Google has recently announced that Gmail for the web is getting client-side encryption for more customers. Already available for some Workspace subscribers, the client-side encryption in Gmail on the web is being expanded to Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and…
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“Password” Continues to Be the Most Common Password in 2022 as Well
You’d think the time spent working from home in the last two years or so helped netizens across the planet figure out how to master the world of WWW in a more efficient manner. But new research from NordPass shows…
PayPal Officially Announces Support for Passkeys
PayPal has officially announced the support of passkeys, as the company wants to increase the security of user accounts and therefore provide customers with a more secure method of logging in. Stepping away from passwords is something that many tech…
PayPal Officially Announces Support for Passkeys
PayPal has officially announced the support of passkeys, as the company wants to increase the security of user accounts and therefore provide customers with a more secure method of logging in. Stepping away from passwords is something that many tech…
Revolut Hacked, User Data Exposed
Revolut has recently been the target of a cyberattack, with the company confirming in emails sent to customers that a small number of user accounts have actually been exposed. Worth knowing is that the breach didn’t result in any theft…
Rockstar “Extremely Disappointed” to See GTA 6 Gameplay Leaking to the Web
The next iteration of Grand Theft Auto made the headlines the past weekend following a major leak that provided the world with an early look at the highly anticipated game. Needless to say, given Rockstar barely talks about GTA 6,…
Rockstar “Extremely Disappointed” to See GTA 6 Gameplay Leaking to the Web
The next iteration of Grand Theft Auto made the headlines the past weekend following a major leak that provided the world with an early look at the highly anticipated game. Needless to say, given Rockstar barely talks about GTA 6,…
Revolut Hacked, User Data Exposed
Revolut has recently been the target of a cyberattack, with the company confirming in emails sent to customers that a small number of user accounts have actually been exposed. Worth knowing is that the breach didn’t result in any theft…
LastPass Says Hackers Accessed Its Systems for Just 4 Days
LastPass has provided more information on the security incident that was discovered earlier this year, and in an update published this week, the company says that it was managed to confirm that hackers accessed its systems for just 4 days.…
LastPass Confirms Security Breach, No User Data Exposed
LastPass has publicly acknowledged a security incident, revealing that a developer account was compromised, with cybercriminals managing to access portions of the source code and some proprietary technical information. The security breach took place earlier this month, LastPass says, and…
Google Chrome Gets Emergency Security Update
Google has released an emergency security update for Google Chrome, as the company is patching a 0-day vulnerability in the browser. While not too many specifics have been offered, the vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild, with Google…
Mozilla Releases Firefox 100.0.2 With Critical Security Fixes
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Mozilla has just released a new Firefox version, and this time, the minor revision is actually pretty big news in terms of security. This is because the new update, which…
India Forces All VPN Providers to Log and Store User Data
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security One of the benefits of using a VPN service to connect to the web is the enhanced privacy, as such a solution basically makes it possible to stay anonymous and…
Hackers Posing as Police Convinced Apple and Meta to Share Basic Subscriber Info
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A group of hackers known as Recursion Team has reportedly been involved in a 2021 scheme that convinced Meta and Apple to share basic customer data. The whole thing was…
Signal Says It Wasn’t Hacked, No Attack at All
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Signal has long been considered one of the most secure messaging platforms, but a few days ago, rumors circulating online indicated the service got hacked and the data of users…
Google Paid $8.7 Million in Bug Bounties Last Year
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Bug bounty programs have become an essential tool in the security arsenal of every large company out there, as researchers are therefore encouraged to submit their findings in exchange for…
Hackers Can Now Bypass PIN Codes on Mastercard and Maestro Contactless Cards
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Contacless Mastercard and Maestro PINs can be bypasses due to a new vulnerability discovered by Swiss College of Engineering in Zurich, according to Cybersecurity News. The key aspect of the…
Microsoft Warns of Widespread Open Redirects Phishing Attacks
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Microsoft issued a warning about a huge phishing campaign that uses open email links to steal credentials, according to The Hacker News. An old idiom advises us to work smart,…
Google, Microsoft To Invest $30B in Cybersecurity
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Following sophisticated cyberattacks that targeted critical infrastructure, organizations and governments around the world, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, IBM and Google pledged to invest a total of $30 billion in cybersecurity advances…
Kaspersky: Kanye’s Upcoming Album is a Scam Magnet
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybercriminals are launching a new scam to take advantage of the release of Kanye West’s Donda album by distributing malicious fake downloads on the Internet, according to Tech Republic. Cybersecurity firm…
Chinese Developers Reveal Android Gamers’ Data
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A vpnMentor investigation found that a 134 GB server owned by EskyFun is exposed and user data was leaked for game titles such as Metamorph M, The Three Kingdoms Legend,…
