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Latest Tech Security News
- Palestinian Hackers Tricked Victims to Install iOS SpywareThe groups used social engineering techniques on Facebook to direct targets to a wide range of malware, including custom tools. Read more »
- A Clubhouse Bug Let People Lurk in Rooms InvisiblyThe vulnerabilities opened the door to “ghosts” hiding in and disrupting rooms, where moderators would be unable to mute them. Read more »
- How the FBI Got Into the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhonePlus: Russian sanctions, Europe’s SolarWinds fallout, and more of this week’s top security news. Read more »
- US Sanctions on Russia Rewrite Cyberespionage's RulesThe US has sent a loud message to Moscow—though what it's saying isn’t exactly clear. Read more »
- The Biggest Security Threats to the US Are the Hardest to DefineIn a Senate briefing, the heads of the major intelligence agencies warned the public about dangers that offer no easy… Read more »
Krebson Security
- Note to Self: Create Non-Exhaustive List of CompetitorsWhat was the best news you heard so far this month? Mine was learning that KrebsOnSecurity is listed as a… Read more »
- Did Someone at the Commerce Dept. Find a SolarWinds Backdoor in Aug. 2020?On Aug. 13, 2020, someone uploaded a suspected malicious file to VirusTotal, a service that scans submitted files against more… Read more »
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2021 EditionMicrosoft today released updates to plug at least 110 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other products. The… Read more »
- ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numbers of 21M UsersSomeone is selling account information for 21 million customers of ParkMobile, a mobile parking app that’s popular in North America.… Read more »
- Are You One of the 533M People Who Got Facebooked?Ne’er-do-wells leaked personal data — including phone numbers — for some 553 million Facebook users this week. Facebook says the… Read more »
Tech Republic
- The security and privacy behind IBM’s Digital Health Pass
- Apple supplier Quanta hit with $50 million ransomware attack from REvil
- The award for the most popular movie used in leaked passwords goes to…
- Take this culture quiz to see if your users trust your cybersecurity training and team
- Baseball and cybersecurity have more in common than you think
Zdnet
- Instagram debuts new tool to stop abusive message salvos made through new accounts
- Zero-day vulnerabilities in SonicWall email security are being actively exploited
- Codecov breach impacted ‘hundreds’ of customer networks: report
- Internal Facebook email reveals intent to frame data scraping as ‘normalized, broad industry issue’
- Lazarus hacking group now hides payloads in BMP image files
Naked Security
- When cryptography attacks – how TLS helps malware hide in plain sightNo IT technology feels quite as much of a double-edged sword as encryption. Read more »
- Firefox 88 patches bugs and kills off a sneaky JavaScript tracking trickWhat's in a window name? Turns out that it could be a sneaky tracking code, so Firefox has put a… Read more »
- Naked Security Live – To hack or not to hack?Latest video - watch now! We look at the recent FBI "webshell hacking" controversy from both sides. Read more »
- Serious Security: Rowhammer is back, but now it’s called SMASHSimply put: reading from RAM in your program could write to RAM in someone else's Read more »
- S3 Ep28.5: Hacking back – is attack an acceptable form of defence? [Podcast]Listen now - and have your say on this divisive issue in our comments! Read more »
Threat Post
- 4 Innovative Ways Cyberattackers Hunt for Security Bugs
- QR Codes Offer Easy Cyberattack Avenues as Usage Spikes
- Pulse Secure Critical Zero-Day Security Bug Under Active Exploit
- Swiss Army Knife for Information Security: What Is Comprehensive Protection?
- Novel Email-Based Campaign Targets Bloomberg Clients with RATs
Info Security
- Stallone Classic a Password FavoriteStallone Classic a Password Favorite New analysis of leaked login data has revealed which movie titles most frequently feature in… Read more »
- Data Breach at New England’s Largest Energy ProviderData Breach at New England’s Largest Energy Provider A misconfiguration error has exposed personal data belonging to customers of New… Read more »
- TikTok Sued Over Use of Minors’ DataTikTok Sued Over Use of Minors’ DataVideo-sharing social networking service TikTok is being sued for billions of dollars over its alleged mishandling… Read more »
- Rapid7 Acquires Open Source Monitoring Platform VelociraptorRapid7 Acquires Open Source Monitoring Platform VelociraptorRapid7 has announced the acquisition of open source software technology and community Velociraptor. The… Read more »
- UK Government Pressing Ahead with New IoT Law Amid Pandemic Smart Device SurgeUK Government Pressing Ahead with New IoT Law Amid Pandemic Smart Device SurgeThe UK government is pushing forward with legislation… Read more »