Author: Eric English

Cyber Security:

EvilQuest Mac Ransomware Has Keylogger, Crypto Wallet-Stealing Abilities

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3aza95/how-police-took-over-encrochat-hacked

https://cointelegraph.com/news/unknown-cybercrime-gang-holds-thousands-of-databases-for-ransom

Privacy:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2020/06/25/apple-ios-14-is-facebook-and-googles-worst-nightmare-coming-true/#61fec5d54335

Facebook exposed user data to thousands of app developers

DuckDuckGo collecting user browsing data without consent (Updated)

LinkedIn was copying every keystroke of users until iOS 14 exposed it

No jail for Yahoo employee who used internal system to hack 6k accounts

German Police seize DDoSecrets server hosting BlueLeaks data dump

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Cyber Security:

https://brave.com/google-internal-data-free-for-all/

“World’s most secure online backup” provider exposes 135M records

Coronavirus ‘Financial Relief’ Phishing Attacks Spike

Zoom promises to improve its security and privacy as usage (and concern) soars

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-alert-zoom-client-can-leak-your-network-login-credentials/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/phish-of-godaddy-employee-jeopardized-escrow-com-among-others/

Zoom Kills iOS App’s Data-Sharing Facebook Feature

https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/draytek-network-hacking.html

https://www.grahamcluley.com/security-firm-five-billion-records-exposed-unsecured-database/

https://www.securityweek.com/flaw-password-managers-allowed-apps-steal-credentials

https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-microsoft-isnt-happy/

Cryptocurrency:

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-blows-past-7k-in-sudden-14-jump

https://cointelegraph.com/news/april-fools-sees-toilet-paper-token-in-short-supply-on-coinmarketcap

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Stay safe and healthy out there.

Cyber:

https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/patch-wormable-smb-vulnerability.html

https://github.com/preempt/ntlm-scanner

https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-to-generate-random-browser-fingerprints-to-preserve-user-privacy/

Crypto:

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Cyber:
https://www.hackread.com/facial-recognition-firm-clearview-ai-hacked-client-list-stolen/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisco-says-patches-incoming-to-address-new-kr00k-vulnerability-impacting-routers-firewall-products/
https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/voice-assistants-ultrasonic-waves.html
https://www.hackread.com/doppelpaymer-ransomware-spacex-tesla-boeings-parts-manufacturer/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/carnival-cruise-lines-hacked
https://www.zdnet.com/article/t-mobile-says-hacker-gained-access-to-employee-email-accounts-user-data/
https://www.hackread.com/man-hacks-indian-tech-support-scam-call-center/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trident-crypto-fund-data-breach
https://cointelegraph.com/news/private-brave-browser-integrates-auto-wayback-machine-lookup

Crypto:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-bch-question-how-to-recover-after-30m-hack-and-mining-tax-row
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/57321/coinbase-tested-facial-recognition-software-developed-by-controversial-startup-clearview-ai
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-bch-question-how-to-recover-after-30m-hack-and-mining-tax-row
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-says-stablecoins-could-be-created-on-xrp-ledger
https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-joins-japans-self-regulatory-organization-for-crypto-firms
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-digitex-removes-kyc-to-protect-user-data
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-halts-trading-again-does-not-appreciate-offer-of-help-from-okex

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Cybersecurity:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/dod-disa-discloses-data-breach/

Ring Mandates 2FA After Rash of Hacks

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/dhss-cisa-warns-of-new-critical-infrastructure-ransomware-attack/d/d-id/1337086

https://www.cnet.com/news/germany-wants-social-media-companies-to-proactively-report-illegal-content-to-police/

Facebook asks to be regulated kinda like a newspaper, kinda like telco

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/02/hackers-were-inside-citrix-for-five-months/

US Gas Company Attacked with Ransomware

Cryptocurrency

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2020/02/16/blow-to-bitcoin-as-significant-us-crackdown-suddenly-revealed/#6c091ec51191

https://www.coindesk.com/erik-voorhees-within-five-years-there-will-be-a-major-financial-meltdown-and-crypto-will-be-ready

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-gold-is-held-captive-by-whale-with-almost-half-the-supply

https://www.coindesk.com/eu-official-we-cant-regulate-libra-without-more-details

https://www.coindesk.com/the-flash-loan-attacks-explained-for-everybody

https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-becomes-a-visa-principal-member-c5b73b883787

