Bills targeting China's Huawei introduced in U.S. Congress

Reuters_Technology_News Tuesday, July 16, 2019 6:05:00 PM CEST | info [other]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills on Tuesday to keep tight restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, amid concern about President Donald Trump’s easing of restrictions on the Chinese firm....

Ransomware attackers, US mayors say you should go jump in a lake

brica Tuesday, July 16, 2019 12:30:00 PM CEST | info [other]

In May, the US city of Baltimore was partially paralyzed when a ransomware attack seized parts of the government’s computer systems. The data-kidnappers demanded 13 Bitcoins, worth about US $100,000 at the time. Would the city cough it up? Or would it tough it out, knowing that lining the attackers’.......

Payment Fraud: Criminals Enroll Stolen Cards on Apple Pay

brica Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:57:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Fraud Fighters Also See Spikes in ATM Malware, Card Enrollment as a Service Fraudsters continue to get new tricks up their sleeves. Criminals are increasingly using Apple Pay, setting up mobile call centers to socially engineer victims as well as tricking consumers via look-alike but fake e-commerce.......

Media File Jacking allows manipulating media files users receive via Android WhatsApp and Telegram

securityaffairs Tuesday, July 16, 2019 5:14:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Media File Jacking Pierluigi Paganini – Security researchers at Symantec demonstrated how to manipulate media files that can be received via WhatsApp and Telegram Android apps. Security experts at Symantec devised an attack technique dubbed Media File Jacking that could allow attackers to manipulate.......

Ready, Set, Shop: Enjoy Amazon Prime Day Without the Phishing Scams

Virusmalwarehackingsecurity Monday, July 15, 2019 11:42:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Amazon Prime Day is becoming one of the hottest shopping periods for the summer. However, it is also becoming one of the hottest opportunities for cybercriminals, as hackers target shoppers in a number of ways during peak shopping moments to steal personal data or financial information....

Symantec Shares Plunge After Reports of Broadcom Deal Stall (SecurityWeek)

sans-isc Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:38:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Shares of cybersecurity giant Symantec plunged on Monday following reports that the company’s acquisition talks with Broadcom have stalled due to a disagreement over price. Several major news outlets reported in early July that chipmaker Broadcom had been in advanced talks to acquire Symantec in a deal that could exceed $15 billion....

Security Flaw Exposed Valid Airline Boarding Passes

blog_bankinfosecurity-uk Tuesday, July 16, 2019 11:45:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Security consultant David Stubley found a flaw in Amadeus travel software, used by Flybe and 500 other airlines, while he was waiting to board his flight. (Photo: Flybe) A vulnerability in global airline check-in software used by hundreds of airlines could have been exploited to allow users to view.......

Google removes 16 apps infected by 'Agent Smith' malware

ehackingnews Tuesday, July 16, 2019 1:24:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Every now and then, Android keeps getting visited from deadly malware attacks that put user and their data at lots of risks. This time, it's a new malware called Agent Smith and like its name, this malware is sneaky in what it's designed to do - bombard your phone with ads....

Facebook Promises Congress It Will Address Libra Cryptocurrency Concerns

TechWeekEuropeUK Tuesday, July 16, 2019 4:10:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Jay Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, the US’ central bank, also said last week that Libra raises “serious concerns” and called on Facebook to halt the plan until the issues have been addressed. “The Libra Association, which will manage the (Libra) Reserve, has no intention of competing with.......