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It’s Time for an FBI Cybercrime College Scholarship Program

14 October 2018 Gate 15

by Andy Jabbour Seemingly every day a new data breach is reported, a new cybercrime effort is launched, fraud and extortion…

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Filed under: cybersecurity, FBI, law enforcement, national security, preparedness

Action Required: Reboot Your Router (Now).

25 May 2018 Gate 15

It is rare that the US Government asks everyone to do something, and it can be challenging to get that…

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Filed under: cybersecurity, FBI, malware

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  • Save the Children Federation Tricked Into Sending $1 Million to Scammers 14 December 2018
    tripwire.com - Scammers tricked Save the Children Federation, a well-known U.S. charity, into sending them approximately one million dollars. As reported by The Boston Globe, digital attackers compromised the email…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073572246747271168
  • ISIS claim of Strasbourg attack ‘completely opportunistic’, says French minister 14 December 2018
    english.alarabiya.net - France’s interior minister dismissed on Friday a claim by ISIS extremist group that the gunman who attacked a Christmas market in Strasbourg was one of its “soldiers”, calling the assertion “complete…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073572063418441736
  • Sex robots could be HACKED by cyber criminals looking to record users while they romp, expert warns 14 December 2018
    thesun.co.uk - SEX robots of the future could be hacked by sick cyber criminals looking to steal rompers' most intimate details, a security expert has warned. Cameras and microphones connected to the devices could …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073571708538376192
  • How one hacked laptop led to an entire network being compromised | ZDNet 14 December 2018
    zdnet.com - A corporate laptop being used in a coffee shop at a weekend was enough to allow a sophisticated cybercrime group to compromise an organisation's entire infrastructure. The incident was detailed by cy…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073570113142558725
  • The annual PornHub year in review tells us what we’re really looking at online 14 December 2018
    techcrunch.com - PornHub, a popular site feature people in various stages of undress, saw 33.5 billion visits in 2018. There are currently 7.53 billion people on Earth. The company, which owns most of the major porn …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073569376308203520
  • Iranian phishers bypass 2fa protections offered by Yahoo Mail and Gmail 14 December 2018
    arstechnica.com - A recent phishing campaign targeting US government officials, activists, and journalists is notable for using a technique that allowed the attackers to bypass two-factor authentication protections of…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073568887994769409
  • 2018 – A Year of Data Breaches in Review 14 December 2018
    businessinsights.bitdefender.com - Graham Cluley is an award-winning security blogger, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by companies such …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073568418631180288
  • Five Eyes alliance reportedly looping in Germany, Japan against China | ZDNet 14 December 2018
    zdnet.com - The Five Eyes alliance has reportedly been spending 2018 trading classified information with other nations on Chinese foreign interference in what Reuters called "a sign of a broadening international…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073568328667619331
  • US intelligence community says quantum computing and AI pose an ’emerging threat’ to national security 14 December 2018
    techcrunch.com - It’s not often you can put nuclear weapons, terrorism and climate change on the same list as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, but the U.S. government believes al…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073567215012724737
  • New Bomb Threat Email Scam Campaign Demanding $20K in Bitcoin 14 December 2018
    bleepingcomputer.com - A new twist in the scam extortion emails is a new email campaign originating from Russia that contains a bomb threat stating they will detonate a bomb if the recipient does not send a $20,000 USD bit…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073567138730950656
  • We Broke Into A Bunch Of Android Phones With A 3D-Printed Head 14 December 2018
    forbes.com - Facial recognition is cropping up everywhere. From shopping malls to the workplace, it's likely something is scanning your face every day. But rather than invade your privacy, facial recognition on s…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073566117954764800
  • Q3 Threat Report: The Need for Holistic Cyber-Threat Detection 14 December 2018
    blog.rapid7.com - In case you missed the big news, our 2018 Q3 Threat Report is out! We’re in the midst of both crypto-winter and real-life winter, which is perhaps why we’re seeing attackers burrow deep. More than ev…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073562623277457408
  • Research Shows Dangers of Downloading Mobile Apps Over the Holidays 14 December 2018
    riskiq.com - As consumers get to grips with their new and second-hand Android smartphones and tablets gifted over the holiday season, many of them risk downloading malicious mobile apps without realizing. RiskIQ …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073562559037489152
  • Compromising vital infrastructure: the power grid - Malwarebytes Labs 14 December 2018
    blog.malwarebytes.com - Where were you when the lights went out? That line became famous after the 1977 blackout in New York City. This power outage was caused by lightning and lasted for up to two days, depending on which …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073561638408781824
  • Man with arsenal allegedly fantasized about killing Jews | HeraldNet.com 14 December 2018
    heraldnet.com - MONROE — On his YouTube page, the Monroe man borrowed the name Rudolf Höss, a commandant at Auschwitz. For months, he used at least seven fake Facebook profiles to talk about shooting up a school or …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073559155011739649
  • Third Dylann Roof Fan Arrested in Past Week for Threatening to Kill 14 December 2018
    thedailybeast.com - A 20-year-old man is the third person arrested in less than a week for threatening mass killings in the name of a murderous white supremacist Dylann Roof. Dakota Reed, 20, was arrested at his mother’…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073559115727888384
  • Bitcoin Bomb Threat Scam Disrupts Businesses Across US, Canada - Geek.com 14 December 2018
    geek.com - A wave of emailed bomb threats were reported this week at various locations across North America. News outlets, government buildings, banks, libraries, schools, and other businesses temporarily close…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073555876852760578
  • National Security: Long-Range Emerging Threats Facing the United States As Identified by Federal Agencies 14 December 2018
    gao.gov - DOD, State, DHS, and ODNI independently identified various threats to the United States or its national security interests. In analyzing more than 210 individual threats identified by organizations a…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073555637441847298
  • How Sandy Hook changed the response to mass shootings 14 December 2018
    cnn.com - "The Department of Justice started looking at programs that they could partner with to try to enhance training capabilities for response to school violence like Sandy Hook," said John Curnutt, assist…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1073553858784358404

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