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Twitter says security flaw may have exposed Android users’ direct messages

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Dissent

Salvador Rodriguez reports: Twitter on Wednesday disclosed a new security vulnerability that may have exposed the direct messages of users who access the service using Android devices. Specifically, the vulnerability could have exposed the private data of Twitter users running devices with Android OS versions 8 and 9, the company said. Read more on CNBC.

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Coronavirus: Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Dissent

BBC reports: The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran’s government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The government’s own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry. The number of people known to…

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More data breaches from ransomware attacks in Australia

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Dissent

Aaron Tan reports: Ransomware attacks were one of the top causes of data breaches in Australia during the first half of this year, according to the latest statistics report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). According to the report, the number of data breaches caused by ransomware rose from 13 in the previous…

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TX: Sheldon ISD notifies current and former staff and students of network breach (UPDATED)

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Dissent

Sheldon ISD in Houston, Texas posted a notification on July 24 concerning a cyberattack: Sheldon Independent School District (“Sheldon” or “we”) is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of its students.  This commitment extends to notifying our former students if we believe the security or privacy of their information may have been compromised.  Sheldon…

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Author of FastPOS malware revealed, pleads guilty

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: A 30-year-old Moldovan man pleaded guilty on Friday for creating FastPOS, a strain of malware designed to infect computers processing payment card data from Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. Valerian Chiochiu, known in the hacking world as “Onassis” (after the Greek shipping magnate who married Jacqueline Kennedy), was part of the Infraud criminal organization….

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GandCrab ransomware operator arrested in Belarus

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Dissent

Ionut Ilascu reports: An affiliate of the GandCrab ransomware-as-a-business (RaaS) has been arrested, according to an official release. Authorities were able to identify the individual in cooperation with law enforcement in Romania and the U.K. The cybercriminal’s identity has not been published but Office “K” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Belarus says that he…

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