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As with the news I will be organizing articles by topic so the thread will be locked. This is more articles about security and less "News" per say.
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IoT (Internet of Things)
News
- Tesla Model 3 Spoofed off the highway – Regulus Navigation System Hack Causes Car to Turn On Its Own {6/20/2019}
- Samsung’s security reminder makes the case for not owning a Samsung smart TV [6/17/2019]
- Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa [4/12/2019]
- Medtronic's Implantable Defibrillators Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Hacks [3/29/2019]
- Amazon Sent 1,700 Alexa Recordings to the Wrong Person [12/21/2018]
- Alerts: Some Cardiac Programmers Put PHI at Risk [12/19/2018]
- Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret [12/10/2018]
- Microsoft built its own custom Linux OS to secure IoT devices [4/18/2018]
Vulnerability
- Security Flaws in WPA3 Protocol Let Attackers Hack WiFi Password [4/12/2019]
- Hacking Virtual Reality – Researchers Exploit Popular Bigscreen VR App [2/26/2019]
- Xiaomi Electric Scooters Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Remote Hacks [2/12/2018]
- MiSafes' child-tracking smartwatches are 'easy to hack' [11/20/2018]
- Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users! [4/27/2018]
- Casino Gets Hacked Through Its Internet-Connected Fish Tank Thermometer [04/16/2018]
- Zero-Day Remote 'Root' Exploit Disclosed In AT&T DirecTV WVB Devices [12/14/2017]
- Is Your DJI Drone a Chinese Spy? Leaked DHS Memo Suggests [12/4/2017]
- Bluetooth Hack Affects 20 Million Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices [11/16/2017]
- Hackers Can Silently Control Siri, Alexa & Other Voice Assistants Using Ultrasound
- Smart Vacuum Cleaners Making Map Of Your Home — And Wants to Sell It
- New IoT Bill Proposes Security Standards for Smart Devices
- Faulty Firmware Auto-Update Breaks Hundreds of 'Smart Locks'
- Hackers turn family robots into weapons and spying tools
- Over 8,600 Vulnerabilities Found in Pacemakers
- FDA Recalls Nearly Half a Million Pacemakers Over Hacking Fears
- Hackers Can Remotely Access Syringe Infusion Pumps to Deliver Fatal Overdoses
- Linux Trojan Using Hacked IoT Devices to Send Spam Emails
- Amazon Key takes deliveries to new level: Inside your home
- Hackers Could Turn LG Smart Appliances Into Remote-Controlled Spy Robot
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General News
- Louisiana declares emergency over cyberattacks targeting schools [8/2/2019]
- DHS Warns Small Airplanes Vulnerable to Flight Data Manipulation Attacks [8/1/2019]
- Denver to Allow App-Based Voting [3/12/2019]
- Columbus State Community College to Offer Degree Program in Cloud Computing [3/12/2019]
- Data on 600,000 Michiganders at Risk in Ransomware Breach [3/12/2019]
- Georgia County Pays Cybercriminals $400K to Remove Ransomware [3/12/2019]
- Turns Out Kaspersky Labs Helped FBI Catch Alleged NSA Leaker [1/10/2019]
- Los Angeles Accuses Weather Channel App of Covertly Mining User Data [1/4/2019]
- A leaky database of SMS text messages exposed password resets and two-factor codes [11/20/2018]
- Signal Secure Messaging App Now Encrypts Sender's Identity As Well [10/31/2018]
- WPA3 Standard Officially Launches With New Wi-Fi Security Features [6/26/2018]
- Flaw in LinkedIn AutoFill Plugin Lets Third-Party Sites Steal Your Data [4/23/2018]
- Researcher Claims Hotspot Shield VPN Service Exposes You on the Internet [2/8/2018]
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jQuery Official Blog Hacked — Stay Calm, Library is Safe!
