Security Affairs newsletter Round 23

Security Affairs newsletter Round 23 – Best of the week from best sources

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2015

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box.

Dark marketplaces raked from $300,000 to $500,000 a day

How to hack a Parrot drone on the fly

How BitTorrent could let lone DDoS attackers bring down big sites

Choc Factory patches zero day Google for Work hack hole

Boffins nail 2FA with ambient sound login for the lazy

Exploiting BitTorrent flaws to run Distributed Reflective DDoS

Adobe pays $US1.2M plus settlements to end 2013 breach class action

The OwnStar Attack also works with BMW, Chrysler, Mercedes Cars apps

Antivirus industry damaged by the Kaspersky’case

7 sexy legacy deception techniques that still work today

IRS: Tax-record snaffle scam actually 200% worse than first feared

Anti-privacy unkillable super-cookies spreading around the world – study

SS7 flaw allows hackers to spy on every conversation

Darkode vendor of Facebook malware pleads guilty to one charge

Gaming services, hosting companies hit with new type of DDoS attack

Key things to consider before you switch to Windows 10

ICS-CERT warns for 0-Day vulnerabilities in SCADA systems

Anti-botnet initiatives USELESS in sea of patch-hating pirates

RPC Portmapper Abused for DDoS Attack Reflection, Amplification

Hidden Tear Ransomware is now open Source and available on GitHub

IBM launches LinuxONE: Linux-only Mainframe Systems

Cybersecurity IPOs: two biggies to report… for now

Russian cyberspies targeted punk rock band Pussy Riot

IE Bug Exploited In Wild After Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Patch

Hackers exploiting wide-open Portmap to amp up DDoS attacks

Indicators of compromise as a way to reduce risk

Impact Team releases stolen Ashley Madison data online

Core Infrastructure Initiative Creates Security Badge Program

Chip-and-PIN technology has been compromised

MumsNet hit by hack, DDoS attack and SWAT

AT&T secretly helped Spy agency, suggests new NSA leaked documents

IRS Get Transcript Breach Triples In Scope

Data from hack of Ashley Madison cheater site dumped online [Updated]

Ashley Madison keeps calm, carries on after hackers expose lives of millions of its users

Bruce Schneier: Were in early years of a cyber arms race

ID Thieves, Blackmailers Have Lots To Gain In Ashley Madison Breach

Holes Patched in Online Bookmarking App Pocket

Vulnerable From Below: Attacking Hypervisors Using Firmware And Hardware

How To Use WhatsApp Web Client on iPhone and Other iOS Devices

DDoS attacks double as criminals leverage home routers, WordPress plugins

Nine out of ten parents worry about kids online − yet few act

Uptick in Neutrino Exploit Kit Traffic Doesn’t Mean Angler Reign Over

Beware The Hidden Risk Of Business Partners In The Cloud

Rent a luxury car and crack its transponder to steal it later

China using cyberspies in border disputes with India and neighbours

AlienSpy RAT Resurfaces In Case Of Real-Life Political Intrigue

NSA preps quantum-resistant algorithms to head off crypto-apocalypse

Facebook Simplifies Application Process for ThreatExchange Platform

Blue Termite APT group focuses on Japanese organizations

Thousands of WordPress sites host Neutrino Exploit Kit

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Once again thank you!

Pierluigi Paganini

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 23 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box.

Email address: Hurry up, subscribe to the newsletter, next Sunday you will receive all the news directly in your inbox.

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Hackers deploy fake SonicWall VPN App to steal corporate credentials

Mainline Health Systems data breach impacted over 100,000 individuals

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Mainline Health Systems data breach impacted over 100,000 individuals

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Prometei botnet activity has surged since March 2025

The U.S. House banned WhatsApp on government devices due to security concerns

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