Russia is targeting journalists with Pegasus spyware
Apple has reportedly warned many Russian journalists about Pegasus infection on their iPhone
Data regulators in Ireland fine TikTok €345 million for mishandling children's user data
Another major privacy concern strikes the app
Apple and Google are trying to stop malicious cell-site simulators to further protect users
A step in the right direction towards user security
Stolen cloud credentials sell like donuts on the Dark web
The cloud migration brought novel threats to the infosec landscape
"Wiffract" Wi-Fi method can read letters through walls
No prior machine learning training is required
Adobe updates Acrobat Reader to fix zero-day vulnerability
Adobe recently added several new features to Acrobat Reader including drag-and-drop support for combining files, new undo and redo options, and more. However, today's update addresses security issues discovered in the latest release.
Google and Mozilla patch their internet tools against a critical security flaw
In the modern web, a "malicious" WebP image can turn your browser into a danger
Apple patches two zero-day flaws abused to install the Pegasus spyware
Cupertino swiftly closed two actively exploited bugs discovered in iOS in just a few days
The International Criminal Court will start prosecuting cyber war crimes
Cyber warfare can be used to facilitate physical war crimes
Microsoft warns of AI imagery from China aiming to influence US voters
China is also using a social media influencer campaign to spread propaganda
Rockstar sold pirated copies of its games on Steam, triggering anti-piracy measures
A new third-party mod fixes Manhunt's glitches caused by Rockstar's DRM
Toyota's "insufficient disk space" blunder brings car manufacturing plants to a halt
Can one of the largest carmakers in the world afford an additional database backup server?
US government awards contracts for smart surveillance clothing
Computerized clothing
Forward-looking: The US government has embarked on a 42-month journey to make what it calls performance-grade, computerized clothing a reality. Products developed through the program could assist government agencies within the intelligence community, such as the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, in their tasks. Additionally, these products could prove valuable to first responders and individuals operating in high-stress environments.
Military data compromised via fencing company's Windows 7 machine
A stronger perimeter might have helped
Future Windows versions will disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 by default, Microsoft confirms
In context: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol is widely used to secure and encrypt internet communications, encompassing emails, instant messaging platforms, VoIP, and HTTPS web traffic. Introduced in 1999, the earliest TLS specifications are now deemed insecure by modern standards.
Rogue Chrome extensions can steal passwords from websites such as Gmail, Amazon & Facebook
Be careful when installing browser extensions!
IBM vowed to dial back facial recognition tech, but recently landed $70 million contract to develop it
Diving back into shark-infested waters
FBI shoots down Qakbot botnet used to deliver ransomware
A complex, multinational operation against the popular ransomware-spreading network
Skype vulnerability can reveal your IP address, but Microsoft doesn't think it's that bad
Privacy nightmare for activists, political dissidents, journalists, and regular users
Google is improving security for Gmail's most "sensitive" settings
A 2FA challenge to stop account takeover attempts from cyber-criminals or thieves
Experian slapped by the DoJ for sending spam emails with no opt out
Despite the settlement, the company still denies any wrongdoing
TP-Link Tapo smart bulb vulnerabilities could expose Wi-Fi passwords to attackers
Fixes will be released "in due course"
Google wants to fight pre-installed Android malware
Power users can check their OS installations against a public log to detect abnormalities
WinRAR's latest release fixes a dangerous RCE security vulnerability
The popular file archiver could be exploited to run potentially malicious code
New single-frame watermark technology can detect piracy from just a screenshot
A cloud-based approach to the content watermarking issue