Stupid People
- Caught tech-handed: The criminals snared by their own stupidity
- Dark-Web Drug Dealer Arrested After He Traveled US for World Beard Championships
Industry
- 32M Becomes First-Ever Company to Implant Micro-Chips in Employees
- How Microsoft Cleverly Cracks Down On "Fancy Bear" Hacking Group
- NSA Opens Github Account — Lists 32 Projects Developed by the Agency
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Hotspot Shield VPN Accused of Spying On Its Users' Web Traffic
Physical Hacking
- Self-Driving Cars Can Be Hacked By Just Putting Stickers On Street Signs
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Hacking A $1500 'Smart Gun' With $15 Magnets
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Political News
2019
- License plate photos compromised after Customs contractor breach [6/11/2019]
- Los Angeles Builds Own Voting Machines With Eye Toward Hackers [5/8/2019]
- Sen. Menendez Pushes for Voting Infrastructure Security [5/8/2019]
- Senators Hear Pro-Consumer Perspectives at Data Privacy Hearing [5/8/2019]
- States in Line for DHS Cyber Help Under New Bill [4/16/2019]
- Cardin, Klobuchar, Van Hollen Reintroduce Election System Integrity Act [3/19/2019]
- Congress Considers IoT Cybersecurity Legislation - Again [3/19/2019]
- Denver to Allow App-Based Voting [3/12/2019]
- Victory! Illinois Supreme Court Protects Biometric Privacy [1/31/2019]
2018
- Russian Social Media Interference Continues, Reports Warn [12/19/2018]
- Bipartisan bill would create grant program promoting cybersecurity education [12/11/2018]
- Pencil manufacturers rejoice: Oz government doesn't like e-voting [12/11/2018]
- Australia Passes Anti-Encryption Bill—Here's Everything You Need To Know [12/7/2018]
- Senators Introduce International Election Security Bill [12/3/2018]
- West Virginians Living Abroad Vote Via Blockchain [11/15/2018]
- How West Virginia brought blockchain-secured voting to Election Day [11/15/2018]
- Hackers are out to jeopardize your vote [11/15/2018]
- FDA Calls for 'Cybersecurity Bill of Materials' for Devices [10/22/2018] : Like side effects, this is about what parts of health care machines could be susceptible to hacking/cyber attack.
- Tens of Millions of U.S. Voter Records for Sale [10/16/2018]
- 10 Takeaways: Russian Election Interference Indictment [7/23/2018]
- Trump's DNC 'Server' Conspiracy Rebutted [7/23/2018]
- Supreme Court Rules on Mobile Location Data: Get a Warrant [6/25/2018]
- Senators Again Propose National Breach Notification Law [12/4/2017]
- Threat Info Sharing Key Part of Election Security Bill [11/2/2017]
- Senate Grills Tech Giants Over Russian Fake News [11/2/2017]
- Hackers Take Over US Voting Machines In Just 90 Minutes
- Database of Over 198 Million U.S. Voters Left Exposed On Unsecured Server
- Ransomware Attack On CCTV Cameras In Washington DC Ahead Of Trump Inauguration
- Judge: FBI Doesn't Have to Reveal How It Unlocked iPhone Used by San Bernardino Terrorist
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General Threats
- Just Opening A Document in LibreOffice Can Hack Your Computer (Unpatched) [7/26/2019]
- Hackers Can Manipulate Media Files You Receive Via WhatsApp and Telegram [7/17/2019]
- Unpatched Flaw in UC Browser Apps Could Let Hackers Launch Phishing Attacks [5/10/2019]
- Ongoing Attack Stealing Credit Cards From Over A Hundred Shopping Sites [5/10/2019]
- Researcher Reveals Multiple Flaws in Verizon Fios Routers — PoC Released [4/9/2019]
- Patched WinRAR Bug Still Under Active Attack—Thanks to No Auto-Updates [3/15/2019]
- Latest WinRAR Flaw Being Exploited in the Wild to Hack Windows Computers [2/26/2019]
- WARNING – New Phishing Attack That Even Most Vigilant Users Could Fall For [2/15/2019]
- Millions of PCs Found Running Outdated Versions of Popular Software [1/24/2019]
- Dell, Dunkin Donuts Reset Passwords After Incidents [12/9/2018]
- Western Digital's My Cloud NAS Devices Turn Out to Be Easily Hacked [9/19/2018]
- A Simple Tool Released to Protect Dasan GPON Routers from Remote Hacking [5/9/2018]
- New 4G LTE Network Attacks Let Hackers Spy, Track, Spoof and Spam [3/6/2018]
- Critical Flaw in Grammarly Spell Checker Could Let Attackers Steal Your Data [2/8/2018]
- Critical Unpatched Flaws Disclosed In Western Digital 'My Cloud' Storage Devices [1/5/2018
- [Guide] How to Protect Your Devices Against Meltdown and Spectre Attacks [1/5/2018]
- Huge Flaws Affect Nearly Every Modern Device; Patch Could Hit CPU Performance [1/4/2018]
- Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors [1/4/2018]
- Flaw In Major Browsers Allows 3rd-Party Scripts to Steal Your Saved Passwords [1/4/2018]
- Critical Flaw Reported In phpMyAdmin Lets Attackers Damage Databases [1/4/2018]
- Hundreds of GPS Location Tracking Services Leaving User Data Open to Hackers [1/4/2018]
- Zero-Day Remote 'Root' Exploit Disclosed In AT&T DirecTV WVB Devices [12/14/2017]
- Collection of 1.4 Billion Plain-Text Leaked Passwords Found Circulating Online [12/12/2017]
- Hackers publish school district's student data after threatening to 'kill some kids' - I did debate publishing this one. What is important to understand is that these things CAN happen to you, they CAN affect you and your family, and you need not be the Target for it to affect you. Some hackers simply do it for fun, to cause chaos. Being a "nobody" is not a defense against attackers.
