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Shadow Brokers data dump reveals yet another NSA-Stuxnet link

When the Shadow Brokers dumped on Friday another batch of data allegedly stolen from the Equation Group, which has been linked to the NSA, security researchers dove right in. …

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Microsoft patched the flaws allowing leaked Windows exploits to work

Microsoft has patched the vulnerabilities that allowed nine of the exploits released by the Shadow Brokers on Friday to work, and said that of the three remaining exploits, …

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Hacking tools in Vault 7 data dump linked to prolific cyber espionage group

While security researchers and companies go through the collection of hacking tools contained in the data dump that the Shadow Brokers failed to sell, Symantec has tied …

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Through inter-app data sharing, Android apps can get your data without permission

With a newly developed toolsuite that can analyze Android apps and detect whether two or more of them can collude with each other to acquire information that they would …

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1.37 billion data records compromised globally in 2016

Gemalto’s Breach Level Index revealed that 1,792 data breaches led to 1.37 billion data records being compromised worldwide during 2016, an increase of 86% compared to …

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Securing document flow: Exploring exposure and risk

There is a widespread and growing need to improve security practices surrounding confidential documents in most organizations today, according to a new study by the BPI …

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Leaked: Personal info on 33+ million employees across the US

Personal and contact information on over 33 million employees of various US-based corporations and federal agencies like the Department of Defense has been leaked. The …

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Sensitive US Air Force data found exposed online

A misconfigured, unsecured backup drive containing a huge amount of sensitive (but not classified) data on US Air Force officers has been sitting online, accessible to anyone, …

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Twitter reactions to the WikiLeaks CIA data dump

Here are some interesting Twitter reactions regarding the WikiLeaks release of 8,761 documents and files they claim originate from an isolated, high-security network situated …

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Leaked: Docs cataloguing CIA’s frightening hacking capabilities

WikiLeaks has released 8,761 documents and files they claim originate from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) – more specifically, from an “isolated, …

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Secure comms app Signal now offers encrypted video calls

Users of secure chat and voice call app Signal will soon be able to enjoy the option of encrypted video calls. For the moment, only calls between Signal users who have both …

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Five ways to prevent data leaks

The story still strikes fear into the hearts of IT departments: As many as 70 million credit- and debit card accounts were compromised in less than a month during the Target …

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