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From Graham Cluley – Security firm Mandiant says it didn’t have 2FA enabled on its hacked Twitter account

Anyone who works in computer security knows that they should have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled on their accounts. 2FA provides an additional layer of security. A hacker might be able…

Samir K January 11, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Twitter says, It’s not our fault the SEC’s account got hacked

The safety team at Twitter has responded to the high profile hack of the SEC Twitter account, which made headlines around the world. And what do they have to say?…

Samir K January 11, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Believing they would be paid a fortune for having sex with women, hundreds of Indian men scammed out of cash

If you're desperate for money, you may make some foolhardy decisions about how to improve your finances. Read More

Samir K January 10, 2024

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From Krebs on Security – Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!

A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet that harbors his stolen funds. The case is thought to…

Samir K January 10, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Facial Scanning by Burger King in Brazil

In 2000, I wrote: “If McDonald’s offered three free Big Macs for a DNA sample, there would be lines around the block.” Burger King in Brazil is almost there, offering…

Samir K January 10, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – PIN-Stealing Android Malware

This is an old piece of malware—the Chameleon Android banking Trojan—that now disables biometric authentication in order to steal the PIN: The second notable new feature is the ability to…

Samir K January 9, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Sexual assault in the metaverse investigated by British police

British police say that they are investigating reports that a girl under the age of 16 was sexually assaulted... in an online virtual reality game. Read More

Samir K January 8, 2024

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From Krebs on Security – Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups.…

Samir K January 8, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Hackers hijack Beirut airport departure and arrival boards

On Sunday evening electronic departure boards at Beirut's airport were hijacked by hackers who used them to display anti-Iranian and anti-Hezbollah messages. Read More

Samir K January 8, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Stuxnet: The malware that cost a billion dollars to develop?

A report from the Netherlands claims that a Dutch man played a key role in the notorious Stuxnet worm attack against an Iranian nuclear facility, which then accidentally escaped into…

Samir K January 8, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Second Interdisciplinary Workshop on Reimagining Democracy

Last month, I convened the Second Interdisciplinary Workshop on Reimagining Democracy (IWORD 2023) at the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center. As with IWORD 2022, the goal was to bring together…

Samir K January 8, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Friday Squid Blogging—18th Anniversary Post: New Species of Pygmy Squid Discovered

They’re Ryukyuan pygmy squid (Idiosepius kijimuna) and Hannan’s pygmy squid (Kodama jujutsu). The second one represents an entire new genus. As usual, you can also use this squid post to…

Samir K January 5, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – CertiK Twitter account hijacked by cryptocurrency scammer posing as Forbes journalist

Web3 security outfit CertiK has fallen foul of scammers, who managed to hijack its Twitter account to share a malicious link to a fake version of the Revoke.cash project. Read More

Samir K January 5, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Improving Shor’s Algorithm

We don’t have a useful quantum computer yet, but we do have quantum algorithms. Shor’s algorithm has the potential to factor large numbers faster than otherwise possible, which—if the run…

Samir K January 5, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Cybersecurity firm Mandiant has its Twitter account hacked to promote cryptocurrency scam

Google-owned cybersecurity company Mandiant has found itself in the awkward position of having to wrestle back control of its Twitter account, after it was hijacked by scammers yesterday. Read More

Samir K January 4, 2024