- HP Silently Installs Telemetry Bloatware On Your PC—Here's How to Remove It [12/1/2017]
- Warning: Two Dangerous Ransomware Are Back – Protect Your Computers
- Alexa, Are You Spying On Me? Not Really, Maybe, It's Complex!
- Beware! Subtitle Files Can Hack Your Computer While You're Enjoying Movies
- Simple Exploit Allows Attackers to Modify Email Content — Even After It's Sent!
- Dangerous Malware Discovered that Can Take Down Electric Power Grids
- Critical Flaws Found in Solar Panels Could Shut Down Power Grids
- Turns Out New Petya is Not a Ransomware, It’s a Destructive Wiper Malware
- Over 8,600 Vulnerabilities Found in Pacemakers
- Hackers Are Using An Effective Way to Spread Fake News From Verified Accounts
- Researcher Discloses 10 Zero-Day Flaws in D-Link 850L Wireless Routers
- FBI Arrests A Cyberstalker After Shady "No-Logs" VPN Provider Shared User Logs
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Wordpress
News
- Critical Unpatched Flaw Disclosed in WordPress WooCommerce Extension [4/26/2019]
- Hackers Actively Exploiting Widely-Used Social Share Plugin for WordPress [4/24/2019]
- WordPress iOS App Bug Leaked Secret Access Tokens to Third-Party Sites [4/4/2019]
- New WordPress Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Remote Attackers Hack Sites [3/14/2019]
- Popular WooCommerce WordPress Plugin Patches Critical Vulnerability [11/8/2018]
- Mass WordPress compromises redirect to tech support scams [9/26/2018]
- New PHP Code Execution Attack Puts WordPress Sites at Risk [8/20/2018]
- Unpatched WordPress Flaw Gives Attackers Full Control Over Your Site [6/29/2018]
- WordPress Update Breaks Automatic Update Feature—Apply Manual Update [2/9/2018]
- Unpatched DoS Flaw Could Help Anyone Take Down WordPress Websites [2/5/2018]
- Nearly 2000 WordPress Websites Infected with a Keylogger [1/29/2018]
- Three More WordPress Plugins Found Hiding a Backdoor [1/4/2018]
- Hidden Backdoor Found In WordPress Captcha Plugin Affects Over 300,000 Sites [12/20/2017]
- WordPress Plugin Used by 300,000+ Sites Found Vulnerable to SQL Injection Attack
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Cryptocurrency
- Hackers Steal $19 Million From Bithumb Cryptocurrency Exchange [4/1/2019]
- Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Its App Stores [6/12/2018]
- A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook [5/2/2018]
- Mac Software Mines Cryptocurrency in Exchange for Free Access to Premium Account [3/14/2018]
- New Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infected Over 500,000 PCs in Just Few Hours [3/9/2018]
- Thousands of Government Websites Hacked to Mine Cryptocurrencies [2/13/2018]
- New Python-Based Crypto-Miner Botnet Flying Under the Radar [1/18/2018]
- Cryptocurrency Infrastructure Flaws Pose Bitcoin Risks [12/14/2017]
- Cybercriminals Go Cryptocurrency Crazy: 9 Factors [12/11/2017]
- Largest Crypto-Mining Exchange Hacked; Over $70 Million in Bitcoin Stolen [12/7/2017]
- Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Now Run Even After You Close Your Browser [12/1/2017]
- The Pirate Bay Caught Running Browser-Based Cryptocurrency Miner
- Here’s How Hackers Can Hijack Your Online Bitcoin Wallets
- Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked! Over $1 Million Worth Bitcoin and Ether Stolen
- How Hackers Cash Out Thousands of Bitcoins Received in Ransomware Attacks
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Unix/Linux/Free BSD
Keep in mind that Mac is based on Free BSD and Free BSD is a branch of Linux which is derived from Unix. Where BSD is mentioned, Mac could be affected.
