Security
Emotet botnet reactivated after two month break
Emotet returns following summer holiday
NCSC warns organisations to dump Python 2 or risk WannaCry-style cyber attacks
Python 2.x will no longer receive bug fixes and security patches from January 2020
Google proposes alternative plan to improve web privacy - while keeping the ad tech industry onside
Google's new initiative called 'Privacy Sandbox' aims to boost users' privacy on the web
Valve admits mistake in rejecting zero-day vulnerability report by security researcher
Updates bug bounty rules and releases fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities - but researcher says he's still banned
Microsoft, Google and Intel launch Confidential Computing Consortium
The new security consortium will develop standards for securing sensitive data during processing
Xbox users' private conversations eavesdropped by Microsoft contractors
Microsoft contractors listened-in on Xbox users - often picking up private conversations when users hadn't even 'hailed' the console
Russian hacking group Silence APT now aggressively targeting banks across Asia-Pacific
Financial damage linked to Silence APT has increased about five times over the past year
Apple slammed by developers over 'anti-competitive' privacy changes to iOS 13
App makers claim that Apple's tightened privacy permissions won't apply to Apple apps
Visa adds new payment security services to combat emerging frauds
New payment fraud services from Visa includes a tool to probe websites for card-data skimmer malware
Vulnerabilities in Google Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera could allow attackers to take over a device
Denial of service, code execution and information disclosure bugs found in Google's Nest Cam IQ indoor camera system
Facebook awards $100,000 to German researchers for their work on the ERIM security idea
The Internet Defence Prize is a partnership between Facebook and the USENIX security conference
Botched Apple iOS 12.4 update leaves iPhones and iPads open to 'jailbreak'
Security flaw fixed in iOS 12.3 accidentally unpatched in iOS 12.4
Trump: US won't do business with Huawei on security grounds - regardless of any trade deal
Some parts of Huawei's business could be exempted from wider US sanctions - but most of the company's business will remain banned
Cyber Security Live: Predict, protect and survive
Strategy and tactics to fend off evolving threats
US Cyber Command releases malware samples linked to North Korean hackers
One sample appears to be the same piece of malware which the US agencies warned about in May
Capital One management was alerted by staff of multiple security issues prior to data breach
Employees were unhappy that routine cybersecurity measures were being neglected
Microsoft admits recording Skype and Cortana voice conversations
But it's purely to help improve the service for our dear customers, Microsoft claims
APIs are 'rich targets' for hackers, warn security researchers
Researchers at F5 Labs claim that APIs have become an easy target for hackers.
Capital One hacker may have hacked more than 30 other companies, claim prosecutors
Paige Thompson could face up to five years in prison if found guilty
Facebook hired outside contractors to transcribe Messenger audio clips
Facebook hired contractors to listen-in and transcribe Messenger voice chats to check its AI algorithms were accurately interpreting audio snippets
Biometrics of one million people discovered on publicly accessible database
Biostar 2 database, used for access control by police, defence contractors and banks, found online unprotected and unencrypted
Serious security flaws discovered in six widely used enterprise printers
Some of the security flaws date back 30-40 years - but probably didn't matter in pre-internet days
High-severity Windows security flaw enables attackers to hijack any application
Bug affects all versions of Microsoft Windows, back from Windows XP to Windows 10
UK goes back to square one on Huawei as Johnson promises to re-examine 5G access
US national security advisor John Bolton claims that the British government is re-thinking its policy on Huawei
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