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COVID‑19 contact tracing – technology panacea or privacy nightmare?
Can a technological intervention stem the pandemic while avoiding the privacy pitfalls of location tracking?
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30 June 2020
US Cyber Command says foreign hackers will most likely exploit new PAN-OS security bug
Palo Alto Networks disclosed today a major bug that lets hackers bypass authentication on its firewall and corporate VPN products.29 June 2020
US Cyber Command says foreign hackers will attempt to exploit new PAN-OS security bug
Palo Alto Networks disclosed today a major bug that lets hackers bypass authentication on its firewall and corporate VPN products.29 June 2020
University of California SF Pays Ransom After Medical Servers Hit
As one of at least three universities hit in June, the school paid $1.14 million to cybercriminals following an attack on "several IT systems" in the UCSF School of Medicine.29 June 2020
Russian Cybercriminal Behind CardPlanet Sentenced to 9 Years
Aleksei Burkov will go to federal prison for operating two websites built to facilitate payment card fraud, hacking, and other crimes.29 June 2020
HackerOne Reveals Top 10 Bug-Bounty Programs
Rankings based on total bounties paid, top single bounty paid, time to respond, and more.29 June 2020
REvil Ransomware Gang Adds Auction Feature for Stolen Data
An anonymous bidding mechanism enhances the REvil group's double-extortion game.
29 June 2020
A hacker gang is wiping Lenovo NAS devices and asking for ransoms
Ransom notes signed by 'Cl0ud SecuritY' hacker group are being found on old LenovoEMC NAS devices.29 June 2020
Tuesday’s Magento 1 EOL Leaves Clock Ticking on 100K Online Stores
Adobe and payment-card companies are making last-minute pleas for e-commerce sites to update to Magento 2, to avoid Magecart attacks and more.
29 June 2020
Files Stolen from 945 Websites Discovered on Dark Web
Researchers who found the archived SQL files estimate up to 14 million people could be affected.29 June 2020
AWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As Criminals
Comparitech’s Paul Bischoff found that Amazon’s facial recognition platform misidentified an alarming number of people, and was racially biased.
29 June 2020
Unpatched Wi-Fi Extender Opens Home Networks to Remote Control
The Homeplug device, from Tenda, suffers from web server bugs as well as a DoS flaw.
29 June 2020
India bans 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, UC Browser, Weibo, and WeChat
Indian government ban comes after the Indian military has clashed with Chinese forces on the country's northern border.29 June 2020
HackerOne's 2020 Top 10 public bug bounty programs
The HackerOne bug bounty platform reveals its most successful bug bounty programs.29 June 2020
Tall Order for Small Businesses: 3 Tips to Find Tailored Security Solutions
SMBs are responsible for nearly 44% of US economic activity, but given the current climate, it can be difficult for them to find available and/or affordable resources.29 June 2020
Michigan tackles compulsory microchip implants for employees with new bill
RFID implants for workers are not an issue now, but the state wants to get ahead on what could become a huge privacy problem in the future.29 June 2020
SEC warns off investment in iBSmartify Nigeria cryptocurrencies
iBledger and InksNation are unregistered, and therefore a financial risk outside of the local commission’s regulatory protections.29 June 2020
Remote access at risk: Pandemic pulls more cyber‑crooks into the brute‑forcing game
Poorly secured remote access attracts mostly ransomware gangs, but can provide access to coin miners and backdoors too
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29 June 2020
Russian leader of Infraud stolen ID, credit card ring pleads guilty
The Infraud Organization was once known as a major player in the carding world.29 June 2020
Updating Plugins
Every plugin or add-on you install in your browser can expose you to more danger. Only install the plugins you need and make sure they are always current. If you no longer need a plugin, disable or remove it from your browser via your browser's plugin preferences.29 June 2020