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3d ago 
from Wired
Hackers Flood Reddit With Pro-Trump Takeovers
In what appears to be a massive coordinated strike against Reddit, hackers took over dozens of pages on Friday afternoon, using their access to plaster pro-Donald Trump imagery across subreddits with huge followings. 2
Coming just over three weeks after hackers used access to high-profile Twitter accounts to tweet a bitcoin scam, the wave of Reddit compromises has a similarly eye-popping reach. 1
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7d ago 
from BBC News
Russian hackers stole trade papers from Liam Fox email
Documents on UK-US trade talks, leaked ahead of the 2019 general election, were stolen from an email account belonging to Conservative MP Liam Fox, it has emerged. 1
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JamesJalaPayneo
2d ago 
from Newsday
Canon U.S.A. hit by ransomware attack
Nearly 205,300 organizations suffered ransomware attacks in 2019, a 41% increase from a year earlier, according to Emsisoft, a New Zealand provider of security software. 1
Victims paid hackers $178,254, on average, in April-June to regain access to their computer systems, according to the security firm Coveware Inc. in Westport, Connecticut. 1
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AngelaPerea
3d ago 
from Security Week
Chinese Researchers Show How They Remotely Hacked a Mercedes-Benz
The problem was that backend servers did not authenticate requests from the “Mercedes me” mobile app, which allows users to remotely manage the vehicle and control various functions. 1
Once they got access to the backend, they could control any car in China, the researchers claimed. 1
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3d ago 
from IT PRO
UN report points to a 350% rise in phishing websites at start of 2020
Voronkov also added that it doesn't fully understand the impact and consequences of the pandemic on global peace and security, or how it has aided organised crime and terrorism. 1
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"The increase in internet usage and cyber crime during the pandemic further compounds the problem." 1
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It said that of the 100 million daily phishing emails blocked by Gmail, some 18 million were related to the pandemic. 1
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AngelaPerea
4d ago 
from TechRepublic
FBI announcement on Windows 7 end of life prompts worry from security experts
4d ago 
from Wired
Voting Machine Makers Are Finally Playing Nice With Hackers
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6d ago 
from Security Week
Legacy Programming Languages Pose Serious Risks to Industrial Robots
Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Milan and cybersecurity firm Trend Micro have analyzed some of the most popular industrial programming languages and showed how they can open the door to attacks against robots and other programmable manufacturing machines. 1
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6d ago 
from TechRepublic
How to make your PC passwordless in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update
That's fine if you want your password as a backup method for authentication, but if a hacker ever compromises your Windows password and gains access to your computer, they could easily sign in with your account. 1
One way to guard against this is to remove the password option from the login screen in Windows 10. 1
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AngelaPerea
11d ago 
from Dark Reading
Using the Attack Cycle to Up Your Security Game
While your laptop is (hopefully) running a recent operating system version with (kind of) timely patches, there's a good chance that your bank's ATMs are running Windows XP. 1
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