20 Aug

4 Viral Apps Risking Your Personal & Smartphone Security

Mobile phones have gone through an incredible transformation since their inception in the 1970s. Now, the sheer number of applications is dizzying, as are their privacy policies; however, smartphone apps can

Author rabih
20 Aug

Hackers swipe almost $100 million from major cryptocurrency exchange

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage Japanese cryptocurrency exchange platform Liquid has fallen victim to

Author rabih
20 Aug

Cloud load balancer snafu leads to 3D printer user printing on a stranger’s kit

A 3D printer remote monitoring company accidentally exposed users’ printers to each other after a cloud reconfiguration snafu. Just over 70 of The Spaghetti Detective’s

Author rabih
20 Aug

UK’s Surveillance Camera Commissioner grills Hikvision on China human rights abuses

The China-based surveillance equipment manufacturer accused of being linked to the human rights abuse of the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang has denied any wrongdoing

Author rabih
19 Aug

McAfee Security Alert: Protect Your Smart Cameras and Wi-Fi Baby Monitors

An important alert for anyone who uses smart cameras, Wi-Fi baby monitors, and other connected  devices that send audio or video over the internet: a recent security advisory indicates millions of

Author rabih
19 Aug

Apple’s bright idea for CSAM scanning could start ‘persecution on a global basis’ – 90+ civil rights groups

More than ninety human rights groups from around the world have signed a letter condemning Apple’s plans to scan devices for child sexual abuse material

Author rabih
19 Aug

Buyout of British defence supplier Ultra Electronics paused by UK.gov over competition concerns

The British government has intervened in the US buyout of defence supplier Ultra Electronics, temporarily halting the acquisition and prohibiting any tech transfer overseas. An

Author rabih
19 Aug

Younger, But Not Savvier: 3 Cybersecurity Threats Plaguing Millennials

Surprise! Just because you’re a Millennial or Gen Zer doesn’t mean you’re savvier when it comes to technology. Especially when it comes to cybersecurity.   Turns out, Millennials aren’t quite

Author rabih
19 Aug

After reportedly dragging its feet, BlackBerry admits, yes, QNX in cars, equipment suffers from BadAlloc bug

BlackBerry this week issued a critical security advisory for past versions of its QNX Real Time Operating System (RTOS), used in more than 175m cars,

Author rabih
18 Aug

OK, so you stole $600m-plus from us, how about you be our Chief Security Advisor, Poly Network asks thief

The mysterious thief who stole $600m-plus in cryptocurrencies from Poly Network has been offered the role of Chief Security Advisor at the Chinese blockchain biz.

Author rabih
18 Aug

Researchers find high-severity command injection vuln in Fortinet’s web app firewall

A command injection vulnerability exists in Fortinet’s management interface for its FortiWeb web app firewall, according to infosec firm Rapid7. An authenticated attacker can use

Author rabih
18 Aug

Un-carrier? Definitely Unsecure: T-Mobile US admits 48m customers’ details stolen after downplaying reports

T-Mobile US has begun admitting to the theft of 100 million user accounts in stages, confessing overnight that 8 million people’s personal details had been

Author rabih
18 Aug

China orders annual security reviews for all critical information infrastructure operators

China’s government has introduced rules for protection of critical information infrastructure. An announcement by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that cyber attacks are

Author rabih
17 Aug

Apple says its CSAM scan code can be verified by researchers. Corellium starts throwing out dollar bills

Last week, Apple essentially invited security researchers to probe its forthcoming technology that’s supposed to help thwart the spread of known child sexual abuse material

Author rabih
17 Aug

If you haven’t updated your ThroughTek DVR since 2018 do so now, warns Mandiant as critical vuln surfaces

A critical vulnerability affecting tens of millions of digital video recorders powering baby monitors and CCTV systems across the world has been uncovered by Mandiant,

Author rabih
17 Aug

The cloud changes the game for cybersecurity incident response – here’s how to master the new rules

Promo On the face of it, the cloud fundamentally changes how security teams investigate and remediate incidents. The complacent might think that the cloud providers,

Author rabih
17 Aug

British defence supplier Ultra Electronics to be sold for £2.6bn to US-controlled firm

British defence tech specialist Ultra Electronics has been bought for £2.6bn by a US private equity firm, through a wholly owned UK subsidiary that was

Author rabih
17 Aug

Dumpster diving is a filthy business

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – here’s why you should think twice about what you toss in the recycling bin Are you a

Author rabih
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