This Week in Cyber Security & Privacy - 14-20 December, 2014

This Week in Cyber Security and Privacy
14-20 December, 2014

Links to stories:

- ICANN hacked: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/17/icann_hacked_admin_access_to_zone_files/
- Oslo snooping mobile towers: http://rt.com/news/214327-snooping-mobile-towers-norway/
- "Misfortune Cookie" vulnerability: http://www.geekrepublic.org/millions-of-routers-from-different-vendors-are-vulnerable-to-misfortune-cookie-attacks/
- Iranian hackers: http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2014/02/12/hackers-bust-las-vegas-sands-sites-in-cyber-attack/
- Sheldon Adelson's casino attack attributed to Iranian hackers: http://www.businessinsider.com/iranian-hackers-shut-down-sheldon-adelsons-casino-in-las-vegas-2014-12
- Linux: http://www.techworm.net/2014/12/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-linux-cve-2014-9322.html- Git vulnerability: http://wptavern.com/critical-git-vulnerability-patched-update-your-git-clients-immediately
https://github.com/blog/1938-vulnerability-announced-update-your-git-clients
- Sony breach:http://www.csoonline.com/article/2859535/business-continuity/breach-insurance-might-not-cover-losses-at-sony-pictures.html- NIST revision: http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sp8000-53a-121614.cfm

Originally posted on Gadi Evron's blog, at: http://gadievron.blogspot.com/

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