert @lewisnic
26. "Keep in mind that it's not just users who can find and exploit #SQLinjection, but business logic flaws, password policy
27. The machine learning technology used by Google to detect malware on APK files

CRIME

28. Twitter Bitcoin Scam Account Hacks Were Caused By Third-Party Apps
29. A Look Inside MageCart, A Notorious Hacker Group
30. According to the @FBI's Internet #CrimeReport, business email compromise attacks cost more than $676 million in 2017. Learn more from
31. Security Affairs newsletter Round 189 – News of the week

POLITICS

32. Suspected APT29 hackers behind attacks on US gov agencies, think tanks, and businesses
33. Security Affairs newsletter Round 189 – News of the week
34. WatchGuard Technologies 2019 Security Predictions