After the Iowa Caucus Meltdown, New Hampshire Says It’s Ready
The nation’s first primary is proudly low-tech, but it’ll take more than paper ballots to defuse the disinformation threat.
Source: Wired –
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16Shop Phishing Gang Goes After PayPal Users
A sophisticated malware-as-a-service phishing kit includes full customer service and anti-detection technologies.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security – 16Shop Phishing Gang
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How Iran's Hackers Might Strike Back After Soleimani's Assassination
From data-destroying wipers to industrial control system hacking, Iran has a potent arsenal of cyberattacks at its disposal.
Source: Wired – How
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Blockchain Developer Gets Busted After Talk in North Korea
Hacker and Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith was recently arrested by US authorities for speaking at a conference on blockchain technologies.
Source: Wired
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Pipka Card Skimmer Removes Itself After Infecting eCommerce Sites
The web skimmer has been spotted on at least 17 popular eCommerce websites, a new Visa alert warns.
Source: Threat Post –
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Hackers Discovered Only After Maxing Out Victim's Cloud Storage
A border privacy win, a suspect Army app, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – Hackers Discovered Only
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Pixel 1, RIP: Google Ends Support After Just Three Years
The original Google Pixel didn’t make the cut for this month’s Android security patches.
Source: Wired – Pixel 1, RIP: Google Ends
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Malicious Android Dropper App ‘Xhelper’ Reinstall Itself after Uninstall – Infected 45K Devices
Researchers observed a persistent malicious Android dropper app dubbed XHelper capable of reinstalling itself again if users uninstalled from the devices. The malicious
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Virus Bulletin 2019: Geost Android Botnet Goes After Millions of Euros
Bad OpSec led to the botnet’s discovery — revealing 800,000 victims in Russia.
Source: Threat Post – Mobile Security – Virus Bulletin
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After Whistle-Blower, House Democrats Chart a Course for Trump's Impeachment
An eventful week on Capitol Hill is only the beginning of a very long road.
Source: Wired – After Whistle-Blower, House Democrats
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