Cybersecurity News
Octopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub Repositories
At least 26 different open-source code repositories were found to be infected with an unusual attack on the open-source software supply chain.
02 June 2020
Google adds Nest devices to Advanced Protection Program
You can now shore up your smart home security by leveraging Google's top security offering
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02 June 2020
Cybersecurity Spending Hits 'Temporary Pause' Amid Pandemic
For now, security teams face freezes in projects and hiring - and budget cuts, security industry analysts say.02 June 2020
Banking on Data Security in a Time of Insecurity
How banks can maintain security and data integrity in the middle of a pandemic.02 June 2020
Apple Jailbreak Zero-Day Gets a Patch
The zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-9859 is exploited by the "Uncover" jailbreak tool released last week.
02 June 2020
Podcast: Why Identity Access Management is the New Perimeter
DivvyCloud discusses the changing nature of identity access management (IAM) - and what kind of challenges and opportunities that is creating for businesses.
02 June 2020
G Suite Marketplace primed for a privacy scandal, researchers warn
G Suite apps that have access to Drive and Gmail data found communicating with undisclosed external services.02 June 2020
Amtrak discloses data breach, potential leak of customer account data
The rail service says that customer PII may have been compromised.02 June 2020
VMware Cloud Director vulnerability could lead to hijack of enterprise server infrastructure
The security flaw handed over the keys to enterprise infrastructure.02 June 2020
Data on Indian Mobile Payments App Reportedly Exposed via Open S3 Bucket
Over 7 million records exposed, according to vpnMentor, but app maker says there is no sign of malicious use.01 June 2020
Apple Pays Researcher $100,000 for Critical Vulnerability
Apple has fixed a flaw in the "Sign in with Apple" feature that could have enabled attackers to break into user accounts for third-party services.01 June 2020
White House says security incidents at US federal agencies went down in 2019
US federal agencies reported 28,581 cyber-security incidents in 2019, down by 8% from 31,107 in 2018.01 June 2020
26 IoT Flaws Enable Denial-of-Service Attacks, Privilege Escalation
Research details vulnerabilities in the Zephyr Real Time Operating Systems and MCUboot, both used in IoT devices and sensors.01 June 2020
After a breach, users rarely change their passwords, study finds
Only a third of users changed their password following a data breach.01 June 2020
Rare NSA Advisory About Russia-Based Cyberattacks Unlikely to Stop Them
The Sandworm group -- behind disinformation and election-hacking campaigns and responsible for a 2016 power outage in the Ukraine -- is now targeting e-mail servers.01 June 2020
Apple Pays $100K Bounty for Critical ‘Sign in With Apple’ Flaw
Apple has fixed a critical flaw in its Sign in with Apple feature, which could have been abused by attackers to takeover victims' third-party applications.
01 June 2020
Minneapolis Police Department Hack Likely Fake, Says Researcher
Troy Hunt said that the supposed data breach perpetrated by Anonymous is most likely a hoax.
01 June 2020
Bug in ‘Sign in with Apple’ could have allowed account hijacking
The tech giant rewards the bug bounty hunter who found the severe flaw in its login mechanism with US$100,000
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01 June 2020
Hosting Provider’s Database of Crooked Customers Leaked
Database of sensitive info, including emails and passwords, from owners of Daniel’s Hosting portals could be incriminating.
01 June 2020
How AI and Automation Can Help Bridge the Cybersecurity Talent Gap
Without the right tools and with not enough cybersecurity pros to fill the void, the talent gap will continue to widen.01 June 2020