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Vulnerabilities Discovered in Mobile Bootloaders of Major Vendors
Android bootloader components from five major chipset vendors are affected by vulnerabilities that break the CoT (Chain of Trust) during the boot-up sequence, opening devices to attacks.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/09/04/vulnerabilities-discovered-mobile-bootloaders-major-vendors/
Banking Trojan Now Targets Coinbase Users, Not Just Banking Portals
The TrickBot banking trojan is a new malware strain that appeared in the autumn of 2016 and most experts believe it was developed by some of the developers who worked on the now defunct Dyre banking trojan, some of whose operators were arrested in late 2015 in Russia.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/09/04/banking-trojan-now-targets-coinbase-users-not-just-banking-portals/
Police Seize Domain of Online Store That Stole User's Card Data
According to a statement from the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), its Cyber Crimes Investigation Unit started looking into the website after a user complained of fraudulent purchases appearing in his bank statements in May this year.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/09/04/police-seize-domain-online-store-stole-users-card-data/
£200m fake train ticket scam: We put season pass bought on dark web to the test at Britain's busiest station
The Mirror team found fakes for sale on the so-called "dark web" – a shadowy corner of the internet which cannot be searched via mainstream browsers like Google.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/09/04/200m-fake-train-ticket-scam-put-season-pass-bought-dark-web-test-britains-busiest-station/
Microsoft says every enterprise should have a plan for when cybersecurity fails
No matter how good it is, enterprise cybersecurity is doomed to fail. Every enterprise should have a business continuity plan in place for when it does.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/09/04/microsoft-says-every-enterprise-plan-cybersecurity-fails/
Monday 4 September 2017
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