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2.3 billion files exposed online bit.ly/2Z4Nd2l (via ESET's WeLiveSecurity)
Over 2.3 billion files exposed online

Over 2.3 billion files exposed online

Millions of files that are sitting out in the open across various file storage technologies are actually encrypted by ransomware

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Google threatens to delist Chrome extensions installed by deceptive tactics zd.net/2wsUblk

New bans and rules for shady Chrome extension practices - ZDNET

Google cracks down on misleading marketing and extensions with shady descriptions.

zdnet.com
Developers demand Apple API solution for parental control apps zd.net/2XdlVX2
Microsoft issues second warning about patching BlueKeep as PoC code goes public zd.net/2Z4yEvH
Checkers restaurant chain warns customers that hackers have their credit cards bit.ly/2XliuNW (via BitDefender's Hot For Security)
Unpatched Docker bug allows read-write access to host OS bit.ly/2wt2HRd
Flipboard data breach – what users should do now bit.ly/2XfxGMl
Foreign spies may be hiding in your VPN, warns DHS bit.ly/2MlgyUI
Facial recognition used to strip adult industry workers of anonymity bit.ly/2Kh2fxC
ISPs must now ask for permission before selling your data, Maine rules zd.net/2W6IPxG

Maine passes bill to stop ISPs from selling cutomers' data without consent - ZDNET

Internet providers will not be able to penalize those who refuse, either.

zdnet.com
Ready to test the next generation of cybersecurity solutions? bit.ly/2YSrMRY (via BitDefender's Hot For Security)
One of New York’s largest nonprofits suffers data breach zd.net/2wvqVud
Week in security with Tony Anscombe bit.ly/2ELtlcD (via ESET's WeLiveSecurity)
Russian military moves closer to replacing Windows with Astra Linux zd.net/2WcPEmw
Google takes a stance against permission-grabbing Chrome extensions zd.net/2VXmy5u
Google takes a stance against permission-grabbing Chrome extensions - ZDNET

Google takes a stance against permission-grabbing Chrome extensions - ZDNET

Google also limits what types of third-party apps can access a user's Drive files.

zdnet.com
I2P network proposed as the next hiding spot for criminal operations zd.net/2XfOrHx

I2P network proposed as the next hiding spot for criminal operations - ZDNET

At least one criminal market has moved from Tor to I2P. Others asked to do so as well.

zdnet.com
Unsecured database exposes 85GB in security logs of major hotel chains zd.net/30UeO7U

Unsecured database exposes 85GB in security logs of major hotel chains - ZDNET

The source of the exposure appears to stem from a management company for Marriott, Plaza, and others.

zdnet.com
New Zealand budget details leaked due to website sloppiness, not hackers bit.ly/2Wc1aOW (via gcluley)
HiddenWasp malware seizes control of Linux systems bit.ly/2EK0ghN (via gcluley)
HiddenWasp malware seizes control of Linux systems

HiddenWasp malware seizes control of Linux systems

A new strain of malware called "HiddenWasp" is apparently being used in targeted attacks to seize control of Linux systems and open backdoors for hackers.

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The cryptominer that kept coming back bit.ly/2wtLTKc
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