Italian security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that can be easily exploited to break into messaging applications such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal.
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Muddy Waters, MedSec Respond to St. Jude Lawsuit
Investment research firm Muddy Waters and security company MedSec have responded to St. Jude Medical’s lawsuit and hired outside experts to back their claims that some of St. Jude’s cardiac products are affected by serious vulnerabilities.
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Being the Adult in the Room
Security Teams Need to be Recognized as the Even Keel that Stays the Course Even When the Rest of the Organization Gets Distracted.
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BIND Flaw Patched in 2013 Affects Linux Distros
A vulnerability patched by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) in the BIND DNS software several years ago has been found to affect Linux distributions that use packages derived from BIND releases prior to the security hole being fixed.
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Russian Man Accused of Hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox
The Russian national arrested earlier this month by Czech police has been charged in the United States for hacking into the systems of LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring.
Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, 29, of Moscow, Russia, was arrested by Czech authorities on October 5, but news of the arrest only came to light last week.
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Mirai Botnets Used for DDoS Attacks on Dyn
Experts determined that the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched last week against Dyn’s DNS infrastructure were powered by Internet of Things (IoT) devices infected with the malware known as Mirai.
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Moscow Confirms Ministry Website Attack After U.S. Hacker Claim
Russia's foreign ministry on Sunday said an old version of its website had been attacked after a US hacker claimed he broke in and posted a mocking message.
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VoIP Service Servers Abused to Host RATs
Free Voice-over-IP (VoIP) service Discord has had its servers abused to host and distribute remote access Trojans (RATs), Symantec warns.
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Linux Backdoor Doesn’t Require Root Privileges
A newly observed Linux backdoor Trojan can perform its nefarious activities without root access, by using the privileges of the current user, Doctor Web security researchers have discovered.
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Slack Flaw Allowed Hackers to Hijack Any Account
A researcher has disclosed a couple of serious Slack vulnerabilities that could have been exploited to obtain sensitive information and take over user accounts. The vendor patched the flaws and awarded the expert a total of $9,000.
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