Threatpost editors Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch and Tara Seals discuss the top security news stories of the week ended Aug. 21, including:
IBM, the owner of the Weather Channel mobile app, has reached a settlement with the Los Angeles city attorney's office after a 2019 lawsuit alleged that the app was deceiving its users in how it was using their geolocation data. A cryptomining worm from the group known as TeamTNT is spreading through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and collecting credentials. Researchers are urging connected-device manufacturers to ensure they have applied patches addressing a flaw in a module used by millions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices.305 CVEs and Counting: Bug-Hunting Stories From a Security Engineer
Critical Industrial Flaws Pose a Patching Headache For Manufacturers
Vulnerability Disclosure: Ethical Hackers Seek Best Practices
Disinformation A Booming Industry For Attackers As Elections Loom
Active 'Duri' Campaign Utilizes HTML Smuggling to Cloak Malware
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Black Hat 2020 Preview: Election Security, COVID Disinformation and More
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News Wrap: Twitter Hack, Apple Vulnerability Disclosure Restrictions Under Fire
Lookout: Behind the Scenes of a 7-Year Android Spyware Campaign
A 'New Age' of Sophisticated Business Email Compromise is Coming
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EvilQuest: Inside The ‘New Class’ of Mac Malware
AWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As Criminals
News Wrap: Malicious Chrome Extensions Removed, CIA 'Woefully Lax' Security Policies Bashed
Would You Use A Contact-Tracing Coronavirus App?
News Wrap: Fake Minneapolis Police Breach, Zoom End-To-End Encryption Debate
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