Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine & Setup New Privacy Program Retrieved from THN - By: Mohit Kumar The FTC confirmed that Facebook agreed to pay the imposed $5 Billion fine and enforce a 20 year long privacy framework as a result of user privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica Scandal.

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]]> The FTC confirmed that Facebook agreed to pay the imposed $5 Billion fine and enforce a 20 year long privacy framework as a result of user privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/85554/guest@my.umbc.edu/cff2041cedaef8128eef9fab8dbbb2af/api/pixel it IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777155152 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777155152 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777155152 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777155152 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777155152 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:01:15 -0400 AT&T Fails to Have $224M SIM-Swap Attack Lawsuit Dismissed Retrieved from ZDNet Security - By: Charlie Osborne Michael Terpin is suing AT&T for a hacking incident involving his cellphone where he lost millions in cryptocurrency. AT&T appealed to get the lawsuit thrown out of court to which a Los Angeles judge dismissed it.

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]]> Equifax settles with the United States, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to pay $575million for damages following the 2017 data breach. Read more... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/85544/guest@my.umbc.edu/a190f5262ac1c173c970ad4a09f96247/api/pixel it IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777155152 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777155152 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777155152 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777155152 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777155152 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:39:16 -0400 Over 60 US Colleges Compromised by ERP Exploit Retrieved from InfoSecurity - By: Phil Muncaster
Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a popular ERP software that compromised over 60 colleges and universities.

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Slack is currently sending password reset emails to tens of thousands of users after new information about a 2015 data breach (which revealed more victims) has come to light.

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https://threatpost.com/slack-password-reset/146545/
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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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https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/07/19/faceapp-spotlight-scams-emerge/
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-notified-10000-victims-of-nation-state-attacks/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

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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://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777155152 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/original.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxlarge.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xlarge.png?1777155152 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/large.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/medium.png?1777155152 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/small.png?1777155152 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xsmall.png?1777155152 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/7/xxsmall.png?1777155152 IT Security - DoIT 0 0 true Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:19:08 -0400