Articles by Dev Kundaliya
State-sponsored threat groups targeted email accounts of Trump and Biden campaign staff: Google
Biden campaign members says they are prepared for such attacks and were expecting them
Apple gains patent for head-mounted display with vision correction
Vision correction system eliminates the need for users to wear prescription glasses to enjoy mixed reality content
Amazon and Slack team up to take on common rival Microsoft
The new deal was negotiated separately from Slack's previous cloud contract with the AWS
UK signs cloud discount deal with Google to boost innovation
The government wants to open up the British cloud services market to more suppliers to provide best value for public sector departments
UK in talks with 5G suppliers from Japan, South Korea as government rethinks ties with China
British ministers have become critical of China in recent months over its handling of COVID-19 pandemic
BBC's northern-accented voice assistant Beeb released for beta testing
Members of the Microsoft's Windows Insider Programme will be the first to test the beta
REvil ransomware gang launches auction site to sell stolen data
The group has threatened to sell Madonna's legal documents in a future auction
US federal agencies report 28,581 security incidents across nine attack vector categories in 2019
Improper usage was identified as the most common attack vector last year
Microsoft blocks Windows 10 May 2020 Update on several devices because of compatibility issues
The latest version of Windows 10 was released last week
Google accused of blocking phrases about a Buddhist practice in its voice typing software
Dictation software appears not to recognise the word 'Falun'
Redesigned for stealth and adaptability, data-stealing Valak malware targets Microsoft Exchange Server in enterprises
Valak has been rapidly reconfigured for data exfiltration and has been spotted targeting US and German enterprises
Coronavirus contact tracing system crashes on its first day in operation
NHS workers said they were unable to log into the new website
Hackers linked with Russian military intelligence are exploiting Exim mail transfer agent bug to target US organisations, NSA warns
The particular group is referred to as "Sandworm" in cyber security community
Ditching Huawei would make 2025 broadband pledge 'impossible', ministers say
Media reports suggested last week that Downing Street was preparing the ground for an outright ban on Huawei
Bank of America suffers data breach in Paycheck Protection Program application process
Other lenders and partners were able to view private data of business loan applicants
Latest version of Turla's ComRAT backdoor uses Gmail web UI to receive orders from hackers
It is built on an entirely different codebase and was compiled in November 2019
US officials arrest another member of Fin7 hacking group
The Ukrainian national was part of spear-phishing campaign that enabled hackers to gain unauthorised access to victims' system
Unc0ver team releases new jailbreak package that can unlock iPhones running iOS 13.5
The tool uses zero-day bug in the Darwin XNU kernel
Britain planning to reduce Huawei's involvement in 5G
Government gives in to pressure from MPs and the US
Winnti Group hits video gaming firms in Asia with PipeMon malware
PipeMon is a modular backdoor that mimics print processing software
Hackers modify attack routine in attempt to deploy Ragnarok ransomware on networks protected by Sophos firewall
An SQL injection zero-day in the Sophos firewall was exploited to infiltrate corporate networks
EU regulators seek public feedback before drafting new rules to regulate tech giants
It will help the European Commission to draft new Digital Services Act
Teams and Skype interoperability delayed to the end of June
Initial feedback from the early rings suggests there is still some work to complete on the code
ImmuniWeb offers free web test to reveal organisations' exposure on the Dark Web
System reveals exploits, stolen credentials and documents posted on sites frequented by criminals
Microsoft announces a raft of new features for Teams
The company says it will add a range of customisable templates to Teams in "coming months"
Microsoft builds huge cloud-based AI supercomputer for OpenAI
'Top 5' supercomputer features 285,000 processor cores and 10,000 GPUs
Grocery shoppers won't return to the high street once lockdown lifts, report
Nearly 22 per cent of consumers who had never done any online grocery shopping before the pandemic are now doing so
Zoom fixes global outage that disrupted Downing Street briefing
Daily coronavirus update had to be delayed
Supercomputers across Europe compromised by hackers
Thought to have gained access access through compromised SSH credentials
UK electricity middleman Elexon hit by cyber attack
The company says its email server and internal IT systems were affected in the incident
Microsoft to acquire Metaswitch Networks to bolster its cloud-based telecoms offering
Last month, Microsoft closed acquisition of 5G specialist Affirmed Networks
Warning over Mandrake malware infecting Android devices since 2016
The malware avoids infecting every Android device, and rather focuses on hand-picked targets
Openreach selects US firm Adtran to cut dependence on Huawei
Move follows government ruling on 'high-risk' vendors
Trading Standards warns of NHS contact-tracing phishing scam
Message telling people that they may be infected links to a malicious website which asks for personal details
Chinese cyber actors are trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine research, FBI
Theft of such valuable data could threaten the delivery of secure treatment options, the agency believes
US cyber security agencies shares list of routinely exploited vulnerabilities since 2016
Hackers are most frequently exploiting bugs in Microsoft's OLE technology
Microsoft patches 111 vulnerabilities in May 2020 Patch Tuesday
No zero-days patched in the latest release
Twitter to place warning messages on misleading Covid tweets
The company says it will prioritise labelling tweets that could lead to quick spread of coronavirus
Vulnerabilities impacting Oracle iPlanet Web Server could result in data leakage, phishing
Vendors says it will not release a security patch as affected product has already reached end-of-life
Pitney Bowes suffers second ransomware attack in seven months
Maze ransomware group published several screenshots on their website, showing directory listings from the company's systems
Stadler's IT network suffers malware attack
The company says it is working to restart affected systems using backup data
Lazarus hacking group hiding a new variant of Dacls RAT in security app to target macOS users
The app is mostly used by Chinese speakers, as per researchers
Facebook SDK blamed for malfunctioning of popular iOS apps
Facebook SDK enables users to login to their apps through a Facebook account
Hackers use fake icon portal to hide web skimmer behind a favicon
A favicon is the logo image of a website shown in browser tabs
China sets sights on permanent space station by 2022
China has built a new spacecraft able to carry six astronauts to space
Threat groups are looking to steal Covid-19 research, NCSC and CISA warn
The organisations being targeted include healthcare bodies, medical research institutions, pharmaceutical firms and others
InfinityBlack hacking group busted by European law enforcement agencies
'Well organised' cyber criminals were focused on loyalty card schemes
Apple launches new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard
The new MacBook Pro is powered by 10th-generation Intel Core processors