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• 4 collaboration security mistakes companies are still making

  Online collaboration apps have become critical for business, yet many organisations haven’t corrected the security errors they made when rushing to implement these tools at ...

• New Android banking trojan targets US, UK, and Germany

  The threat actors are distributing their malware via the Play Store, and already had over 30,000 installations as of March.

• Millions of GitHub repositories vulnerable to RepoJacking: Report

  AquaSec analysed a sample of 1.25 million GitHub repositories and found that about 37,000 of them are vulnerable to RepoJacking, including companies such as Google ...

• Is misinformation the newest malware?

  Experts say that cybersecurity skills and a whole-of-organisation approach can go a long way to tackling misinformation threats.

• Attackers set up rogue GitHub repos with malware posing as zero-day exploits

  The threat actor created fake personas on Twitter for researchers at a non-existent security firm.

• MOVEit Transfer developer patches more critical flaws after security audit

  A third-party audit reveals new MOVEit vulnerabilities, for which Progress Software has issued patches.

Features about Malware and Vulnerabilities

• XPocalypse, not now

  Didn't hackers get the memo? They were supposed to be exploiting the unpatched Windows XP

• Microsoft returns to scare tactic well in dump-XP campaign

  Browse the Web? Use email? Don't do it on an XP PC after April 8, company warns

• Bitcoin malware count soars as cryptocurrency value climbs

  Hackers, from the opportunistic to bitcoin-stealing specialists, try to get in on the action, say researchers who tallied malware targeting the virtual currencies

• Breach goes from bad to worse for Target and its customers

  Company now says up to 70 million cards exposed -- up from 40 million -- and that hackers accessed more data than previously thought

• Perspective: Throw Windows XP a lifeline, Microsoft

  Security pro makes case that Microsoft rethink April 2014 retirement

• Microsoft bets on Windows XP disaster

  Makes obvious prediction -- since it's calling the shots -- that XP's retirement will mean 'more systems will get compromised