Clock ticks for TikTok: RNC and DNC nuke app, US mulls ban - TechBeacon

Stop the clock

😷 @TikTok_us, millennials’ flavor of the month, is coming under yet more scrutiny this week. The app’s alleged spyware tendencies and connections to the #ChineseCommunistParty are causing some high-profile organizations to ban it. https://t.co/PgdUzSxDkR

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 16, 2020

Microsoft Sued for LinkedIn Clipboard Snooping Scare - Security Boulevard

Sneaky Paste

😷 @LinkedIn got caught reading personal data from #iPhone clipboards. And now an (ahem) “enterprising” user is suing the @Microsoft-owned business social network. https://t.co/Mll6QMwKiu

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 15, 2020

Police Buy Hacked Data, to Fish for Evidence—Is That Even Legal? - Security Boulevard

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

A firm called @SpyCloudCo is selling your data to law enforcement.

What’s worse is that the sources of that data are hackers. https://t.co/RbXbsNCqa1

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 10, 2020

Feds warn: MSPs being hacked—so stop your complacency - TechBeacon

Mismanaged SP?

The US @SecretService issued a mysterious alert, warning that managed service providers are being targeted by criminals. It doesn’t name names, but we think it’s connected with a #vulnerability in software used by many MSPs. https://t.co/J3iocjeP08

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 9, 2020

F5 BIG-IP Has Huge, Enormous, Bad, Scary Security Holes (Patch NOW) - Security Boulevard

Hair. On. Fire.

Drop everything: A #CVSS score of 10 is as bad as it gets. Trivial to #exploit, this @F5Networks BIG-IP #vulnerability lets criminals pwn your entire network, and redirect your customers elsewhere. https://t.co/QDN0yCp6LX

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 7, 2020