Security Affairs newsletter Round 38 – Best of the week from best sources

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2015

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Vtech hacked, data of thousands of kids exposed
Russia deploys jamming systems in Syria as tensions rise
Turris Omnia Security Project protects home network users
Microsoft takes PUPs behind the shed with gun in hand
Terror alert spam detected by Symantec in the wild
VPN users menaced by port forwarding blunder
Italian intelligence plans to monitor also communications through the Playstation
Guess who doesnt do cyber resilience testing? Yep, air traffic control
OpenSSL to Patch Several Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Blocking Potentially Unwanted Programs
The Hello Barbie doll, lights and shadows
BlackBerry says no to Pakistani backdoor gambit
Hey Reader’s Digest: Your site has been attacking visitors for days
Belkins N150 router is perfect for learning hacking skills – wait, what, its in production?
Conficker, back from the undead, dominates malware threat landscape
Phishing campaign leveraging on Dropbox targets Hong Kong media
‘In Our Sites’ Operation seized 999 websites offering counterfeit goods
Pro PoS, a new PoS malware available for sale in the underground
GCHQ accused of illegal Computer Network Exploitation activities
Darkode forum was supposed to be resuscitated, but …
Pentagon gets green light for WAR … of web propaganda against IS
CryptoWall 4.0 Spreading Via Angler Drive-By Download Campaign
The Democratization of APT
Symantec Pumps $50 Million into Security Operations Centers
IDG Contributor Network: Fending off cyber extortion can be difficult
Stored XSS Found in Yahoo! Mail for Mobile
Are you the keymaster? Alternatives in a LogMeIn/LastPass universe
Report: China hacked Australia’s weather service
Google Ends Chrome Support on 32-bit Linux, Releases Chrome 47
Black marketplace – 50c buys login for stolen media accounts
Startup Offers Free Cyberattack Simulation Service
Into the Breach: Why Self Detection Leads To Faster Recovery
Cisco Patches WebEx App for Android, Warns of Unpatched Flaws
Angler Exploit Kit Spreading Cryptowall 4.0 Ransomware
Industrial control system gateway fix opens Heartbleed, Shellshock
3G/4G modems continue to be vulnerable
Popular Mobile Modems Plagued by Zero-Day Flaws
Operation Black Atlas, PoS malware is flooding network worldwide
Ponmocup is the 15 million machine botnet youve never heard of
Chimera Ransomware Trying To Recruit More Operators From Victim Pool
Encryption backdoors will make us all more vulnerable
Beware fake LinkedIn profiles, threat actors are using them to hack you
ALERT: This New Ransomware Steals Passwords Before Encrypting Files
Infosec bods rate app languages; find Java king, put PHP in bin
A Step-by-Step Guide — How to Install Free SSL Certificate On Your Website
Microsoft encrypts explanation of borked Windows 10 encryption
Ponmocup, never underestimate a botnet that infected 15 million PCs
Google fends off EFFs claims kids probed by Chromebook software
Can you keep Linux-based ransomware from attacking your servers?
Kazakhstan – Telco Company Kazakhtelecom will order their costumers to install rogue certificates
Millions of smart devices at risk from 3-year-old flaw
How parents can assess the suitability of apps for their kids
Goodbye, Hello Barbie: Wireless toy dogged by POODLE SSL hole
Serious, Yet Patched Flaw Exposes 6.1 Million IoT, Mobile Devices to Remote Code Execution
Rekoobe a new malware targeting Linux users
Let’s Encrypt Initiative Enters Public Beta
The senior advisor behind Silk Road has been arrested
Lenov-lol, a load of Tosh, and what the Dell? More bad holes found in PC makers bloatware
RCMP Cybercrime Strategy to fight online crimes
UK ANPR systems are one of the ‘world’s biggest surveillance systems’

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