Critical Adobe Acrobat and Reader Bugs Allow RCE
Adobe patched critical and important-severity flaws tied to 26 CVEs in Acrobat and Reader.
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The fundamental causes for the skill gap are myriad, starting with a lack of training and career-development opportunities.
Samsung Quietly Fixes Critical Galaxy Flaws Allowing Spying, Data Wiping
Four critical-severity flaws were recently disclosed in the Find My Mobile feature of Samsung Galaxy smartphones, which if exploited could allow attackers to force a factory reset on the phones or spy on users.
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The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) protections and steal data from website visitors.
Attacks were way up year-over-year in the second quarter as people continue to work from home.
Remote, unauthenticated attackers could exploit the TeamViewer flaw to execute code and crack victims’ passwords.
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During Black Hat USA 2020, Threatpost talks to Sherrod DeGrippo, with Proofpoint, about Emotet’s recent return -and how a cyber vigilante is attempting to thwart the malware’s comeback.
Black Hat USA 2020: Critical Meetup.com Flaws Reveal Common AppSec Holes
With Black Hat USA 2020 kicking off this week, Erez Yalon with Checkmarx talks about newly disclosed, critical vulnerabilities in Meetup.com – and why they are the “holy grail” for attackers.
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The U.S. government and tech companies continue to butt heads over the idea of encryption and what that means for law enforcement.
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Cybercrime increasingly went mobile in 2019, with everything from Apple iPhone jailbreaks and rogue Android apps to 5G and mobile-first phishing dominating the news coverage. Here are Threatpost’s Top 10 mobile security stories of 2019.
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