Researchers are tracking a new wave of DDoS attacks that rival Mirai when it comes to intensity and scope.

Distributed Guessing Attack Reels in Payment Card Data
A research paper describes vulnerabilities enabling distributed guessing attacks which allow an attacker to collect payment card data across a number of sites without triggering alerts.

Google Debuts Continuous Fuzzer for Open Source Software
A new Google program OSS-Fuzz is aimed at continuously fuzzing open source software and has already detected over 150 bugs.

Dirty Cow Vulnerability Patched in Android Security Bulletin
Today’s Android Security Bulletin included a patch for the Dirty Cow vulnerability, a seven-year-old Linux bug that had yet to be patched by Google.

Patch and Update
One of the most effective ways you can protect your computer at home is to make sure both the operating system and your applications are patched and updated. Enable automatic updating whenever possible.

Social Media Postings
Be careful: the more information you post online about yourself, the easier it is for a cyber attacker to target you and create custom attacks against you or your organization.

Monday review – the hot 24 stories of the week
From Uber collecting location data even when not in use and the new iOS lockscreen-bypassing bug to the IoT camera turning zombie in 2 mins

Apple set to deploy drones to boost Maps accuracy
It reportedly has FAA go-ahead to fly commercial drones. Indoor mapping is also in the works, but no worries: it’s not peeping-Tom time.

Researcher ‘gobsmacked’ by data breach exposing 35,000 Indian patients
Troy Hunt struggles to get a response from affected company

70 Laptops Got Left Behind At An Airport Security Checkpoint In One Month
America’s Transportation Security Administration has been making some surprising announcements on social media. An anonymous reader writes: A TSA spokesperson says 70 laptops were left behind in just one month at an airport security checkpoint in Newark. “And yes, there…