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Stalkerware Installations Up 60% in 2019

Adam Levin

The number of stalkerware apps detected on smartphones increased in 2019, a full 60% over the previous year according to a new report released by Kaspersky Labs. . This is thought to be the way Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos was hacked in 2019. The post Stalkerware Installations Up 60% in 2019 appeared first on Adam Levin.

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Phishing Trends: 2019-2022

Security Boulevard

The post Phishing Trends: 2019-2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Bolster's 2022 report predicted the growth of cyberfraud in a digital-first society. Q3 2022 saw a new record high of 1.27M phishing attacks. Stay tuned for Bolster's 2023 report for more insights on evolving trends.

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GoldenJackal state hackers silently attacking govts since 2019

Bleeping Computer

A relatively unknown advanced persistent threat (APT) group named 'GoldenJackal' has been targeting government and diplomatic entities in Asia since 2019 for espionage. [.]

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Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Goes Undetected Since 2019

Heimadal Security

An ongoing cryptocurrency mining campaign that developed undetected since 2019 has been attributed to a Turkish-speaking agent called Nitrokod. The post Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Goes Undetected Since 2019 appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. A list of countries affected includes the […].

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2019 Edition

Krebs on Security

All four are privilege escalation flaws: CVE-2019-1064 and CVE-2019-1069 affect Windows 10 and later; CVE-2019-1053 and CVE-2019-0973 both affect all currently supported versions of Windows. By the summer of 2019 Google will make Chrome users go into their settings to enable it every time they want to run it.

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Patch Tuesday Lowdown, July 2019 Edition

Krebs on Security

” The DHCP weakness ( CVE-2019-0785 ) exists in most supported versions of Windows server, from Windows Server 2012 through Server 2019. One of the zero-day flaws — CVE-2019-1132 — affects Windows 7 and Server 2008 systems.

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API7:2019 Security Misconfiguration: The What, Sample Exploits, and Prevention Methods

Security Boulevard

The post API7:2019 Security Misconfiguration: The What, Sample Exploits, and Prevention Methods appeared first on Indusface. The post API7:2019 Security Misconfiguration: The What, Sample Exploits, and Prevention Methods appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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