Critical Cosmos Database Flaw Affecting Microsoft Azure Customers
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Microsoft sent out a warning to thousands of cloud computing customers regarding threat actors that can view, modify, or even delete master databases if they gain access to their systems,…
Legal Consequences Possible by Cybersecurity Standards Non-Compliance
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security With an average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time high of $4.24 million, still some companies fail to see the full picture and don’t meet modern cybersecurity standards,…
Work from Home Increased Worldwide Phishing Attacks
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Over the course of September 2019 to April 2021, Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 monitored firewall traffic and phishing sites detected by URL filters. The number of new phishing pages…
Kaseya Patches New 0-Day Vulnerabilities Affecting Unitrends Servers
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Unitrends backup and continuity service have been patches by Kaseya recently, according to The Hacker News. Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) informed that the provider…
Engineering PCs Are Concerning Initial Access Vector in OT Attacks
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A new report titled SANS 2021 OT/ICS Cybersecurity Report contains alarming information gathered from 480 individuals in various industries. Organizations that use operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS)…
Top IT Firms CEOs to Attend White House Cybersecurity Meeting
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security On Wednesday, President Joe Biden will meet with top executives from some of the country’s largest technology and financial companies, as the White House seeks private sector backing for a…
Personal Information of Entire Swiss Town Leaked Following Cyberattack
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Following reports of personal data leaked online from the entire population, a small Swiss town revealed that it had misjudged the seriousness of the cyber attack late in the day…
Top Linux Vulnerabilities Exploited by Hackers
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Linux-based machines that are directly connected to the Internet can be targets for attackers who can quickly push potentially dangerous web-based shells, ransomware, Trojans, and other malicious software, according to…
New SideWalk Backdoor Targeting U.S. Computer Retailers
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) gangs have resumed their hacking activities, with one of the attacks targeting an American computer retailer using an unknown backdoor referred to as Sidewalk, according…
FluBot Malware Strikes Again
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security FluBot Android malware is back and already launched several attacks outside the regular geographical region of impact, according to Cyware. Recently conducted research into the FluBot banking malware has revealed…
Medical Data for 12,000 Patients Leaked Following Revere Health Attack
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A mistake by a health care worker resulted in the leaking of medical information of about 12,000 patients. The phishing attack took place on June 21 and lasted only 45…
38 Million Records Exposed from Microsoft Power Apps
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security In an unexpected data leak, more than 38 million records from 47 organizations using Microsoft’s gateway platform Power Apps were accidentally published online, according to The Hacker News. The unfortunate…
WhatsApp New Modified Version Installs Triada Trojan
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A customized version of the WhatsApp Messaging App for Android has been found to display full-screen advertising, register device users for unwanted premium subscriptions without their agreement and deliver dangerous…
Mr. White Returns All $610 Crypto Assets Stolen in Cyberattack
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The hacker known as Mr. White found a way to resolve one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts of all time, according to CNBC. Earlier this week, Poly Network, a decentralized…
Researchers Warn of 4 Emerging Ransomware Groups
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Researchers identified 4 new ransomware gangs that are targeting businesses and key infrastructure, according to The Hacker News. Ransomware attacks nowadays did not only increase in frequency and intensity, but…
Singapore and the U.S. Will Work More Closely on Cybersecurity
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Singapore and the U.S. signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to expand their cybersecurity cooperation in areas such as defense, banking, and research and development, according to ZDNet. These activities…
State Department Allegedly Hit by Cyberattack
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The Department of Defense’s Cyber Command issued warnings about a possibly significant cyberattack against the United States Department of State that may have occurred in recent weeks. According to…
Indra Group and Iran Railway Attacks May Be Related
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The cyberattack that crippled Iranian trains last month was recently attributed to the cybercriminal group Indra. The group is known for a series of attacks on several Syrian organizations using…
Report: Cyberattacks on Education Increased by 29% Worldwide
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybersecurity firm Check Point discovered disturbing statistics concerning the significant growth in the weekly number of cyber attacks directed against firms and organizations in the world of education, according to…
T-Mobile Customers Sueing the Company Over Data Breach
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security With each passing day, the fallout from T-Mobile’s recent data breach grows more serious. An update released Friday suggests hacking firms unlawfully obtained the personal information of another 5.3 million…
