Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

I think we’ve lost the plot on disinformation. It’s not the attacks that are the problem. It’s the fact that too many Americans are willing to believe almost anything. Ideally we’d reduce both the attacks and the vulnerability. Of course it would be nice to have fewer attacks. Of course it would be nice to keep attacks from being used against higher numbers of vulnerable people.

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Education Scams Government Information Security 346

Trend Micro

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The Trend Micro ™ Managed XDR team recently handled an incident involving one of Trend Micro’s customers. The incident revealed how a malicious actor incorporated certain techniques into an attack, making it more difficult for blue teams and security researchers alike to analyze the chain of events in a clean and easily understandable manner.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), one of the largest school divisions in the US, was hit by Maze ransomware operators. Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) was victim of an attack carried out by the Maze ransomware operators. FCPS is one of the largest school districts in the US with an approved budget of $3.2 billion for 2021. The Fairfax County Public Schools has more than 188,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 and approximately 25,000 full-time employees working in 198 scho

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Passwords, keyfobs, fingerprints—there are lots of ways to gain access to your laptop or desktop. Here are the best and most secure.

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Passwords 108

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Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer suffered a data leak, an unsecured database managed by the company containing gamers’ info was exposed online. Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer has suffered a data leak, this is the discovery made by the security researcher Bob Diachenko. The expert discovered an unsecured database that exposed the information of approximately 100,000 individuals who purchased items from Razer’s online store.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The DOJ indicted a Russian national for his role in a campaign to undermine the U.S. election.and mine some cryptocurrency along the way. It is the latest evidence of Russia's willingness to use cyber criminals to conduct state-sponsored espionage. The post As Election Day Nears, Kremlin Leans on Hackers-for-Hire appeared first on The Security. Read the whole entry. » Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Election Security Ahead of Black Hat: Fear and Pessimism

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Visa warns of new sophisticated credit card skimmer dubbed Baka WhatsApp discloses six previously undisclosed flaws Chilean bank BancoEstado hit by REVil ransomware Epic Manchego gang uses Excel docs that avoid detection Russian national indicted for attempting to recruit Tesla employee to install malware Expert found multiple critical issues i

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