VPNFilter malware targets new devices, can deliver exploits to endpoints
Cisco Talos researchers have news about the VPNFilter malware, and it doesn’t look good: It is capable of compromising a much wider array of routers than previously …
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Facebook gave user data access to Chinese mobile device makers, too
On Sunday, The New York Times revealed that Facebook has been providing mobile phone and tablet vendors access to user (and users’ friends’) data even though the …
MyHeritage suffers data breach, account details of 92+ million users compromised
Israel-based genealogy and DNA testing company MyHeritage has apparently suffered a data breach that resulted in the compromise of email addresses and hashed passwords of all …
Zip Slip vulnerability affects thousands of projects
An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers to achieve code execution on a target system affects a myriad of projects and multiple ecosystems, …
New security, privacy features in iOS 12 and macOS Mojave
Apple has announced a slew of new features for iOS 12 and macOS Mojave (10.14), but also some security and privacy improvements that should make privacy-minded users very …
Masterminds behind prolific CEO fraud ring arrested
It took two years and a collaborative effort of French, Belgian, Romanian and Israeli law enforcement agencies to take down an organised crime group that was behind at least …
How Mirai spawned the current IoT malware landscape
When, in late 2016, US-based DNS provider Dyn suffered a massive DDoS attack that it resulted in the temporary unavailability of many popular online services, the name of the …
Apple security updates, iOS and macOS now support Messages in iCloud
It’s time to update your Apple devices and software again: the company has pushed out security updates for macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, Safari, and iCloud and iTunes for …
Ticketfly got hacked, user data was leaked
Ticketfly, a ticket distribution service owned by event management and ticketing pioneer Eventbrite, appears to have been hacked. The service’s site is showing a simple …
Samsung doesn’t have to offer updates for phones older than two years
Dutch consumer protection organization Consumentenbond took Samsung Netherlands to court, arguing that the company should provide updates and upgrades for their telephones …