Today's Headlines and the latest #cybernews from the desk of the #CISO:

US sanctions NSO Group and three others for spyware and exploit sales

Facebook to Shut Down Facial Recognition System and Delete Billions of Records

‘Trojan Source’ Bug Threatens the Security of All Code

Alleged Twitter hacker charged with theft of $784K in crypto via SIM swaps

Remote code execution flaw patched in Linux Kernel TIPC module

 

Story Links:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-nso-group-and-three-others-for-spyware-and-exploit-sales/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-nso-group-and-three-others-for-spyware-and-exploit-sales/)

https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/facebook-to-shut-down-facial.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/facebook-to-shut-down-facial.html)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/remote-code-execution-flaw-patched-in-linux-kernel-tipc-module/ (https://www.zdnet.com/article/remote-code-execution-flaw-patched-in-linux-kernel-tipc-module/)

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/trojan-source-bug-threatens-the-security-of-all-code/#more-57367 (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/trojan-source-bug-threatens-the-security-of-all-code/#more-57367)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-twitter-hacker-charged-with-theft-of-784k-in-crypto-via-sim-swaps/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-twitter-hacker-charged-with-theft-of-784k-in-crypto-via-sim-swaps/)

 

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