Germany’s cyber-security agency recommends Firefox as most secure browser https://www.zdnet.com/article/germanys-cyber-security-agency-recommends-firefox-as-most-secure-browser/
Almost 200% increase in data breach attacks since 2018 https://themalaysianreserve.com/2019/10/17/almost-200-increase-in-data-breach-attacks-since-2018/
Samsung: Anyone’s thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50080586
Malware That Spits Cash Out of ATMs Has Spread World Wide https://www.geeksgyaan.com/2019/10/atm-malware.html
Sberbank Hit by Huge Data Breach https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/03/sberbank-hit-by-huge-data-breach-a67570
Data for a whopping 26 million stolen payment cards leaked in hack of fraud bazaar https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/data-for-a-whopping-26-million-stolen-payment-cards-leaked-in-hack-of-fraud-bazaar/
Sudo Flaw Lets Linux Users Run Commands As Root Even When They’re Restricted https://thehackernews.com/2019/10/linux-sudo-run-as-root-flaw.html
The MacOS Catalina Privacy and Security Features You Should Know https://www.wired.com/story/macos-catalina-privacy-security-features/
China’s Study the Great Nation app ‘enables spying via back door’ https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50042379
Computer historians crack passwords of Unix’s early pioneers https://boingboing.net/2019/10/10/descrypt-considered-harmful.html
State says phishing is Hawaii’s biggest cyber security issue https://www.kitv.com/story/41175740/state-says-phishing-is-hawaiis-biggest-cyber-security-issue
Mozilla to Firefox users: Here’s how we’re protecting you from code injection attacks https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-to-firefox-users-heres-how-were-protecting-you-from-code-injection-attacks/
Planting Tiny Spy Chips in Hardware Can Cost as Little as $200 https://www.wired.com/story/plant-spy-chips-hardware-supermicro-cheap-proof-of-concept/
An IRS employee stole identities and went on a 2-year spending spree https://qz.com/1723855/an-irs-employee-stole-identities-went-on-spending-spree/
Morocco: Human Rights Defenders Targeted with NSO Group’s Spyware https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2019/10/Morocco-Human-Rights-Defenders-Targeted-with-NSO-Groups-Spyware/