Security Help : August 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

How Not To Pay A Ransom: 3 Tips For Enterprise Security Pros

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/how-not-to-pay-a-ransom-3-tips-for-enterprise-security-pros/a/d-id/1326783

68 million Dropbox passwords stolen by hackers

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/08/31/68-million-dropbox-passwords-stolen-by-hackers/?amp=1

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Opera Hit With Sync Breach, Forces Password Reset

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://www.eweek.com/security/opera-forces-password-reset-after-sync-breach.html

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Dropbox Urges Users To Change Old Passwords

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/08/dropbox-urges-users-to-change-old.html

Ransomware Gets Pokémon Go Treatment

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/ransomware-gets-pokemon-go-treatment-p-2230

Researchers Use WiFi Waves to Identify People

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://thenewstack.io/researchers-use-wifi-waves-identify-people

Apple releases 'Emergency' Patch after Advanced Spyware Targets Human Rights Activist

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://thehackernews.com/2016/08/apple-security-update.html

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015

Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015: Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015. P2P sites flooded with false account registrations

Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015

Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015: Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015. P2P sites flooded with false account registrations

Malicious QuadRooter Apps Discovered in Google Play Store

Malicious QuadRooter Apps Discovered in Google Play Store: Malicious apps claiming to fix QuadRooter flaw have been discovered in the Google Play Store

Epic Games Forums Hacked, User Details Exposed

Epic Games Forums Hacked, User Details Exposed: Information relating to over 800,000 user accounts has been stolen in a hack on games developer Epic Games

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Healthcare sector hard hit by LockyRansomware

http://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/08/healthcare-sector-hard-hit-by-locky.html http://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/08/healthcare-sector-hard-hit-by-locky.html

Eddie Bauer Hacked by POS Malware

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/eddie-bauer-hacked-by-pos-malware-a-9348 http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/eddie-bauer-hacked-by-pos-malware-a-9348

The NSA hack proves Apple was right to fight the FBI

http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-hack-apple-fbi-2016-8 http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-hack-apple-fbi-2016-8

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Google autocomplete map says karnataka is the most corrupted state in india

This Is What A Google Autocomplete Map Of India Would Look Like. And It'll Really Open Your Mind

Reddit user kuttanpilla spent what seems like half an hour for figuring out what Indians keep nagging Google about when they're curious about their own country. In an image title 'India According to Google Auto Complete', he revealed what Google prompted Indians when they typed "Why is __ state" into the search engine.

Kunal Anand

Thanks to Swarnendu

Project Sauron has Been Spying on Governments for 5 Years

Project Sauron has Been Spying on Governments for 5 Years: Also, there is a very real possibility that a government-sponsored group is behind it.

Friday, August 19, 2016

Bitcoin website suspects it will be targeted by state-sponsored hackers, warns users

By Graham CLULEY
https://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/bitcoin-website-suspects-it-will-be-targeted-by-state-sponsored-hackers-warns-users-16405.html

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Cisco and Fortinet say vulnerabilities disclosed in ‘NSA hack’ are legit

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/17/cisco-and-fortinet-say-vulnerabilities-disclosed-in-nsa-hack-are-legit/amp

Sage employee arrested at airport following data breach

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/sage-employee-arrested-at-airport-following-data-breach

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

NSA's Hacking Group Hacked! Bunch of Private Hacking Tools Leaked Online

Snowden Claims Russia is Behind NSA Hack

Snowden Claims Russia is Behind NSA Hack: Snowden Claims Russia is Behind NSA Hack. Kremlin’s attempt to prevent ‘escalation in the attribution game,’ says whistleblower

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Attackers can hijack unencrypted web traffic of 80% of Android users

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/08/16/hijack-unencrypted-web-traffic-android

Malware hits 20 major hotels, customer data may be stolen

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://betanews.com/2016/08/16/malware-20-us-hotels-ei-hotels-and-restaurants

Monday, August 15, 2016

Autorooting, Overlay Malware Are Rising Android Threats

Autorooting, Overlay Malware Are Rising Android Threats: Apps that are vetted for and available in the App Store and Google Play are evading security to introduce malware.

1.4 Billion Androids Open to Remote Spying

1.4 Billion Androids Open to Remote Spying: A previously known Linux flaw also affects 80% of Android devices.

New method for detecting hardware Trojans

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/08/15/detecting-hardware-trojans

Sage data breach may impact hundreds of business customers

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/sage-insider-data-breach-impacts-hundreds-of-business-customers

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Windows Security Update, Beam Acquisition: Microsoft Roundup

(via @NewsfusionApps #Cybersecurity News) http://www.informationweek.com/software/productivity-collaboration-apps/windows-security-update-beam-acquisition-microsoft-roundup/d/d-id/1326597

Friday, August 12, 2016

Hitler Ransomware Deletes Users Files

Hitler Ransomware Deletes Users Files: Hitler Ransomware Deletes Users Files. New test variant spotted in the wild