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Criminals Find a Way to Clone EMV Cards
The shift from payment cards with magnetic stripes to EMV chips was supposed to stomp out card cloning, except cybercriminals appear to have figured out a workaround.
Microsoft to Remove Windows Updates Using SHA-1 Hash
Microsoft strikes another nail in the SHA-1 coffin with the announcement that all updates that had been signed using SHA-1 hash will be removed from the Microsoft Download Center.
Flaw in GRUB 2 Boot Loader Threatens Many Linux Systems
A buffer overflow (CVE-2020-10713) in the GRUB 2 boot loader can allow an attacker to gain code execution on many Linux systems and possibly some Windows computers.
How Ransomware is Invading the Enterprise
Decipher editors Fahmida Y. Rashid and Dennis Fisher are joined by a panel of security experts to discuss the evolution of ransomware attacks and how groups are now focusing on enterprise targets.
FBI Warns of DDoS Attacks Abusing Network Protocols
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned in a “private industry notification” last week that attackers are increasingly using amplification techniques in distributed denial-of-service attacks. There has been an uptick in attack attempts since February, the agency’s Cyber Division said in the alert.