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Personal information of students, faculty at B.C. university exposed in recent data breach [Carly Yoshida-Butryn, CTV News / Bell Media]
- see also: Names, birthdays, email addresses of thousands potentially exposed in SFU data breach -
Sodinokibi Ransomware May Tip NASDAQ on Attacks to Hurt Stock Prices [Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer]
- see also: DoppelPaymer Ransomware Launches Site to Post Victim’s Data
- and: Ransomware victims are paying out millions a month. One particular version has cost them the most - Ransomware Response: Mature Cybersecurity Must Involve Data Analytics [James Stanger, CompTIA]
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Hackers are actively exploiting zero-days in several WordPress plugins [Catalin Cimpanu, Zero Day]
- see also: Critical Bugs in WordPress Plugins Let Hackers Take Over Sites - Hackers Use Windows 10 RDP ActiveX Control to Run TrickBot Dropper [Ionut Ilascu, Bleeping Computer]
- ‘Cloud Snooper’ Attack Bypasses Firewall Security Measures [Sergei Shevchenko, Sophos]
- Educating Educators: Microsoft’s Tips for Security Awareness Training [Kelly Sheridan, Dark Reading]
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CWE list now includes hardware security weaknesses [Zeljka Zorz, Help Net Security]
- find it here: cwe.mitre.org/ - Your phone wakes up. Its assistant starts reading out your text messages. To everyone around. You panic. How? Ultrasonic waves [Katyanna Quach, The Register]
- Introducing Dispatch [Kevin Glisson, Marc Vilanova and Forest Monsen, Netflix]
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Chrome 80 update cripples top cybercrime marketplace [Catalin Cimpanu, Zero Day]
- see also: New Deep-Linking Feature in Google Chrome 80 Sparks Privacy Concerns
- and: Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home? - Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables [Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs]
- How a Hacker’s Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden’s Computer [Lily Hay Newman, WIRED / Condé Nast]
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