Scammers Prey on Instagram Vanity and ‘Verified Account’ Status
Hackers are stealing Instagram credentials through a tricky phishing scam that asks victims to apply for exclusive verified account status.
Source: Threat
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Google Announces DNS over HTTPS ‘General Availability’
Google finalizes its DNS-over-HTTPS service inching toward a world where DNS request are sent via HTTPS and not UDP or TCP.
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Microsoft Outlook for Android Open to XSS Attacks
A spoofing bug (CVE-2019-1105) can open the door to an email attack chain.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security – Microsoft Outlook
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Match, Tinder Swipe Right For Privacy Red Flags, Say Experts
Analysts at ProPrivacy say the dating apps collect everything from chat content to financial data on their users — and then they share
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DanaBot Adds Ransomware to its Arsenal
Malware adds ransomware to its malicious bag of tricks.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security – DanaBot Adds Ransomware to its Arsenal
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Tor Browser Issues Update for Critical System Takeover Flaw
The update patches critical flaw (CVE-2019-11707), a type confusion vulnerability in the Mozilla Firefox code that Tor uses.
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Oracle Warns of New Actively-Exploited WebLogic Flaw
Oracle is urging users to update after a critical WebLogic Server Flaw was found being actively exploited in the wild.
Source: Threat
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Mozilla Patches Firefox Critical Flaw Under Active Attack
Mozilla released a new update for Firefox after discovering a critical flaw under active attack.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security –
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Linux Kernel Bug Knocks PCs, IoT Gadgets and More Offline
Four vulnerabilities could “SACK” connected devices with denial-of-service exploits.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security – Linux Kernel Bug Knocks PCs, IoT
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Microsoft Management Console Bugs Allow Windows Takeover
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) bugs and an XML external entity (XXE) problem opens the door to takeover of admin desktops.
Source: Threat
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