August 5, 2021 at 09:43AM

■■□□□ Privacy: Cyber research. Black Hat: Researchers created 300 fake identities, signed them up on 185 legit sites, then tracked how much the sites used signup PII to pester the accounts. https://threatpost.com/im-calling-about-your-car-warranty-aka-pii-hijinx/168375/ https://t.me/cKure/8817

August 5, 2021 at 09:39AM

■□□□□ Energy group ERG reports minor disruptions after ransomware attack. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/energy-group-erg-reports-minor-disruptions-after-ransomware-attack/ https://t.me/cKure/8815

August 5, 2021 at 09:38AM

■□□□□ Black Hat: This is how a naive NSA staffer helped build an offensive UAE security branch. https://www.zdnet.com/article/black-hat-this-is-how-a-naive-nsa-staffer-helped-build-an-offensive-uae-security-branch/ https://t.me/cKure/8814

August 4, 2021 at 07:11PM

■■□□□ Google: Linux kernel and its toolchains are underinvested by at least 100 engineers. https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/08/04/google_linux_kernel_security/ https://t.me/cKure/8811

August 4, 2021 at 07:09PM

■■■□□ New Cobalt Strike bugs allow takedown of attackers’ servers. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cobalt-strike-bugs-allow-takedown-of-attackers-servers/ https://t.me/cKure/8810