Security Affairs newsletter Round 27

Security Affairs newsletter Round 27 – Best of the week from best sources

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 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.

Lockerpin, the first known Android lock-screen ransomware

How did jihadists hack into top UK ministerial emails if no security breach took place?

Vodafone Australia has hacked a Fairfax journalist’s phone

SUCEFUL, the first multi-vendor ATM malware

Ashley Madison passwords like thisiswrong tap cheaters’ guilt and denial

Yokogawa patches widespread SCADA vulnerability

Are you using a smartwatch? Hackers could get your data

Infosec bunfight breaks out over unproven PayPal authent bug

Department of Energy hacked 159 times between 2010 and 2014

The VxWorks OS running also on the Curiosity Rover is flawed

Installation of Tor Relay in Library Attracts DHS Attention

Did GCHQ illegally spy on you? Now you can find out – from this page

Cybercrime costs UK businesses about £2.8 billion annually

SYNful_Knock malicious ROMMON images discovered in the wild

Security leaders need to explore before they can exploit

Attackers Replacing Firmware on Cisco Routers

Online Shop Selling Account Data Linked to CoreBot Malware

Microsoft joint force with NATO to improve EU Cybersecurity

New cybercrime wave drives IoT security spending

Xerox introduces printed-memory labels to fight counterfeiting

Russian Pleads Guilty in Major Hacking Case

Can an inevitable evil be conquered?

Hundreds million potential victims of a new advanced malvertising campaign

Facebook to Add a Dislike Button, Mark Zuckerberg Confirms

Darpa funded the research on the DUST Self-destruct chip

DARPA even more interested in software Obfuscation Solutions

WordPress Patches XSS, Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Cybercrim who fleeced students faces scramble to repay stolen cash

Unlock Android 5.x devices is very easy

Lets Encrypt Issues First Live Digital Certificate

Homeland Insecurity: OIG audit identifies numerous deficiencies

Where does security fit in bi-modal IT departments?

Researchers make easy work of Android lockscreen security

Cryptome founder revokes PGP keys after weird compromise

Scan of IPv4 Space for ‘Implanted’ Cisco Routers Finds Fewer Than 100

No-Tell Motel: Where Hospitality Meets Cybercrime On The Dark Web

Coinvault, are we reaching the end of the nightmare?

Bible apps are EVIL says John McAfee as he phishes legal sysadmins in real time

Darknet Is Full Of Criminals & Governments Giving TOR A Bad Name

Operation Iron Tiger, hackers target US Defense Contractors

Seven years of malware linked to Russian state-backed cyberespionage

A dangerous silent AirDrop attack is threatening Apple users

How to Detect IE Zero-day Exploit Used to Deploy Korplug Malware

The DUKES APT – 7 years of Russian state sponsored hacking

Dutch Police Arrest Alleged CoinVault Ransomware Authors

iOS AirDrop vulnerability allows for malware installation on Apple devices

Second Russian pleads guilty in record US data breach

SCREW YOU, FEDS! Dozen or more US libraries line up to run Tor exit nodes

Russian military attacked, possibly by Chinese cyber group

Security issues in DHS systems potentially exposes confidential data at risk

MWZLesson POS Trojan borrows code from other malware

Active malware campaign uses thousands of WordPress sites to infect visitors

New PoS Trojan Steals Card Data, Intercepts Browser Requests

MiniDuke, CosmicDuke APT Group Likely Sponsored By Russia

Britains FBI wants Five Eyes cosy hookups with infosec outfits

Law Enforcements Winning Week In Cybercrime

The Differences between Targeted Attacks and Advanced Persistent Threats

Intrusion at ceph.com makes for red faces at Red Hat

New Bug in Bugzilla Software Could Expose Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Thousands of legitimate WordPress sites are serving malware

Screenshot malware targeted innocent online poker players

Bugzilla CVE-2015-4499 flaw, be aware hackers could know all your bugs

Windows PCs Make Up 80% Of Mobile Network Infections

When a Hacker News Reader Tricked Me into visiting this Amazing Site (Dont Click at Work)

Is This Security-Focused Linux Kernel Really UnHackable?

D-Link firmware accidentally includes Code Signing Keys

Google to Disable Weak SSLv3 and RC4 Protocols to Boost Internet Security

w0rm hackers hacked another hacking crew

With Its First Android app, Apple tried to Kill Android Community, But Failed Badly!

Discovered a Reflected Filename Download flaw in LinkedIn

AVG Antivirus Plans to Collect & Sell Your Personal Data to Advertisers

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Once again thank you!

Pierluigi Paganini

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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.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 27 – 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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Mainline Health Systems data breach impacted over 100,000 individuals

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