Security Software Bug in video conferencing app Zoom allows websites camera access on Macs It's not a bug, it's a feature By Cal Jeffrey, July 9, 2019, 2:42 PM
Security Mobile More than 1,000 Android apps discovered to harvest data even after you deny permissions And researchers say they've only scratched the surface By Adrian Potoroaca, July 8, 2019, 3:46 PM 12 comments
Industry Security UK's ICO swings $230 million stick at British Airways for major data breach GDPR strikes again with ICO's biggest fine yet By Adrian Potoroaca, July 8, 2019, 11:17 AM
Security The Web Meet Godlua, the first known malware that leverages DNS over HTTPS A backdoor written in Lua that uses DoH to obscure its DNS traffic By Eric Hamilton, July 3, 2019, 3:33 PM 5 comments
Security Alexa transcripts may persist even after deleted, Amazon reveals in letter to Senator Transcripts may remain, even when "deleted" By Shawn Knight, July 3, 2019, 12:05 PM
Security Third Florida city falls victim to ransomware attack Stop clicking on email links, city employees By Rob Thubron, July 1, 2019, 9:34 AM 12 comments
Security Industry Former Equifax director jailed for insider trading CIO gets a four month sentence By James Miller, June 30, 2019, 10:21 AM 6 comments
Security The Web Gmail is doing what Facebook should have: locking down data Gmail just became more secure this week, but at the cost of developers By Isaiah Mayersen, June 29, 2019, 11:03 AM 7 comments
Software Microsoft Microsoft is seeking to join Linux private security board Embrace, extend, protect? By Adrian Potoroaca, June 28, 2019, 1:10 PM 7 comments
Security Second Florida city agrees to pay ransomware hackers massive sum Cybercriminals have made over $1 million in the state across the last two weeks By Rob Thubron, June 27, 2019, 8:47 AM 24 comments
Security Electronics Raspberry Pi used to steal 500MB of mission data from NASA lab Audit report reveals the Jet Propulsion Lab's internal network was compromised By Humza Aamir, June 25, 2019, 7:49 AM
Security Attacks on global telecoms companies point to Chinese hackers The attacks targeted individuals of interest By Rob Thubron, June 25, 2019, 7:24 AM
Software Security Dell's pre-installed 'SupportAssist' software contains a 'high-severity' security flaw If you own a Dell PC, ensure SupportAssist is fully-patched By Cohen Coberly, June 24, 2019, 2:06 PM
Security The Web Flaws in LTE can allow hackers to easily spoof presidential alerts Achievable through open-source software and commercially available hardware By Humza Aamir, June 24, 2019, 6:58 AM 6 comments
Security You might not be able to opt-out of Amazon's drone-based "surveillance as a service" Can Amazon pull this off? By Isaiah Mayersen, June 22, 2019, 9:39 AM 23 comments
Electronics Security Walmart looks to counter theft with computer vision tech Walmart invests in item recognition By James Miller, June 22, 2019, 8:31 AM 5 comments
Security Florida city agrees to pay ransomware hackers $600,000 to unlock its data Having already spent almost $1 million on new computers By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2019, 8:45 AM 26 comments
Security Software Firefox issues emergency patch for a zero day flaw already being exploited in the wild Update your Firefox browser to version 67.0.3 at the earliest By Humza Aamir, June 19, 2019, 6:15 AM
Security Microsoft CISA joins the NSA in advising legacy Windows users to patch against BlueKeep vulnerability BlueKeep could lead to another WannaCry-like attack By Cohen Coberly, June 17, 2019, 5:49 PM
The Web Security Instagram is testing new ways to recover accounts stolen by hackers Making life harder for hackers By Shawn Knight, June 17, 2019, 2:05 PM
Electronics Security Samsung tells owners of its QLED TVs to manually scan for malware every few weeks Smart TVs should be smarter By Rob Thubron, June 17, 2019, 9:47 AM 9 comments
Security Mobile Cellebrite's updated tool can unlock most new smartphones Law enforcement agencies will soon get better hacking capabilities By Humza Aamir, June 17, 2019, 8:52 AM 6 comments
Security British Home Secretary signs US extradition order for Julian Assange Bringing the process one step closer to completion By Rob Thubron, June 13, 2019, 7:26 AM 11 comments
Mobile Security Telegram boss points finger at China for DDoS attack during Hong Kong protests The encrypted service was overwhelmed with "GADZILLIONS of garbage requests" By Rob Thubron, June 13, 2019, 6:58 AM
Software Microsoft Microsoft warns that Windows 10 update will break some Bluetooth devices Unsecure devices will no longer pair with the OS By Rob Thubron, June 13, 2019, 5:20 AM 28 comments