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The extortion of 1,295 people is worth 240 hours of community service. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: ZDNet

Google has updated the Play Store policy page this week to ban apps that mine cryptocurrencies on users' devices. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer

Scientists have published a paper today detailing a new Spectre-class CPU attack that can be carried out via network connections and does not require the attacker to host code on a targeted machine. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer

Privacy Regulator Sees 1,750 Breach Reports in June, Up From 400 in April View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bank Infosecurity

Securing smart energy grids will take a 'transformational' project, says CQR Consulting's Phil Kernick. Until then, we must 'hobble forward' with grids that are getting easier to take down. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: ZDNet

Security professionals are more worried about data breaches and cyber attacks than they were a year ago, with most fearing that Meltdown-Spectre attacks are becoming the norm View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Computer Weekly

A ransomware infection has crippled the US network of one of the world's largest shipping giants —COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company). View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer

A popular wireless security camera designed to safeguard businesses and homes was vulnerable to a spying hack. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

A vulnerability first detected and "resolved" years ago in Oracle's Unix OS, Solaris, has resurfaced, necessitating a fix in Big Red's latest quarterly patch batch. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

A bunch of new bug bounty rewards are up for grabs from the Zero Day Initiative, in a first-come, best-dressed program kicking off on August 1. The Trend Micro-backed operation announced on July 24 what it called the Targeted Incentive Program (TIP). View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register