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FYI... Forecast for January 2018 Patch Tuesday - https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/01/05/january-patch-tuesday-expectations/ Jan 5, 2018 - "... A few things are noteworthy about the two CPU vulnerabilities: 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre'. Just applying the OS updates is not enough as that will...

FYI... Intel processor design flaw > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/ 2 Jan 2018 - "A fundamental design flaw in Intel's processor chips has forced a significant redesign of the Linux and Windows -kernels- to defang the chip-level security bug. Programmers are...

FYI... Intel Firmware Vuln > https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/11/21/Intel-Firmware-Vulnerability Nov 21, 2017 - "Intel has released recommendations to address vulnerabilities in the firmware of the following Intel products: Management Engine, Server Platform Services, and...

FYI... Dyn.com DDoS Attack - https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=21623 2016-10-21 - "Dyn.com, a popular dynmic DNS provider and provider of commercial managed DNS services is currently experiencing a massive DDoS attack. As a result, many sites that are using Dyn.com's services are...

FYI... 500 million Yahoo users - data breach - https://bgr.com/2016/09/22/yahoo-hack-data-breach-passwords-stolen/ Sep 22, 2016 - "Yahoo has confirmed* that a data breach from 2014 hit 500 million users, allowing hackers access to sensitive information, including poorly encrypted passwords...

FYI... OS Market Share - March, 2016 > https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=0 Browser Market Share - March, 2016 > https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0&qpcustomd=0 :spider:

FYI... Bank Fraud Ringleader gets 15-Year Sentence 10 Co-Conspirators Also Sentenced in ID Thefts at Healthcare Facilities, Other Sites - http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/fraud-ringleader-gets-15-year-sentence-a-8554 Sep 28, 2015 - "The leader of a $24 million identity theft and federal income...

FYI... Ransomware rescue kit released ... - http://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-rescue-kit-released-to-combat-criminal-enterprise/ May 21, 2015 - "A ransomware removal and rescue kit has been released to give businesses an alternative to paying a fee to unlock encrypted files... security...

FYI... MalwareBytes AntiExploit v1.06.1.1018 update released - https://blog.malwarebytes.org/news/2015/04/new-malwarebytes-anti-exploit-version-is-out/ April 1, 2015 Download update: http://downloads.malwarebytes.org/file/mbae > 4.1.2015 :2thumb: Freeware

FYI... NCCU/Europol shuts down RAMNIT Botnet - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2477392,00.asp Feb 25, 2015 - "... In partnership with Europol and local law enforcement units in The Netherlands, Italy, and Germany, the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCUU) shut down command and control servers...

FYI... Anthem ... - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/business/data-breach-at-anthem-may-lead-to-others.html Feb 6, 2015 - "After an online attack on Anthem, by far the largest breach in the industry, security experts warned on Friday that more attacks on health care organizations were likely...

FYI... SpybotS&D def updates - http://www.safer-networking.org/about/updates/ 2015-02-04 Adware + Ad.BlockAndSurf ++ Ad.GetNowUpdater + BetterSurf + weDownloadMgr Malware + OneInstaller PUPS + Conduit.SearchProtect ++ DownLite + OutBrowse ++ SuperOptimizer + UpToDown Total: 2603459...

FYI... Flash 0-Day Exploit used by Angler Exploit Kit - https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=19213 2015-01-21 - "The "Angler" exploit kit is a tool frequently used in drive-by download attacks to probe the browser for different vulnerabilities, and then exploit them to install malware. The...

FYI... Gmail is down for some ... - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2353526/gmail-is-down-for-some-in-the-uk Jul 03 2014 - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2353727/google-goes-down-as-search-throws-up-server-error Jul 04 2014 - "... The outage has seen Google's search engine...

FYI... Sony VAIO Fit 11A - battery fire hazard - http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/content/cnt-hn/prd-comp/hotnews-vaio-fit11a 11 April 2014 - "Sony has identified that the non-removable battery packs provided by a third party supplier, included in (and limited to) VAIO Fit 11A released in...