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• GitLab Doles Out Half a Million Bucks to White Hats
  The DevOps lifecycle management said that response to its year-old bug-bounty program has been robust.
  
• Pairing Privacy and Security with Digital Identities in Retail
  Omnichannel views of customers are a competitive edge -- but they have to be appropriately implemented.
  
• Elegant sLoad Carries Out Spying, Payload Delivery in BITS
  The BITS file-transfer component of Windows as a key piece of sLoad's attack methodology.
  
• Critical Bug in WordPress Plugins Open Sites to Hacker Takeovers
  One flaw found in WordPress plugins Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder and Ultimate Addons for Elementor is actively being exploited.
  
• FIN8 Targets Card Data at Fuel Pumps
  Paying at the pump has landed in the sights of the notorious PoS-skimming group.
  
• Critical Remote Code-Execution Bugs Threaten Global Power Plants
  Seventeen bugs could be exploited to stop electrical generation and cause malfunctions at power plants.
  
• All in the (Ransomware) Family: 10 Ways to Take Action
  Check out our list of top 10 things to do to protect your organization from the deepening scourge of ransomware.
  
• Maze Ransomware Behind Pensacola Attack, Data Breach Looms
  Maze exfiltrates data as well as locks down systems. Officials said they don't know yet whether any residents' personal information has been breached. 
  
• Your Smart Christmas Lights Are Safer Than They Were Last Year
  Manufacturers of the Twinkly IoT-connected lights slightly boosted security by switching out the Wi-Fi module, according to Pen Test Partners.
  
• Retail Cyberattacks Set to Soar 20% in 2019 Holiday Season
  A couple of factors this year are making the 2019 holiday shopping season a circus for cybercriminals when it comes to cyberattacks against retail orgs.