24 Nov

Apple’s Pegasus lawsuit a ‘declaration of war’ against offensive software developers, says Kaspersky director

Kaspersky’s APAC director of Global Research and Analysis, Vitaly Kamlyuk, has called Apple’s lawsuit against Pegasus maker NSO a “declaration of war against software developers.”

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24 Nov

How a malicious Android app could covertly turn the DSP in your MediaTek-powered phone into an eavesdropping bug

Check Point Research will today spill the beans on security holes it found within the audio processor firmware in millions of smartphones, which can be

Author rabih
24 Nov

Yes, ransomware is your number one security nightmare. But here’s how to sleep easy

Advertorial It may have escaped your notice, but last month was Cybersecurity Awareness month, and this year’s theme is “Do Your Part. Be #CyberSmart”. That

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24 Nov

China trying to export its Great Firewall and governance model

China is actively trying to export its internal internet governance model, according to a paper from the International Cyber Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic

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23 Nov

Apple sues ‘amoral 21st century mercenaries’ NSO for infecting iPhones with Pegasus spyware

Apple today sued NSO Group, which sells spyware to governments and other organizations, for infecting and snooping on people’s iPhones. In a strongly worded filing

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23 Nov

Zero-day proof-of-concept exploit lands for Windows make-me-admin vulnerability

The day has a ‘y’ in it, so it must be time for another zero day to drop for a Microsoft product. In this case,

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23 Nov

FBI, CISA urge organizations to be on guard for attacks during holidays

Threat actors have previously timed ransomware and other attacks to coincide with holidays and weekends In the run-up to Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the

Author rabih
23 Nov

Crypto for cryptographers! Infosec types revolt against use of ancient abbreviation by Bitcoin and NFT devotees

Infosec must “reclaim” the word crypto from people who trade in Bitcoins and other digital currencies, according to industry veteran Bruce Schneier – and it

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23 Nov

My email has been hacked! What should I do next?

If you find that your email has been hacked, one of your immediate reactions is wondering what you should next.   The answer: take a deep breath and jump into

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23 Nov

Alleged Brit SIM-swapper will kill himself if extradited to US for trial, London court told

A Briton accused of playing a pivotal role in an $8.5m SIM-swapping attack shouldn’t be extradited to the US because he might commit suicide, making

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23 Nov

Decrypting diversity: Diversity and inclusion in cyber security report 2021

We have conducted a second year of research amongst UK cyber security professionals, with 945 people from across the industry choosing to take part and

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23 Nov

UK Ministry of Justice secures HVAC systems ‘protected’ by passwordless Wi-Fi after Register tipoff

The Ministry of Justice has secured a set of Wi-Fi access points that potentially gave admin access to industrial control equipment after a tipoff by

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23 Nov

Infosec bods: After more than a year, Sky gets round to squashing hijacking bug in 6m home broadband routers

In brief Sky has fixed a flaw in six million of its home broadband routers, and it only took the British broadcaster’n’telecoms giant a year

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23 Nov

Indian bank smacks down allegation it exposed 180 million customers’ accounts

India’s Punjab National Bank has smacked down a security firm’s allegation that it exposed personal and financial data of its 180 million customers – but

Author rabih
22 Nov

SSL keys, sFTP passwords and more exposed after someone broke into GoDaddy Managed WordPress using ‘compromised password’

GoDaddy has admitted to America’s financial watchdog that one or more miscreants broke into its systems and potentially accessed a huge amount of customer data,

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22 Nov

Ecommerce platforms (cough, Magento) need patching before Black Friday, warns UK’s National Cyber Security Centre

If you run a small online business powered by the Magento ecommerce platform, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is begging you to make sure

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22 Nov

Global Technology Provider Looks to MVISION Unified Cloud Edge

With the acceleration of cloud migration initiatives—partly arising the need to support a remote workforce during the pandemic and beyond—enterprises are finding that this transformation

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22 Nov

Turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems admits to cyber incident, refuses to confirm if ransomware is at play

Vestas Wind Systems, one of the world’s largest makers of wind turbines, today confirmed company data has been compromised in a “cyber security incident” that

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