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RSA 2017: Microsoft Word Intruders step outside Office for the first time
Naked Security Specifically, the exploit targeted vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player outlined in CVE-2016- 4117. This exploit was also added to major exploit kits such as Angler, Neutrino and Magnitude in May 2016. In one scenario, a vulnerable Flash object was … |
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Data breaches could cost Yahoo up to $ 350M USD, Reuters says
ITBusiness.ca Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters and Bloomberg are reporting that Verizon Communications Inc. now plans to buy the former Internet giant for up to $ 350 million (all figures USD) less than the $ 4.8 billion it originally promised, thanks … |
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Yahoo has sent out another round of notifications to users, warning some that their accounts may have been breached as recently as last year. The accounts were affected by a flaw in Yahoo’s mail service that allowed an attacker—most likely a “state actor,” according to Yahoo—to use a forged “cookie” created by software stolen from within Yahoo’s internal systems to gain access to user accounts without a password.
Yahoo informed some users in e-mails this week that “Based on the ongoing investigation, we believe a forged cookie may have been used in 2015 or 2016 to access your account.” The messages are regarding possible breaches using the cookie vulnerability in 2014.
The Associated Press’ Raphael Satter reports that a Yahoo spokesperson acknowledged the company was notifying users of the potential breach of their accounts, but would not disclose how many users were affected.
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The Latest: 20000+ tribal members warned of data breach
KTVH A Bureau of Indian Affairs spokeswoman says more than 20,000 members of two Montana American Indian tribes were notified of a potential data breach involving their personal information. BIA Spokeswoman Nedra Darling says an external hard drive with … |