With FaceApp in the Spotlight, New Scams Emerge Retrieved by WeLiveSecurity - By: Lukas Stefanko
The FaceApp application has had a spike in popularity recently as people have been using the various face-modifying filters and posting the new photos onto social media. However, information about the Russian-owned app has raised concerns about privacy issues and also introduced a new way for hackers to scam users.

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Research has revealed that over 1,300 Android apps are gathering sensitive information even when users specifically deny permission for those apps to function. 

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A hacker cracked the windshield in his Tesla which led to the the discovery of a software bug. This discovery, under Tesla's bug bounty reward program, resulted in a hefty reward for the hacker. 

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Mozilla Firefox has announced that, like Google Chrome has done in the past, this coming October they will be introducing a "not secure" indicator for HTTP websites in Firefox

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/firefox-follows-in-chromes-footsteps-and-will-mark-all-http-pages-as-not-secure/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 ]]> Mozilla Firefox has announced that, like Google Chrome has done in the past, this coming October they will be introducing a "not secure" indicator for HTTP websites in Firefox Red more here:... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/85435/guest@my.umbc.edu/f25de272640737521efe5953000fcee3/api/pixel it IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777162216 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:19:08 -0400 Instagram Account Vulnerability Earns Hacker $30,000 Retrieved from Security Week - By: Eduard Kovacs Facebook awards researcher and ethical hacker, Laxman Muthiya $30,000 for discovering a critical vulnerability that hackers could have easily exploited to hack Instagram accounts.

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https://www.securityweek.com/instagram-account-takeover-vulnerability-earns-hacker-30000


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Symantec warns that hackers can exploit a default configuration in WhatsApp and Telegram in order to manipulate media files transferred by users if they have the "save to gallery" option enabled.

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https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-can-manipulate-media-files-transferred-whatsapp-telegram ]]> Symantec warns that hackers can exploit a default configuration in WhatsApp and Telegram in order to manipulate media files transferred by users if they have the "save to gallery" option enabled.... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/85391/guest@my.umbc.edu/882dfc755b4a4306f8f3fa0abd695f1a/api/pixel it IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777162216 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:49:51 -0400 Zoom Security Flaw Exposes Webcam Hijack Risk Retrieved from Forbes - By: Zak Doffman https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/09/warning-as-millions-of-zoom-users-risk-webcam-hijack-change-your-settings-now/#102891c642d9 ]]> https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/09/warning-as-millions-of-zoom-users-risk-webcam-hijack-change-your-settings-now/#102891c642d9 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/85325/guest@my.umbc.edu/3970fe4db541fdba0e8f9bb3b968e54f/api/pixel it IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777162216 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:47:25 -0400 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:48:03 -0400 Marriott to Contest $124 Million Fine After Data Breach Retrieved From Security Week - By: Kevin Townsend https://www.securityweek.com/marriott-contest-124-million-fine-imposed-uk-data-protection-regulator ]]> https://www.securityweek.com/marriott-contest-124-million-fine-imposed-uk-data-protection-regulator https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/85317/guest@my.umbc.edu/b1091a86f7efd13d831e41656fb70336/api/pixel it IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777162216 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:34:37 -0400 Android Apps Collecting Data Even If You Deny Permissions Retrieved from The Hacker News - By: Mohit Kumar https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/android-permission-bypass.html ]]> https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/android-permission-bypass.html https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/85297/guest@my.umbc.edu/62295506bf1d06147317e63b1205a1c5/api/pixel it IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777162216 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777162216 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777162216 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:45:14 -0400 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:45:34 -0400