18 Aug

Google blocks third record-breaking DDoS attack in as many months

Google says it has blocked the largest ever HTTPS-based distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in June, which peaked at 46 million requests per second. To put things

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18 Aug

Ransomware attack on UK water company clouded by confusion

A water company in the drought-hit UK was recently compromised by a ransomware gang, though initially it was unclear exactly which water company was the

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18 Aug

Deluge of of entries to Spamhaus blocklists includes ‘various household names’

Spam-tracking service Spamhaus reported Tuesday that some of the world’s biggest brands are getting loose with their email practices, causing its spam blocklists (SBL) to

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18 Aug

Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity exploit

The music video for Janet Jackson’s 1989 pop hit Rhythm Nation has been recognized as a cybersecurity vulnerability after Microsoft reported it can crash old

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18 Aug

Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity vulnerability

The music video for Janet Jackson’s 1989 pop hit Rhythm Nation has been recognized as a cybersecurity vulnerability after Microsoft reported it can crash old

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17 Aug

Google, Apple squash exploitable browser bugs

Google has issued 11 security fixes for desktop Chrome, including one bug that has an exploit for it out in the wild. That high-severity vulnerability,

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17 Aug

Software developer cracks Hyundai car security with Google search

A developer says he was able to run his own software on his car infotainment hardware after discovering the vehicle’s manufacturer had secured its system

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17 Aug

After 7 years, long-term threat DarkTortilla crypter is still evolving

A highly pervasive .NET-based crypter that has flown under the radar since about 2015 and can deliver a wide range of malicious payloads continues to

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17 Aug

How to stop the evil lurking in the shadows

Webinar Barely a day goes by without news of a ransomware attack somewhere in the media. And these types of cyber security incident can seriously

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17 Aug

A Parent’s Guide To The Metaverse – Part One

We’ve all heard about the Metaverse. And there’s no doubt it has certainly captured the attention of the world’s biggest companies: Facebook has changed its

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17 Aug

TikTok wants your trust around US midterm elections data

TikTok has joined Twitter in publishing new US midterm misinformation rules, with considerable crossover in scope and style. Eric Han, TikTok’s head of US safety,

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17 Aug

Mozilla finds 18 of 25 popular reproductive health apps share your data

It’s official: your period and/or pregnancy tracker will probably share your data with law enforcement. Eighteen of 25 reproductive health apps and wearable devices reviewed

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17 Aug

Mozilla finds 18 of 25 popular reproductive health apps leak data

It’s official: your period and/or pregnancy tracker will probably share your data with law enforcement. And they might even do it on purpose. Eighteen of

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17 Aug

Russian military uses Chinese drones and bots in combat, over manufacturers’ protests

Russia’s military has praised civilian grade Chinese-made drones and robots for having performed well on the battlefield, leading their manufacturers to point out the equipment

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16 Aug

RubyGems now requires multi-factor auth for top package maintainers

RubyGems.org, the Ruby programming community’s software package registry, now requires maintainers of popular “gems” to secure their accounts using multi-factor authentication (MFA). As of Monday,

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16 Aug

SEC says brokerage accounts hijacked for $1.3m pump-and-dump scam

America’s financial watchdog has accused 18 individuals and shell companies of using compromised brokerage accounts to manipulate stock prices to rake in $1.3 million in

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16 Aug

PC store told it can’t claim full cyber-crime insurance after social-engineering attack

A Minnesota computer store suing its crime insurance provider has had its case dismissed, with the courts saying it was a clear instance of social

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16 Aug

Do you know what’s happening on your users’ devices?

Sponsored Post You might be happy with your cloud infrastructure and totally on top of your internal network, but one thing for certain is that

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