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According to a post published by the Zscaler research team, the fake app is being distributed from a URL set up by the malware authors to fool victims into believing it is a legitimate Amazon site. Indeed, as Yahoo! Tech reveals, the app in some ways appears very similar to the real Amazon Underground app, which offers users games and free apps. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Graham Cluley

ENGINEERING MIRACLE BARBIE isn't just an idiot when it comes to computers, she is also something of a loose cannon in terms of security and privacy, according to people who have been playing with their dollies. There is a new Barbie threat - no, not her waistline - but Hello Barbie, a semi-intelligent creation that will converse in a limited manner with unattended children and send their communications direct to a range of third parties...

The ongoing war between the so-called Islamic State and the western world's premiere hacktivist group Anonymous has been amped up, yet again. Anonymous has recently stumbled in its campaign, called #OpParis, to shut down IS's social media presence. #OpParis was launched after the Paris attacks which left nearly 150 dead and hundreds more injured, and took the form of a crowd-sourced campaign to attempt to find members of or recruiters for IS on Twitter and...

San Jose, Calif., city officials confirmed a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the San Jose Police Department website and possibly other IT assets, making services unavailable to users. According to reports, the attack began as early as last Thursday, Nov. 5, and was said to be resolved early this week. As a San Jose PD spokesperson acknowledged, this attack is part of a growing trend of cyber-based attacks that continue to increase. ITSG...

If you are the type of person that likes to tinker, Linux-based operating systems are for you. You would probably have many hours of fun playing with an Android device or Raspberry Pi. With that said, Linux is not the only game in town. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Betanews

Contrary to password storage security standards, BT-owned Plusnet is still delivering plaintext strings back to forgetful users, and seems to have no plans to tidy itself up any time soon – despite years of warnings from security experts and the advice of GCHQ. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

Cyber-thieves are preparing malware and spam campaigns in a bid to catch out retailers and shoppers during the run-up to Christmas, experts say. One gang had updated the sophisticated malware it used to target tills in stores, security company iSight said. There had also been an increase in spam and phishing emails crafted to catch out people seeking bargains. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

Thousands of underground Indian hackers have joined hands with online hacktivist group Anonymous in a cyber war against ISIS following the Paris attacks. Indian hacking groups, working under the name of Anonymous, have not only taken down bulk ISIS-linked Twitter accounts and websites, but are also spying on their chats to foil future attacks. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Daily Mail

Credit rating agency Moody’s Corp. warns that cyber defenses as well as breach detection, prevention and response will be higher priorities in its analysis of the creditworthiness of companies across all sectors, including healthcare and financial services. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: CXO Today

Russian hackers have adopted a new technique, dubbed Reverse ATM Attack to steal Millions of dollars from ATMs of financial institutions. According to the experts at security firm GroupIB, the Reverse ATM Attack allowed criminal rings in Russia to steal 252 Million Rubles (roughly US$3.8 Million) from at least five different banks. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Security Affairs