Hackers Steal More Than $97M from Liquid Crypto Exchange
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security In recent months, more crypto exchange platforms have been targeted by hackers. The most recent attack resulted in the theft of $97 million worth of digital assets from the Japanese…
More Than 600 ICS Flaws Spotted in H1 2021
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security In the first six months of this year, 600 vulnerabilities were discovered in ICS products (Industrial Control Systems), impacting 76 vendors. The number of vulnerabilities increased by 41% in the…
Pakistani Military Targeted by Confucius with Pegasus Spyware Lures
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Trend Micro spotted recent malicious activity conducted by cybercriminal group Confucius. The hackers launched a spear-phishing campaign using Pegasus lures to trick users into clicking on a malicious document that downloads…
CISA Issues Ransomware Defense and Response Guidance
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Following a series of disruptive and headline-grabbing ransomware attacks on corporations in the United States over the past several months, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
Hacker Receives Job Offer Following $610M Crypto Heist
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security After the largest heist in the history of decentralized financial systems, PolyNetwork decided to use an original approach by offering the attacker a job and allowing him to keep a…
BadAllow Flaw Endangers Millions of Cars and Medical Devices
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Older versions of BlackBerry’s QNX Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) are vulnerable to a significant vulnerability allowing threat actors to take complete control and damage a wide range of devices, including…
Fake Cryptomining Apps Infect Users’ Phones via Google Play
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Several fake cloud-mining apps have been identified in Google Play Store that mostly focus on delivering expensive subscription services, according to Trend Micro. The applications address users new to cryptomining…
Gaming, Travel and Leisure Are Top Targets for Fraud Attempts
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Despite the nature of recent cyberattacks, TransUnion’s study found that fraudsters are shifting their attention away from financial services and towards the leisure, travel, and gambling industries. According to the…
LockBit Ransomware Is Back with a 2.0 Improved Version
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security LockBit RaaS have begun fresh attacks on workers of various businesses in Taiwan, Italy, the United Kingdom and Chile, offering them millions of dollars in exchange for providing valid credentials…
New STARTTLS Flaws Spotted Affecting Popular Email Clients
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security 40 different vulnerabilities related to opportunity-based encryption in email clients and servers that could allow an intruder to spoof mailbox contents and steal credentials have been identified and solved during…
Facebook Implements End to End Encryption to Messenger Calls and Instagram DMs
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security End to end encryption of Messenger’s audio and video calls has finally been rolled out by Facebook after much anticipation, according to Tech Crunch. Since 2016, text messages sent through…
Millions of IoT Devices Vulnerable to Cloud Platform Flaws
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security FireEye researchers have found a significant vulnerability in Mandiant core component of the Kalay cloud platform that leaves millions of IoT devices vulnerable to remote attacks, according to Security Week. …
North Korea Hackers Spreading Malware via Browser Exploits
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security InkySquid, a North Korean hacker, exploited two different vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer to infect users using custom Strategic Web Compromise (SWC) operations, according to The Hacker News. The vulnerabilities in…
Vulnerabilities in Realtek SDK Affect Dozens of IoT Vendors
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybersecurity researchers recently discovered security vulnerabilities in WiFi-enabled devices utilizing Realtek’s SDK, hardware used by more than 65 manufacturers of Internet of Things devices. According to researchers from the German…
Cinobi Banking Trojan Targeting Crypto Users via Malicious Ads
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The latest malvertising campaign for Japan can deploy a banking Trojan on infected Windows computers and hence, steal credentials related to crypto-currency accounts. Analysts at Trend Micro Joseph Chen and…
Half of Cyberattacks are Launched by Repeat Offenders
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Security leaders responsible for strategic planning of cybersecurity defenses are susceptible because of a lack of awareness and knowledge gaps, leaving organizations exposed to threats, according to a Ponemon survey. …
New AdLoad Strain Bypasses Apple’s Safeguards to Target macOS
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Several new variants of the AdLoad malware family, a well-known adware family that has evolved into 150 distinct wild strains this year alone, are being used in new attacks against…
T-Mobile Investigates Massive Data Breach Claims
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security T-Mobile is investigating a forum post claiming to sell a treasure trove of personal data, according to Vice. Motherboard says the seller obtained data from over 100 million customers along…
Hackers are Scanning for Unpatched Exchange Servers Flaws
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Microsoft Exchange servers are targeted again this time via a chain of three different vulnerabilities that affect on-premises installations, according to The Hacker News. Known as ProxyShell, the three vulnerabilities…
Google Releases New Security Tool for Developers
