- VMWare
- 2 vulnerabilities with 9.8 severity ratings are under exploit. A 3rd looms [Dan Goodin, Arstechnia]
- Hackers are actively exploiting a critical VMware vulnerability [Rual de Vries, MyBoadband]
- Mobile
- Critical security flaws put millions of Android users’ privacy at risk [Rual de Vries, MyBoadband]
- Researchers devise iPhone malware that runs even when device is turned off [Dan Goodin, Arstechnia]
- Web Hacks
- Massive WordPress JavaScript Injection Campaign Redirects to Ads [Krasimir Konov, SecurityBlog]
- Ad-tech firms grab email addresses from forms before they’re even submitted [Thomas Claburn, TheRegister]
- Other News
- DOJ Announces It Won’t Prosecute White Hat Security Researchers [Joseph Cox, MotherBoard]
- Ransomware Attackers Get Short Shrift From Zambian Central Bank [Matthew Hill and Taonga Clifford Mitimingi, Bloomberg]
- Angry IT admin wipes employer’s databases, gets 7 years in priso [Bill Toulas, BleepingComputer]
- Dis-Chem data breach — 3.7 million client records exposed [Myles Illidge, MyBoadband]
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