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Reading the 2019 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report

Security Affairs

The FBI’s Internal Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report , a document that outlines cybercrime trends over the past year. Here we are to analyze the annual FBI 2019 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) , one of the most interesting documents on the crime trends observed in the last 12 months.

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Patch Tuesday, March 2019 Edition

Krebs on Security

Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out software updates to fix more than five dozen security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems, Internet Explorer , Edge , Office and Sharepoint. The bulk of the remaining critical bugs fixed this month reside in Internet Explorer, Edge and Office. SANS Internet Storm Center.

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Patch Tuesday Lowdown, April 2019 Edition

Krebs on Security

These patches apply to Windows , Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge browsers, Office, Sharepoint and Exchange. According to security firm Rapid 7 , two of the vulnerabilities — CVE-2019-0803 and CVE-2019-0859 — are already being exploited in the wild. . SANS Internet Storm Center’s Patch Tuesday Priorities.

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Patch Tuesday, January 2019 Edition

Krebs on Security

All things considered, this first Patch Tuesday of 2019 is fairly mild, bereft as it is of any new Adobe Flash updates or zero-day exploits. The updates released Tuesday affect Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge , Office , Sharepoint ,NET Framework and Exchange. But there are a few spicy bits to keep in mind.

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Fake Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' has 200,000 installs

Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' installed by more than 200,000 users is adware. The extension has been sitting on the Chrome Web Store since at least June 2019, according to the earliest reviews posted by users. [.].

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Patch Tuesday, August 2019 Edition

Krebs on Security

“According to Microsoft, at least two of these vulnerabilities ( CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182 ) can be considered ‘wormable’ and [can be equated] to BlueKeep,” referring to a dangerous bug patched earlier this year that Microsoft warned could be used to spread another WannaCry-like ransomware outbreak.

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Massive DDoS attack brought down 25% Iranian Internet connectivity

Security Affairs

Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%.

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