Wikileaks Releases Spy Files Russia, CCleaner Infected, Equifax Has a Dirty Little Secret
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Spy Files Russia
This publication continues WikiLeaks' Spy Files series with releases about surveillance contractors in Russia.
While the surveillance of communication traffic is a global phenomena, the legal and technological framework of its operation is different for each country. Russia's laws - especially the new Yarovaya Law - make literally no distinction between Lawful Interception and mass surveillance by state intelligence authorities (SIAs) without court orders. Russian communication providers are required by Russian law to install the so-called SORM ( Система Оперативно-Розыскных Мероприятий) components for surveillance provided by the FSB at their own expense. The SORM infrastructure is developed and deployed in Russia with close cooperation between the FSB, the Interior Ministry of Russia and Russian surveillance contractors.
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Malware-Infected CCleaner Installer Distributed to Users Via Official Servers for a Month
Hackers have managed to embed malware into the installer of CCleaner, a popular Windows system optimization tool with over 2 billion downloads to date. The rogue package was distributed through official channels for almost a month.
CCleaner is a utilities program that is used to delete temporary internet files such as cookies, empty the Recycling Bin, correct problems with the Windows Registry, among other tasks. First released in 2003, it has become hugely popular; up to 20 million people download it per month.
Users who downloaded and installed CCleaner or CCleaner Cloud between Aug. 15 and Sept. 12 should scan their computers for malware and update their apps. The 32-bit versions of CCleaner v5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191 were affected.
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Equifax Suffered a Hack [sic] Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date It Disclosed
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This is why you shouldn’t use texts for two-factor authentication
For a long time, security experts have warned that text messages are vulnerable to hijacking — and this morning, they showed what it looks like in practice.
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