Vulnerabilities
- KDE Linux Desktops Could Get Hacked Without Even Opening Malicious Files [8/8/2019]
- EvilGnome: A New Backdoor Implant Spies On Linux Desktop Users [7/17/2019]
- Snapd Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Root Access On Linux Systems [2/14/2019]
- New Systemd Privilege Escalation Flaws Affect Most Linux Distributions [1/10/2019]
- Warning! Unprivileged Linux Users With UID > INT_MAX Can Execute Any Command [12/7/2018]
- 15-Year-Old Apple macOS 0-Day Kernel Flaw Disclosed, Allows Root Access [1/4/2018]
- Your Linux Machine Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Malicious DNS Response
- New Linux Malware Exploits SambaCry Flaw to Silently Backdoor NAS Devices
- High-Severity Linux Sudo Flaw Allows Users to Gain Root Privileges
- Critical Code Injection Flaw In Gnome File Manager Leaves Linux Users Open to Hacking
- A Decade Old Unix/Linux/BSD Root Privilege-Escalation Bug Discovered
- 2-Year-Old Linux Kernel Issue Resurfaces As High-Risk Flaw
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Apple / Mac OS X
News
- Apple Changes the Way It Listens to Your Siri Recordings Following Privacy Concerns [9/3/2019]
- Apple Launches Privacy-Focused 'Sign in with Apple ID' Feature at WWDC 2019 [6/4/2019]
- New Mac Malware Targets Cookies to Steal From Cryptocurrency Wallets [2/1/2019]
- iCloud Possibly Suffered A Privacy Breach Last Year That Apple Kept a Secret [1/30/2019]
- Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates [12/11/2018]
- Apple's New MacBook Disconnects Microphone "Physically" When Lid is Closed [10/31/2018]
- Apple Removes Several Trend Micro Apps For Collecting MacOS Users' Data [9/12/2018]
- Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Its App Stores [6/12/2018]
- All New Privacy and Security Features Coming in macOS 10.14 Mojave [6/6/2018]
- Apple will let users run iOS apps on macOS [6/6/2018]
- Apple Blocks Sites From Abusing HSTS Security Standard to Track Users [3/20/2018]
- MacOS Malware Creator Charged With Spying on Thousands of PCs Over 13 Years [1/11/2018] - Never think Mac is not vulnerable, you can not get Windows viruses and Malware, you will get ones for Mac though. Their are simply not as many as there are fewer MAC users, building them does not pay off yet.
