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Samsung has been breached, and a “small number” of users were able to access other people’s personal data. The South Korean tech giant confirmed the breach, following user reports of unexplained Find My Mobile notifications. Find My Mobile is a Samsung app that comes pre-loaded with its Android devices and can only be disabled, not uninstalled. The only way to uninstall Samsung apps is to wipe the operating system completely and install a different ROM....

Mobile security specialists Lookout has announced a record fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2020 which it says has been driven by the high demand for mobile protection. Enterprises are seeking Phishing, App Defence, and Mobile Endpoint Security solutions – all of which is provided and powered by the Lookout Security cloud, the world’s largest mobile dataset. Given the number of malicious apps discovered almost on a daily occurrence across Google Play and Apple’ App...

Nozomi Networks Inc. is proud to announce it has won the Market Leader: Operational Technology (OT) & Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity award from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM).   “We’re thrilled to receive this coveted cybersecurity award from Cyber Defense Magazine,” said Nozomi Networks CEO Edgard Capdevielle. “It’s an honour to be recognised not only for the industry’s most advanced solutions in OT visibility and security, but also for the innovative work we are doing...

An infostealing malware that is relatively new on cybercriminal forums can extract sensitive data from about 60 applications on a targeted computer. The malware scene is constantly changing and what used to be top of the line a few years ago is now available for a modest price by comparison and a much richer set of features. Source: Bleeping Computer

The United States lags behind much of the world in having yet to establish some sort of a data protection agency at the national level. Several attempts at federal data privacy standards have been floated in recent years, but failed to gather traction. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is taking another pass at the issue, but is the first to propose creating a data protection agency at the federal level with sweeping enforcement powers similar to those...

The operators of the DoppelPaymer Ransomware have launched a site that they will use to shame victims who do not pay a ransom and to publish any files that were stolen before computers were encrypted. A new extortion method started by the Maze Ransomware is to steal files before encrypting them and then use them as leverage to get victims to pay the ransom. Source: Bleeping Computer

  Managing complex multivendor environments is a reality for companies today — and it's become chief information security officers' (CISO) worst enemy. To help solve this problem, Cisco has developed SecureX, a cloud-native platform that increases the productivity of security teams. SecureX unifies visibility, identifies unknown threats, and automates workflows to strengthen customers' security across network, endpoint, cloud, and applications. Source: Business Insider

A new backdoor malware called Mozart is using the DNS protocol to communicate with remote attackers to evade detection by security software and intrusion detection systems. Typically when a malware phones home to receive commands that should be executed, it will do so over the HTTP/S protocols for ease of use and communication. Source: Bleeping Computer  

Securonix, Inc. today announced the launch of the Securonix Analytics Sandbox capability, which provides an isolated test or QA environment within the production setup. This enables security operations teams to test, tune, and validate new use cases prior to pushing them to live production.   “Security operations teams are in a catch 22 - they must update use cases rapidly to stay ahead of evolving threats, but must do so in a way that does not...

  Fortnite star Tyler "Ninja" Blevins' Twitter account is the latest high profile account to get taken over by hackers. After gaining control of Ninja's Twitter account, the majority of the tweets were posted related to promoting the hacker's Twitter account, telling Ninja's followers to go and follow the account @OwenBreh - an account that has since been suspended by Twitter and hurling insults at the popular streamer, Tfue, and DramaAlert host, KEEMSTAR. Source: Gadgets...