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Thieves Switching to Shimmers to Steal from ATMs

As chip-based payment cards become the norm, criminals are shifting tactics to use shimmers rather than skimmers to steal money from automated teller machines, Flashpoint said.

Finance

CISA Warns Iranian Attackers Use Wiper Malware

The United States Department of Homeland Security warned that Iranian nation-state attackers could lob malware capable of wiping hard drives and physically destroying machines against U.S. targets as the two countries remain locked in a political game of one-upmanship.

Malware, Government

Dashboard Act Would Force Companies to Tell Users What Their Data is Worth

The DASHBOARD Act, introduced in the Senate Monday, would require social media companies to tell people what the economic value of their personal data is.

Government, Privacy

Dell Patches Bug in Powerful SupportAssist Utility

Dell has fixed a serious bug in the SupportAssist utility that is preinstalled on millions of PCs and could give an attacker control of a target machine.

Vulnerability

Firefox 0-Day Used to Deliver Netwire Mac Malware

A new vulnerability in Firefox has been used in targeted attacks, one of which has delivered the Netwire OS X malware.

Firefox