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Four years after its public disclosure, the Misfortune Cookie vulnerability continues to be a threat, this time affecting medical equipment that connects bedside devices to the hospital's network infrastructure. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer

In yet another sign that the world of crypto is spilling over into the mainstream internet, comic website The Oatmeal was asked for a ransom in Monero (XMR). The Oatmeal was under a DDOS attack for a few hours, with founder Matthew Inman later receiving an email demanding a payment. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Investing

Some PC owners may need to apply motherboard firmware updates in the near future to address two attacks on TPM chips detailed earlier this month by four researchers from the National Security Research Institute of South Korea. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer

As an ITAD and data center migration company, Exit Technologies has a vested interest in data security. In this regard, we consulted with several CISOs on the topic of cybersecurity. Specifically, what challenges currently affect data security, and what they view as the largest culprits responsible for data leaks in recent times. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine

Air Canada's app has suffered a data breach resulting in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers' personal details. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

Cardiff University has been named as an “academic centre of excellence” in cybersecurity research by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), becoming the first institution in Wales to be given this status. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Software Testing News

The arrival of the http://www.itpro.co.uk/it-legislation/27814/what-is-gdpr-everything-you-need-to-know has not caused spam to increase, despite experts predicting otherwise following the introduction of the EU law, research by Recorded Future has revealed. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IT PRO

Findings from RSA’s recent survey in the UK showed that 28% of customers have elected to boycott companies that have been shown to mishandle personal data. “South African businesses should be prepared for similar consumer trends in the near future,” believes Anton Jacobsz, MD of Networks Unlimited Africa, which delivers the full range of RSA solutions to the local market. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IT Online

A security researcher has discovered yet another misconfigured MongoDB installation online, this time exposing over 200,000 highly sensitive corporate documents. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine

A new malspam campaign is underway that pretends to be shipping documents and contains an attachment that installs the DarkComet remote access Trojan. When DarkComet is installed, the malware has the ability to log your keystrokes, application usage, take screenshots, and more. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer