Weaknesses in DEP, Apple's free service for remote enterprise device management, may give attackers access to the network by guessing serial numbers of devices
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Cisco is buying Duo Security, a vendor of cloud-based two-factor authentication services, for $2.35B in cash
here's what Duo, Splunk, Tanium and the rest of those companies actually do CRN : Cisco's Duo Security Acquisition Part Of Intent-Based Networking Plan Rob Salvagno / Cisco Blog : Driving Cisco's Inno...
Kaspersky Lab says it's found an Android spying app, likely by Italian vendors, that relies on five exploits to gain root access and can steal WhatsApp messages
a Hollywood-style mobile spy Ryan Whitwam / Android Police : Kaspersky details super-advanced ‘Skygofree’ Android trojan Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes : One Of The ‘Most Powerful’ Android Spyware Tools...
New “Bad Rabbit” ransomware targets corp networks in Ukraine, Turkey, Germany, infects devices through hacked Russian media sites using NotPetya type methods
There is a connection between Bad Rabbit and Not Petya Waqas / HackRead : Bad Rabbit ransomware spreading like wildfire but there is a way out Dell Cameron / Gizmodo : ‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Strikes ...
Researchers find alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy hacks due to outdated EFI firmware; Windows and Linux PCs are also likely at risk
Even With Updated Software Bryan Clark / The Next Web : Report: Countless PCs vulnerable to newly discovered firmware attack [Update] Paul Wagenseil / Tom's Guide : Many Macs Can Be Hacked by Firmware...
Global accounting firm Deloitte confirms report that it was breached, downplays impact; source: it affected all company email, admin accounts, occurred in 2016
U.S. government agencies … William White / InvestorPlace : Deloitte Data Hack 2017: Clients' Secret Emails Exposed Michael Moore / IT ProPortal : Deloitte hit by major cybersecurity breach Mohit Kumar...
Face ID uses front, infrared cameras plus flood illuminator, dot projector sensors to model face, requires user gaze to unlock and pay, can be used in apps
What It Means to ‘Go Rogue’ at Apple's iPhone Event John Leyden / The Register : Apple's facial recognition: Well, it is more secure for the, er, sleeping user James Vincent / The Verge : The iPhone X...
Credit agency Equifax says breach affecting up to 143M US consumers found 7/29; sensitive data exposed included DOB, SSN, and 209K credit card numbers
Struck by cow Wall Street Journal : Equifax Hack Leaves Consumers, Financial Firms Scrambling Theo Douglas / Government Technology News : Equifax Data Breach Could Involve State Agencies but How, to W...
Department of Justice and Europol announce takedown of dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa Market, both focused on drugs and fraudulent IDs
Two Dark Web Markets — Have Been Shut Down Kim Crawley / Naked Security : Global police swoop shutters Hansa and AlphaBay dark web markets Carly Page / Inquirer : Dark web crackdown sees AlphaBay and ...
Sources: dark web market AlphaBay shut down by law enforcement in US, Canada, and Thailand; one alleged operator found hanged in Thailand prison after arrest
Saturday, July 15, 2017 Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear : AlphaBay dark web drugs and credit card market shut down Zeljka Zorz / Help Net Security : Dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down by law enfor...