OS X Vulnerabilities
- New Mac Malware Exploits GateKeeper Bypass Bug that Apple Left Unpatched [6/25/2019]
- macOS 0-Day Flaw Lets Hackers Bypass Security Features With Synthetic Clicks [6/3/2019]
- New Unpatched macOS Flaw Lets Apps Spy On Your Safari Browsing History [2/13/2019]
- Beware!! New Windows .exe Malware Found Targeting macOS Computers [2/12/2019]
- How Just Opening A Site In Safari Could Have Hacked Your Apple macOS [11/27/2018]
- Watch Out! This New Web Exploit Can Crash and Restart Your iPhone [9/17/2018]
- Beware! Unpatched Safari Browser Hack Lets Attackers Spoof URLs [9/12/2018]
- Signature Validation Bug Let Malware Bypass Several Mac Security Products [6/13/2018]
- Mac Software Mines Cryptocurrency in Exchange for Free Access to Premium Account [3/14/2018]
- Warning: New Undetectable DNS Hijacking Malware Targeting Apple macOS Users [1/16/2018]
- [Bug] macOS High Sierra App Store Preferences Can Be Unlocked Without a Password [1/11/2018]
- Apple's High Sierra Stumble Elicits Humor - And Worry [11/30/2017]
- Apple Rushes to Fix MacOS High Sierra 'All Access' Bug [11/30/2017]
- Apple macOS High Sierra Exploit Lets Hackers Steal Keychain Passwords in Plaintext
- Millions of Up-to-Date Apple Macs Remain Vulnerable to EFI Firmware Hacks
- Watch Out! Difficult-to-Detect Phishing Attack Can Steal Your Apple ID Password
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Microsoft/Windows
News
- Windows 10 Update Bricks PCs, Microsoft Offers Workarounds [5/21/2019]
- Microsoft Windows 10 will get a full built-in Linux Kernel for WSL 2 [5/8/2019]
- Microsoft Releases First Preview Builds of Chromium-based Edge Browser [4/9/2019]
- Unpatched Zero-Days in Microsoft Edge and IE Browsers Disclosed Publicly [4/1/2019]
- China Blocks Microsoft's Bing Search Engine, Despite Offering Censored Results [1/24/2019]
- Microsoft Putting Edge on Chromium Will Fundamentally Change the Web [12/10/2018]
- Microsoft building Chrome-based browser to replace Edge on Windows 10 [12/4/2018]
- New APIs Suggest WPA3 Wi-Fi Security Support Coming Soon to Windows 10 [11/15/2018]
- Microsoft Office is getting a redesign — check out the biggest changes in the apps [6/19/2018]
- Microsoft walks away from Windows 7, Office 2013 support forums [6/19/2018]
- Windows 10 'S Mode' Coming Soon — For Security and Performance [3/9/2018]
- Microsoft Releases Patches for 16 Critical Flaws, Including a Zero-Day [1/10/2018]
- Windows 10 to Give More Control Over App-level Permissions
- Microsoft Adding Artificial-Intelligence Based Advanced Antivirus to Windows 10
- Windows 10 to Get Built-in Protection Against Most Ransomware Attacks
Windows Vulnerabilities
- Update: Hacker Disclosed 4 New Microsoft Zero-Day Exploits in Last 24 Hours [5/23/2019]
- Cortana Software Could Help Anyone Unlock Your Windows 10 Computer [6/14/2018]
- Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Critical Flaw In Windows Containers [5/3/2018]
- CredSSP Flaw in Remote Desktop Protocol Affects All Versions of Windows [3/14/2018]
- Pre-Installed Password Manager On Windows 10 Lets Hackers Steal All Your Passwords [12/18/2017]
- Process Doppelgänging: New Malware Evasion Technique Works On All Windows Versions [12/7/2017]
- Critical Flaws Found in Windows NTLM Security Protocol – Patch Now [July 2017]
- Microsoft Issues Updates for 96 Vulnerabilities You Need to Patch this Month [June 2017]
MS Office
Office Vulnerabilities
- Unpatched MS Word Flaw Could Allow Hackers to Infect Your Computer [10/31/2018]
- Hackers Found Using A New Way to Bypass Microsoft Office 365 Safe Links [5/9/2018]
- Hackers Exploiting Three Microsoft Office Flaws to Spread Zyklon Malware [1/18/2018]
- Hackers Exploit Recently Disclosed Microsoft Office Bug to Backdoor PCs [11/30/2017]
- 17-Year-Old MS Office Flaw Lets Hackers Install Malware Without User Interaction [11/16/2017]
- Russian 'Fancy Bear' Hackers Using (Unpatched) Microsoft Office DDE Exploit [11/9/2017]
- Unpatched Microsoft Word DDE Exploit Being Used In Widespread Malware Attacks
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iOS
New with iOS
iOS Vulnerabilities
- 'Exodus' Surveillance Malware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users [4/9/2019]
- New FaceTime Bug Lets Callers Hear and See You Without You Picking Up [1/29/2019]
- Apple Rushes to Fix Serious FaceTime Eavesdropping Flaw [1/29/2019]
- New iPhone Passcode Bypass Found Hours After Apple Releases iOS 12.1 [10/31/2018]
- New iPhone Bug Gives Anyone Access to Your Private Photos [10/16/2018]
- New iPhone Passcode Bypass Hack Exposes Photos and Contacts [10/2/2018]
- Watch Out! This New Web Exploit Can Crash and Restart Your iPhone [9/17/2018]
- 'iTunes Wi-Fi Sync' Feature Could Let Attackers Hijack Your iPhone, iPad Remotely [4/19/2018]
- Phone-Cracking Firm Found a Way to Unlock Any iPhone Model [3/1/2018]