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security In the face of a rising number of attacks against open-source software, large corporations are stepping in to help developers with free services and tools improve cybersecurity, according to Dark…
Hackers Can Spy on DNS Traffic Due to Managed DNS Services Cloud Bugs
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A new class of vulnerabilities hitting major DNSaaS (DNS as a Service) can be used by hackers to get access to sensitive information from corporate networks, according to The Hacker…
Unwanted Bot Traffic Costs up to $250M a Year
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security More and more businesses are infiltrated by malicious and increasingly difficult to detect bots, according to Cybernews. This is particularly affecting retailers who had to expand their online presence to meet…
Hackers Steal Over $600M Worth of Crypto from Poly Network
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security In what is being referred to as one of the largest hacks in the digital asset business, threat actors stole $611 million in cryptocurrency from a blockchain-based banking network, according…
DBREACH: New Attack Targeting Databases
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Infosecurity Magazine reports a new sort of database attack that may lead to data leakage and loss at the Black Hat US 2021 hybrid event on August 5. The attack…
Microsoft Warns of New Windows Print Spooler RCE Flaw
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Following the patch released just two days ago, Microsoft disclosed another vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler component, but promised to fix the problem future security update, according to The…
1M Stolen Credit Cards Revealed on Dark Web
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A group of cybercriminals established a website that specializes in selling payment card data online, AllWorld.Cards, according to Threat Post. Threat actors leaked 1 million stolen credit cards (gathered between…
Adobe Fixes Critical Flaws Affecting Magento Shops
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security In order to address numerous high severity vulnerabilities in Adobe’s e-commerce platform Magento, a significant set of security updates was released on Monday, according to The Hacker News. Magento 2.4.2,…
Reindeer Suffers Massive Data Breach Affecting 300,000 Users
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybersecurity experts at WizCase discovered a large-scale data breach affecting Reindeer, a collaborator of Tiffany & Co, Patrón Tequila, and other companies, according to E Hacking News. The organization, led…
Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Vulnerability
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Software giant Microsoft issued a series of 44 security updates yesterday, with one of them actively exploited in the wild, according to The Hacker News. Microsoft announced that the…
Conti Ransomware Gang Playbook Leaked by Angry Affiliate
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Key details critical to the operation of Conti Ransomware-as-a-Service have been exposed online, says Threat Post. The page provides an archive of numerous Cobalt Strike tools, training materials and an…
FatalRAT: New Trojan Leveraging Telegram
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Malicious actors are using Telegram channels as a source of viral attacks for their targets. A new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) was spotted infecting devices via Telegram channels, according to…
Gigabyte Suffers Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to Bleeping Computer, Gigabyte was the target of a ransomware attack last week and are currently being blackmailed with the exposure of 112GB of the stolen data. The corporation…
Amazon Kindle Exposed to Malicious eBooks
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security In February, security experts from Check Point disclosed a critical flaw to Amazon that may allow an attacker to take control of Kindle devices and collect personal information, according to…
Koo, Indian Twitter Alternative, Found Vulnerable to Critical Worm Attacks
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A security flaw in Koo’s platform was uncovered, allowing attackers to run malicious JavaScript code against its users, according to The Hacker News. To keep the exploit from spreading, the…
CISA Launches the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC)
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security CISA’s new director, Jen Easterly, asked the security industry to partner with the federal government to preemptively prevent and fend off the recent uptick in cyberattacks against US institutions and…
Apple Intends to Scan U.S. iPhones for Images of Child Abuse
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Security researchers are concerned that Apple’s intention to install software that searches for child abuse images on iPhones in the United States could enable the surveillance of millions of smartphones,…
Critical Vulnerabilities Found in macOS Privacy Protections
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Wojciech Ragula from SecureRing and Csaba Fitzl from Offensive Security, revealed at a Black Hat USA briefing two days ago that applications allowed to run on macOS can override permissions…
New PayPal Credential Phishing Scam Spotted
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Since the early days of online scams, threat actors repeatedly impersonated PayPal and they are not giving up yet, as a new scam involving the payment platform has been discovered,…
SharePoint File-Shares Exploited in Phishing Campaign
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Microsoft researchers identified a new phishing campaign that is incredibly clever and can get past a variety of detections, according to Threat Post. Hackers use Microsoft SharePoint lures and spoof…
vpnMentor Report Reveals 63M U.S. Users’ Information Leaked
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security VPNMentor uncovered a major data leak that puts an estimated 63 million U.S. citizens at risk. The culprit is OneMoreLead and is accused of storing users information (work locations, email…
