Cybersecurity News
Learn About the Latest Election Security Threats and Defenses at Black Hat USA
Christopher Krebs, director of the CISA, will explain how the organization is leading the federal effort to support state and local officials in their mission to secure US elections this year.13 July 2020
MGySgt Scott Stalker’s 2020 Reading List
MGySgt Scott H. Stalker’s 2020 Reading List By William Knowles @c4i Senior Editor InfoSec News July 8, 2020 One of the interesting parts of the COVID-19 pandemic with the number […]13 July 2020
Hacker breaches security firm in act of revenge
Hacker claims to have stolen more than 8,200 databases from a security firm's data leak monitoring service.12 July 2020
Russian hacker found guilty for Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Formspring breaches
Sentencing scheduled for September 2020.11 July 2020
Researchers create magstripe versions from EMV and contactless cards
Banking industry loophole reported more than a decade ago still remains open and ripe for exploitation today.10 July 2020
Popular TP-Link Family of Kasa Security Cams Vulnerable to Attack
Researcher warns the highly-rated Kasa family of security cameras have bugs that gives hackers access to private video feeds and settings.
10 July 2020
Mobile App Fraud Jumped in Q1 as Attackers Pivot from Browsers
RSA data reveals a continued shift away from browser-based fraud as attackers target mobile apps.10 July 2020
Biden Campaign Hires 2 Top Cybersecurity Executives
The campaign has filled the positions of CISO and CTO in the runup to the 2020 presidential election.10 July 2020
Google Bans Stalkerware Ads – With a Loophole
Starting in August Google is banning ads of products or services promoting stalkerware.
10 July 2020
Amazon tells employees to remove TikTok from their phones due to security risk
Accessing the TikTok website from work laptops is still allowed, according to an internal email Amazon sent to employees today.10 July 2020
Smartwatch Hack Could Trick Dementia Patients into Overdosing
Attackers could hack the smartwatch and send dementia patients alerts for taking their medication.
10 July 2020
Zoom to Patch Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows 7
The flaw also affects older versions of the operating system, even if they're fully patched.10 July 2020
As Offices Reopen, Hardware from Home Threatens Security
Devices out of sight for the past several months could spell trouble when employees bring them back to work.
10 July 2020
4 Security Tips as the July 15 Tax-Day Extension Draws Near
We're continuing to see cybercriminals take advantage of COVID-19, and the extension of Tax Day will be the next technique used in their sophisticated method of attacks.10 July 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Up close with the Evilnum group and its eponymous malware – A severe flaw in networking gear – Router firmware under the microscope
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10 July 2020
Report: Most Popular Home Routers Have ‘Critical’ Flaws
Common devices from Netgear, Linksys, D-Link and others contain serious security vulnerabilities that even updates don’t fix.
10 July 2020
Black Hat USA Debuts Cyber-Physical Systems Briefings Track
Discover how to defend systems where computers monitor, manage, and control a physical process.10 July 2020
Backdoor accounts discovered in 29 FTTH devices from Chinese vendor C-Data
The backdoor accounts grant access to a secret Telnet admin account running on the devices' external WAN interface.10 July 2020
Smartwatch tracker for the vulnerable can be hacked to send medication alerts
API issues could be exploited to make calls, spy on users, send fake messages, and more.10 July 2020
KingComposer patches XSS flaw impacting 100,000 WordPress websites
The vulnerability could be exploited to execute malicious payloads in visitor browsers.10 July 2020
