Security
TikTok security flaws enabled attackers to text malware to users and uncover personal information
Setting the bar low for app security
Travelex: Met Police called-in last week as Travelex FINALLY admits Sodinokibi ransomware attack
Travelex statement admits Sodinokibi ransomware outbreak but claims that no "structured personal customer data" has been compromised
Google amends disclosure policy to encourage 'thorough' security patches from developers
Google will now wait for at least 90 days before disclosing bug details
Privacy International demands Amazon, Google and other cloud companies reveal use of 'cloud extraction' technology
Privacy pressure group calls for 17 cloud giants to 'protect customer data from legal backdoors'
Cyber criminals demand $3 million in ransom from Travelex after infecting its network with Sodinokibi ransomware
Attackers claim to have copied more than 5GB of users' personal data
Messaging app ToTok returns to Google Play Store despite spying claims
ToTok remains unavailable on Apple App Store
Travelex ignored September warning over 'insecure' VPN server software
Travelex among a large number of organisations running vulnerable Pulse Secure VPN software
US on high alert for cyber-attack retaliation from Iran
Iran has pledged to take revenge for the assassination of Qassem Soleimani last week
Travelex takes down currency exchange website following New Year's Eve cyber attack
Travelex claims it took down its systems after identifying a virus, but refuses to provide more information
California's new consumer privacy law comes into effect this week
The landmark California Consumer Privacy Act offers Californians several basic rights
Google disables 'Xiaomi integrations' on its devices after security flaw found in Xiaomi security cameras
Xiaomi security camera security flaw was first reported by a user on Reddit
Inside the race to quantum-proof our vital infrastructure
When quantum computers arrive the Web as we know it will break. We talk to scientists cryptographers and entrepreneurs working to ensure this does not happen.
Microsoft seizes dozens of malicious domains used by North Korea-linked hacker group 'Thallium'
Thallium is the fourth nation-state group that the software giant has taken action against in recent years
Chinese 'Cloud Hopper' campaign targeting cloud providers was more extensive than admitted
Cloud Hopper hack enabled the attackers to steal large volumes of intellectual property and other sensitive data
Warning over LockerGoga and MegaCortex ransomware attacks targeting private industry in western countries
The actors behind the two ransomware were found using stolen login credentials, SQL injections, phishing attacks, and several other techniques to gain entry into a corporate network
Zynga's September security breach compromised accounts of 173 million Farmville and Words with Friends players
Attacker behind the breach had claimed to have snaffled email addresses, login names and passwords of 220 million accounts
Chinese hacking group APT20 bypassing 2FA in latest wave of attacks
Hacking activities of APT20 date back to 2011
Social messaging app ToTok outed as a spying tool for the UAE government
The ToTok app enables intelligence agencies to track users' locations, follow conversations, and access the media present on their devices
Mozilla re-admits Avast and AVG extensions removed from store for excessive data exfiltration
AVG owner Avast also just so happens to own a clickstream-data service called Jumpshot but claims that 'privacy is our top priority'...
Facebook to stop using 2FA phone numbers for friend suggestions
The change is being introduced in five countries this week
US court jails scammer who fleeced Facebook and Google out of $120m in email fraud
Rimasauskas shook down Google and Facebook with fake emails purporting to be from a major Taiwan-based supplier
ECJ opinion backs Facebook over data privacy 'standard contractual clauses'
Advocate general Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe backs standard contract clauses, but warns they require ongoing scrutiny
Google removes Avast and AVG extensions from Chrome web store over 'unnecessary' data collection
Google follows Opera and Firefox in removing Avast and AVG security extensions used by up to 400 million users
'Gangnam Industrial Style' campaign targets industrial firms with phishing emails and Separ malware
New North Korea-linked campaign has already compromised at least 200 systems belonging to industrial companies across the world
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