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A million at risk from user data leak at Korean beauty platform PowderRoom

Security Affairs

Established in 2003, PowderRoom is a South Korean beauty content platform connecting 3.5 Abusing them, threat actors could hijack user accounts and purchase products on the platform using the payment methods linked with the account. Additionally, attackers could modify account details, and post comments and reviews.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. Richard Bejtlich | @taosecurity.

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British Court rejects the US’s request to extradite Julian Assange

Security Affairs

Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied the extradition due to suicide risk for the impression he could suffer in the U.S. “Taking account of all of the information available to him, he considered Mr Assange’s risk of suicide to be very high should extradition become imminent.

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Highlights from the New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy

Krebs on Security

. “Any such legislation should prevent manufacturers and software publishers with market power from fully disclaiming liability by contract, and establish higher standards of care for software in specific high-risk scenarios,” the strategy explains. When the Bush administration released the first U.S.

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What is Phishing?

Identity IQ

In 2003, customers with eBay and PayPal were hit with phishing emails requesting them to update account information, leading customers to give out log-in information. Cybercriminals send fraudulent messages in bulk that make false promises: you’ve won money, qualified for a refund, or your account is delinquent, and action is required.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information.

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SentinelOne And Mimecast Integrate To Improve End-To-End Threat Protection For Enterprise Devices and Email

CyberSecurity Insiders

Organizations today seek integrated defenses to protect email and improve incident response capabilities, while helping to reduce complexity, minimize risk, and decrease the demand on an already over-extended and under-staffed security team. This ultimately reduces complexity, minimizes risk, and decreases the demands on SOC teams.”.

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