- Apple's iBoot Source Code for iPhone Leaked on Github [2/8/2018]
- Google Researcher Releases iOS Exploit—Could Enable iOS 11 Jailbreak [12/12/2017]
- Apple iPhone X's Face ID Hacked (Unlocked) Using 3D-Printed Mask [11/14/2017]
- Google Researcher Publishes PoC Exploit for Apple iPhone Wi-Fi Chip Hack
- Watch Out! Difficult-to-Detect Phishing Attack Can Steal Your Apple ID Password
- iPhone Apps With Camera Permissions Can Secretly Take Your Photos Without You Noticing
iOS News
- Google Uncovers How Just Visiting Some Sites Were Secretly Hacking iPhones For Years [9/3/2019]
- Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates [12/11/2018]
- Powerful Android and iOS Spyware Found Deployed in 45 Countries [9/19/2018]
- Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Its App Stores [6/12/2018]
- Apple will let users run iOS apps on macOS [6/6/2018]
- Apple Admits Deliberately Slowing Older iPhones — Here’s Why [12/22/2017]
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Android
Android Vulnerabilities
- Your Android Phone Can Get Hacked Just By Playing This Video [7/26/2019]
- New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission [7/17/2019]
- Android Phones Can Get Hacked Just by Looking at a PNG Image [2/7/2019]
- New Android Malware Apps Use Motion Sensor to Evade Detection [1/18/2019]
- Thousands of Android Devices Running Insecure Remote ADB Service [8/12/2018]
- GLitch: New 'Rowhammer' Attack Can Remotely Hijack Android Phones [5/4/2018]
- Popular Android Phone Manufacturers Caught Lying About Security Updates [4/13/2018]
- Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones [3/16/2018]
- Skygofree — Powerful Android Spyware Discovered [1/17/2018]
- This New Android Malware Can Physically Damage Your Phone [12/19/2017]
- Android Flaw Lets Hackers Inject Malware Into Apps Without Altering Signatures [12/11/2017]
- It's Insanely Easy to Bypass Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner with a Photo
- Researcher Claims Samsung's Tizen OS is Poorly Programmed; Contains 27,000 Bugs!
- New Ransomware Threatens to Send Your Internet History & Private Pics to All Your Friends
- First Android Malware Found Exploiting Dirty COW Linux Flaw to Gain Root Privileges
- New Ransomware Not Just Encrypts Your Android But Also Changes PIN Lock
Android News
- Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store 5/23/2019
- Android Q: New Security Features Unveiled… [5/14/2019]
- Are You Using Safe Android Antivirus? [5/14/2019]
- Now you can use your Android phone as a physical two-factor authentication key [4/22/2019]
- Investigation results in banning of six fraudulent (yet popular) Android apps from the Play Store [4/22/2019]
- Android Q — Google Adds New Mobile Security and Privacy Features [3/20/2019]
- Google Will Prompt European Android Users to Select Preferred Default Browser [3/20/2019]
- Android Gets FIDO2 Certification—Now Supports Secure Passwordless Logins [2/26/2019]
- Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users [1/9/2019]
- Google Patches 11 Critical RCE Android Vulnerabilities [12/11/2018]
- Google Will Charge Android Phone Makers to Use Its Apps In Europe [10/17/2018]
- Google Adds Control-Flow Integrity to Beef up Android Kernel Security [10/16/2018]
- Google to Encrypt Android Cloud Backups With Your Lock Screen Password [10/16/2018]
- From Now On, Only Default Android Apps Can Access Call Log and SMS Data [10/10/2018]
- Powerful Android and iOS Spyware Found Deployed in 45 Countries [9/19/2018]
- New Android Malware Framework Turns Apps Into Powerful Spyware [8/23/2018]
- Google Android P is officially called Android 9 Pie [8/7/2018]
- Android Gets New Anti-Spoofing Feature to Make Biometric Authentication Secure [6/22/2018]
- Google Solves Update Issue for Android Apps Installed from Unknown Sources [6/21/2018]
- Android P to Block Apps From Monitoring Device Network Activity [5/8/2018]
- Critical Flaw in Major Android Tools Targets Developers and Reverse Engineers [12/6/2017]
- Google Detects Android Spyware That Spies On WhatsApp, Skype Calls [11/28/2017]
- BankBot Returns On Play Store - A Never Ending Android Malware Story [11/21/2017]
- Google Collects Android Location Data Even When Location Service Is Disabled [11/21/2017]
- Google to add "DNS over TLS" security feature to Android OS
- Android 8.0 Oreo Released – 11 New Features That Make Android Even Better
- Google to Launch 'Andromeda OS' — An Android-Chrome OS Hybrid
- Google Adds New Behavior-Based Malware Scanner To Every Android Device
- Google Silently Adds 'Panic Detection Mode" to Android 7.1 – How It's Useful
- Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users
- WireX DDoS Botnet: An Army of Thousands of Hacked Android SmartPhones
- Over 500 Android Apps On Google Play Store Found Spying On 100 Million Users
