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SN 794: Cicada - Ongoing WordPress Attack, RCS Gets End-to-End Encryption

November 24, 2020

Ongoing WordPress attack, RCS gets End-to-end encryption.
Chrome moves to release 87.
Explicit Publication of Privacy Practices.
Firefox 83 gets HTTPS-only Mode.
Mozilla seeks consultation on implementing DNS-over-HTTPS.
The comical announcement strategy of the Egregor Ransomware.
Large-scale attacks targeting Epsilon Framework Themes in WordPress.
Cybercrime gang installs hidden e-commerce stores on WordPress sites.
245,000 Windows systems still vulnerable to BlueKeep RDP bug.
Google's Rich Communication Services is getting E2EE via Signal.
Cicada, a Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group.
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