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Cyber:

Ringing in a new National Privacy Law?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-is-investigating-more-than-1000-cases-of-chinese-theft-of-us-technology/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=5e40f8a2ecb7110001ba5b78&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-hits-north-miami-beach-police-department

Hackers caught using CNET website to spread nasty malware

https://www.zdnet.com/article/deep-learning-godfathers-bengio-hinton-and-lecun-say-the-field-can-fix-its-flaws/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=5e41a857ecb7110001ba5de8&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

https://www.securityweek.com/facebooks-twitter-instagram-accounts-hacked

https://www.securityweek.com/unique-illinois-privacy-law-leads-550m-facebook-deal

https://www.securityweek.com/equifax-breach-latest-many-hacks-linked-china

Google patches Bluetooth vulnerability impacting most Android devices

Crypto:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-forms-golden-cross-as-china-panic-prints-170b

https://www.coindesk.com/95-confidence-ethereum-developers-pencil-in-july-2020-for-eth-2-0-launch?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=Events&utm_content=Register&utm_campaign=FATF

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-targets-10k-as-bitmex-open-interest-soars-to-15b

https://cointelegraph.com/news/hacking-group-outlaw-upgrades-malware-for-illicit-income-sources-report

https://www.coindesk.com/monero-hacker-outlaw-is-back-and-targeting-american-business-report?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=Events&utm_content=Register&utm_campaign=FATF

https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-says-bitcoin-will-become-closer-to-digital-gold-in-93-days

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Cybersecurity:

Burglary charges dropped against Coalfire pen testers

Apple Security Updates Tackle iOS Device Tracking, RCE Flaws

The NHS has suffered only six ransomware attacks since the WannaCry worm, investigation reveals

Cybersecurity concerns ground Dept. of Interior drones

https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-agrees-to-pay-550-million-to-end-facial-recognition-tech-lawsuit-in-illinois/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-protonmail/russia-blocks-encrypted-email-service-protonmail-idUSKBN1ZS1K8

Trello exposed! Search turns up huge trove of private data

https://thehackernews.com/2020/01/off-facebook-activity-data.html

Facebook knows a lot about your online habits – here’s how to stop it

OurMine hackers intercept NFL teams’ social media accounts

Cryptocurrency:

Kraken Security Labs: Hackers can exploit Trezor hardware wallets with only 15 minutes of physical access to the device

https://www.coindesk.com/bitmex-to-launch-xrp-swaps-delist-2-other-derivatives

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Interview with “Bob”.

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Cybersecurity:

Google app vulnerability being exploited in the wild: Trend Micro

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-lifelabs

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/austria-foreign-ministry

https://www.zdnet.com/article/dhs-iran-maintains-a-robust-cyber-program-and-can-execute-cyber-attacks-against-the-us/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/unremovable-malware-found-preinstalled-on-low-end-smartphone-sold-in-the-us/

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apple-is-scanning-your-photos

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/las-vegas-suffers-cyber-attack

https://www.zdnet.com/article/hard-disk-wiping-malware-phishing-and-espionage-how-irans-cyber-capabilities-stack-up/

https://thehackernews.com/2020/01/android-zero-day-malware-apps.html

https://www.glasswire.com/

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Cybersecurity:

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/windows-7-ending

Names, Social Security numbers exposed in Moss Adams breach

https://www.zdnet.com/video/us-coast-guard-discloses-ryuk-ransomware-infection-at-maritime-facility/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/dhs-iran-maintains-a-robust-cyber-program-and-can-execute-cyber-attacks-against-the-us

Iranian hackers deface US government & African bank website

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/adam-sandlers-twitter-account

https://www.zdnet.com/article/company-shuts-down-because-of-ransomware-leaves-300-without-jobs-just-before-holidays/

https://thehackernews.com/2020/01/google-nest-xiaomi-camera.html

Data Breach Affects 63 Landry’s Restaurants

Cryptocurrency:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-may-remove-coinbases-mobile-dapp-browser-from-app-store

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-fears-vitalik-buterin-selling-90k-eth-as-25m-hits-exchanges

https://www.coindesk.com/muir-glacier-ethereum-hard-forks-for-second-time-in-one-month

https://www.zdnet.com/article/poloniex-cryptocurrency-exchange-confirms-account-data-leak/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-could-soon-pump-100-to-260-according-to-analysts

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