Chinese Hackers Targeting Russian Federal Agencies
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Chinese state-sponsored hackers launched a massive hacking campaign against Russian federal authorities last year using a virus called Webdav-O, says The Hacker News. Group IB revealed that the virus is…
Facebook Allegedly Analyzes Encrypted Data Without Deciphering It
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Facebook has started researching the possibilities of performing analytical data analyses on encrypted data without needing to decrypt it. AI researchers are reportedly being recruited by the corporation, according to…
Google Patches Critical Android Vulnerabilities
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security On Monday, Google released another round of security patches for Android patching 33 vulnerabilities that left users unguarded against a variety of hacking attacks. The biggest threat comes from the…
Raccoon Stealer Spreads Malware Via Google SEO
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The enhanced version of the Raccoon stealer-as-a-service platform, found to be bundled with updated malware, is hidden in pirated software where it collects cryptocurrency coins and installs a software dropper…
New Chinese Spyware Identified in Massive Cyber Espionage Campaigns
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Security researchers at FireEye found that a suspected Chinese threat actor is involved in a series of 10 attacks that targeted the United States, Canada, Belarus, Mongolia, and Russia from…
Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Custom TCP/IP Stack
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Security researchers at Forescout recently published a study revealing 14 critical vulnerabilities in a widely used TCP/IP stack across millions of Operational Technology devices from 200 manufacturers, according to The…
Unsecured Database Exposes Personal Data of 35M U.S. Citizens
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Elasticsearch’s database was improperly configured and left unsecured, with no authentication whatsoever, making it easily accessible by a threat actor who just had to enter a valid URL in a…
With Remote Work Becoming the Norm, Security Stays Behind
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security An investigation into enterprise IT security specialists revealed that approximately 80% felt workers are more vulnerable to phishing efforts now that they working from home, according to Help Net Security. …
Chinese Military Hackers Launch Tripple Cyberattack on Major Telecom Carriers
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Emissary Panda (APT27), Naikon, and Soft Cell are the organizations that carried out various hacking activities on the same telecom carriers in Southeast Asia at the same time, according to…
Ransomware Attacks Increased Dramatically in H1 2021
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to the SonicWall mid-year update, ransomware attacks increased dramatically in the first half (H1) of 2021, outperforming the entire year of 2020, according to Help Net Security. The worldwide…
Amazon Fined $886M for Alleged Data Breach
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Amazon was fined $886.6 million for violating European Union data protection privacy regulations by Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection, according to BBC. Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),…
Cybercriminals Leaked Full Data Dump Stolen from EA
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybercriminals who successfully hacked Electronic Arts two months ago have released all the data stolen from the company after it failed to receive the demanded ransom, according to Security Affairs.…
PwnedPiper Threatens Thousands of Hospitals Around the World
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security New critical vulnerabilities in hospital pneumatic tube software allow threat actors to take control of systems and launch massive attacks that can disrupt or even shut down healthcare operations, according…
U.S. Justice Department Says Russians Hacked Federal Prosecutors
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The Department of Justice reported that Russian hackers behind the large SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign gained access to the email accounts of some of the most important federal prosecutors’ offices across…
Foreigners Able to Register on Flawy Vaccination Site Despite Data Leaks
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Opinions are divided on the debut of Thailand’s vaccine appointment registration platform expatvac.consular.go.th. Numerous problems with the website have been reported, and only a small proportion of users said they…
NSA Warns Public Networks are Cybercriminals Playground
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security As part of its efforts to secure corporate networks and personal devices, the National Security Agency advises corporate and consumer security professionals to follow wireless security best practices, according to…
Zoom Pays $86 Million to Settle U.S. Privacy Lawsuit
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Zoom has agreed to pay $86 million following the settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit in the United States , says BBC. According to the complaint, Zoom has violated the privacy…
Iranian Hackers Posed as Aerobics Instructors to Target Aerospace Employees
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security TA456 was discovered as the perpetrator of a social engineering and targeted malware campaign on behalf of the Iranian government after spending years impersonating an aerobics instructor on Facebook, according…
HTML Smuggling is a New Threat Targetting Browsers
This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Menlo Security evaluated HTML Smuggling or ISOMorph attacks, revealing that it can transmit malicious files to users while avoiding network security technologies, such as antiquated proxies and sandboxes. The new…