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Researchers Find ‘Severe’ Password Security Hole with iOS 10 Backups The security of backups in iOS 10 has been weakened compared to iOS 9. Security researchers have discovered that security checks have been skipped in the iOS 10 backup, this enables the backup password to be cracked much faster. Apple is aware of this security issue, they are working on a fix now. Powerful DDoS attacks leveraging IoT devices hit several companies |
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Yahoo breach leaves 500 million accounts compromised Yahoo has acknowledged that a breach in 2014 has compromised as many as 500 million accounts. More sensitive information like unprotected passwords and credit card information has not been compromised according to Yahoo. Yahoo recommends user to check out their online accounts, a password change and enabling of two-factor authentication may need to be done. |
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FBI ransomware alert: Don’t pay; report, defend against attacks The FBI has issued an alert urging ransomware victims to report the attacks to the government and to not pay the ransom if at all possible. The government is looking to get more information on ransomware attacks, thus enabling a better defense of ransomware to be put together. |
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Malware Evades Detection with Novel Technique There is a new strain of document based malware that hides itself from security researchers. Virtual machines are used to run malware safely, the VM enable researchers to safely study the malware. This new strain of macro based malware docs check for other document files in the PC before it attacks, it also checks for known IP address’ that security researchers use. |