#GhostSec Weekly Security Alerts — Vulnerabilities in Lenovo, Linux Kernel and Trend Micro, ISIS Threatens Olympics & More
This week’s US-CERT Cyber Security high vulnerability alerts include Apple, Huawei, Lenovo, Linux Kernel and Trend Micro. For version information and the full list of high, medium and low vulnerability risks, click here.
ISIS Has Threatened Attacks on the Rio Olympics — Report Suspected Terrorism: https://ghostsec.info/report-terrorism.html
Krebs on Security — 1,025 Wendy’s Locations Hit in Card Breach
At least 1,025 Wendy’s locations were hit by a malware-driven credit card breach that began in the fall of 2015, the nationwide fast-food chain said Thursday. The announcement marks a significant expansion in a data breach that is costing banks and credit unions plenty: Previously, Wendy’s had said the breach impacted fewer than 300 locations…
Security News
Facebook Messenger implements End-to-End Encryption
Facebook Messenger Starts Testing End-to-End Encryption with Secret Conversations, it is already available for a limited number of users.
Facebook is planning to use end-to-end encryption for its Messenger app and has begun rolling out the feature.
Facebook has called the new feature ‘Secret Conversations’ and will allow Messenger users to exchange messages that no one will be able to eavesdrop.
Facebook is testing the feature, the social network giant has enabled it only to a small number of users and is planning to extend the feature to all its users later this summer or in early fall…
New Mac malware tries to hook your webcam up to the Dark Web
More proof-of-concept malware than serious threat, “OSX/Eleanor-A” nevertheless tells an intriguing tale of cybercriminality…
Baton Rouge database of police details exposed over killing of Alton Sterling
Names and personal information for 50,000 police were leaked with the hashtags #AltonSterling, #Hacked, and #BlackLivesMatters…
Open Source Threat Intelligence Tools & Techniques
The Internet, the network or networks is huge and has the most significant data you can ever think about; it is not limited to search the people or company information only, but it has the potential to predict the future happenings. The said prediction is based on data, that you need to process for the …
Cybercrime Now Surpasses Traditional Crime In UK
The US could be on an even worse trajectory, according to one security expert…
Report: Criminals Now Hack, Start And Then Steal Vehicles
Thieves are using a mystery electronic device to turn on car ignition, say the police…
How even a pen test conducted by a security pro can be hacked by a determined attacker looking for a way to its target….
Google Testing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Chrome
Google has announced its first venture into post-quantum cryptography with the use of a post-quantum key-exchange algorithm in the Canary test build of the Chrome browser…
EU Member States Approve US Data Deal
EU member states on Friday approved a highly-criticized deal with the US intended to curb government spying on the personal internet data of EU citizens.
Washington and the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, had announced the new “Privacy Shield” deal in February…
Mobile Ransomware Has Mushroomed: Report
The number of mobile ransomware victims across the globe has increased fourfold compared to a year ago, suggests a Kaspersky Lab report. Kaspersky software protected 136,532 users…
Less Than a Third of Companies Have Cyber Security Experts in Their IT Departments
And 67 percent of IT professionals have no cyber security certifications, a recent survey found…
Latest Article by GhostSec’s @__Sneaker in Security Affairs:
The FBI’s Massive Clandestine Spy Budget Which Allows It To Monitor Citizens Without a Warrant
The FBI has at its disposal “hundreds of millions of dollars” for developing technology to use in both national security and domestic law enforcement investigations, including surveillance. But, the FBI won’t release that information to the public.
In December 2015, the FBI’s Operational Technology Division budget was somewhere between $600 and $800 million, according to The Washington Post, but officials reportedly declined confirmation of the exact amount…
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