Here is the weekly roundup :
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FBI Investigating Hacking Attempts of Phones Belonging to DNC Officials
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In a new revelation, the FBI is reportedly investigating attempts to hack phones used by officials in the Democratic Party. The suspected attempts occurred as recently as August 2016.
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Russian DNC Hackers Accused of Developing a Mac OS X Trojan
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Researchers from security firm Palo Alto has pointed to Russian hackers behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as the developers of a new Trojan targeting Mac OS X machines in the aerospace industry.
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Hacker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Helping ISIS
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For the first time, the United States has sentenced a hacker with ties to terrorism for 20 years in prison for his part in stealing and delivering a list of 1,300 U.S. military personnel to the terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Yahoo Data Breach Compromises Half a Billion User Accounts
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Yahoo has finally confirmed the results of its investigation of a data breach and it does not make for pretty reading. The technology giant has stated that at least 500 million users’ account details have been compromised.
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Yahoo Set to Confirm a “Massive” Data Breach
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Technology giant Yahoo is preparing to confirm a massive data breach that it suffered in 2012, an incident that exposed several hundred million user accounts according to the hacker selling the breached data.
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Interesting Reading From Around the Web
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Apple Calls In Rock Star iPhone And Mac Hackers For Secret Bug Bounty Bash
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A 19-year-old who was the first to jailbreak an iPhone 7. A former teenage prodigy turned world-renowned iOS hacker. An ex-NSA staffer who has repeatedly found Mac OS X security lacking. They all are just some of the hackers rocking up to Cupertino for a briefing with Apple.
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Inside Arizona’s Pump Skimmer Scourge
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Nearly nine months worth of pump skimming incidents were examined in Arizona. With each incident, the Arizona Department of Agriculture’s Weights and Measures Services Division files a report detailing whether victim fuel station owners had observed industry best practices leading up to the hacks.
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The security tsunami of the Internet of Things is coming, are you ready?
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Scott Montgomery took the stage at Structure Security to explain some of the core security and privacy challenges that are coming with the Internet of Things.
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Upcomming Event
Privacy + Security Forum
October 24 - 26, 2016
Washington, DC
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Featured Article
Cyber Security Investments: Detection vs. Prevention
Paul Kubler, a Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Examiner at LIFARS, shares his recommendations for prioritizing security investments. Enterprises should focus on both, detection and prevention. Putting all the resources in prevention will help significantly - except in cutting-edge attacks or insider threats, where prevention often fails. On the other hand, putting all of the effort into detection will make your IT team exhausted chasing the threats. A state of balance is ideal.
Featured Q&A
Nick McGowan on Cyber Security Crimes
Nick McGowan has been in Law Enforcement since 2003 and is currently a Detective with the Petaluma Police Department in Northern California and a member of the San Francisco Electronic Crimes Task Force. Detective McGowan spoke about cyber crimes and his real life experiences in street gang cases related to technology at an interview conducted by LIFARS.
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