- More than 1,000 Spyware Apps Found On Android App Stores
- Easy-to-Use Apps Allow Anyone to Create Android Ransomware Within Seconds
- Google Detects Dangerous Spyware Apps On Android Play Store
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Please bare with me as I figure out how best to handle the articles for easy viewing. As for now, I am closing this Topic in order to create replies that deal with each possible subject and will just edit that topic with new articles as I get them. If you have an article you feel should be added, just let me know.
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Welcome to the Killersites Cybersecurity forum.
Many of you likely give only minor thought to security in general. You online banking and maybe email and figure you are relatively safe. You are not and I will get into that eventually. Everyone here should take an interest in security and if you really don’t, read it anyways, maybe you will change your mind.
But consider this, we are most all web developers of one type or another here, and you should be interested in security as not to compromise your customers systems and maybe give them some good security tips as well.
Feel free to ask questions you may have or leave comments. Suggest areas you would like to see discussed and if I can I will. I will give you tips on Security and Privacy after I explain the difference. I will also suggest tools and ways to harden your browsers and discuss how you may be attacked and why.
Here at Killersites we have always tried to teach our members best practices and this will continue. This is a subject I feel strongly about, but in the end, it is up to you to decide just how strict you wish your security to be. I will also post interesting news I come across.
I am learning a lot on the subject so I won’t be posting every day, but I will post what I can as soon as I can. Enjoy!
Cheers!
P.S. - I also want to add that this forum will mostly be about defense, protecting yourself, and not a guide to how to hack, so I won't get much into the tools of the trade for Hacking and Pen testing, just protecting yourself,
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Not an issue, I am still learning.
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There is also a Firefox Plugin called "HTTPS Everywhere" that everyone should install. It automatically calls up the secure version (SSL) of every site you visit automatically to increase your security. Good move Stef.
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I mention this because many of you may be using Chris Pederick's "Web Developer" which was one of those corrupted.
https://thehackernews.com/2017/08/chrome-extension-hacking.html
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Firebug is now not working with the most recent Firefox 55 release, nor has it been updated since June 2014 I believe. Hope it is not going away, I was just wanting to install it at work.
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Not interesting enough though, never could get my Civil Air Patrol Cadets to form a team. Lousy salesman I guess.
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That is a good idea. I am a volunteer with the CyberPatriot program. CyberPatriot is a program from the Air Force Association to teach school age kids cyber security, it is a nation wide (although I think I have seen Canadian teams involved) middle school/high school level cyber security team competition for school teams and ROTC, Civil Air Patrol Cadets, Navy Sea Cadets and other such organizations.
They also offer interested organizations support and material to teach summer time cyber security camps. The goal being to teach kids how to safely be active online, but also get kids interested in a career in cyber security. It is estimated we are some thing like 6 million cyber experts short of what we need and the US government sees it as a national security issue.
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Good to hear!
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Now if I can talk our people into dropping Java and Oracle Middleware and go with Python.
Things are much the same, just rather than programming my office has turned me into the "Cybersecurity guy" which is more fun for me. Now if I could only find some Hacker and penetration training I could afford and get certified with.
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When I did my web design in 1999/2000 they taught us some Python saying it was the future! Bloody took long enough, I see it referenced far more now than even 10 years ago. Now if I can get my boss to give up on Java finally and use Python. Now with Firefox 52 joining Chrome in not supporting NAPI plugins and therefore applets and servlets... maybe Java can finally be retired.
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