Cybersecurity News
Malicious ‘Blur’ Photo App Campaign Discovered on Google Play
Twenty-nine bad mobile apps with a combined 3.5 million downloads bombard users with out-of-context ads.
24 July 2020
FBI warns US companies about backdoors in Chinese tax software
Following the GoldenHelper and GoldenSpy malware reports, the FBI is now warning US companies operating in China.24 July 2020
Smartwatch maker Garmin hit by outages after ransomware attack
US company forced to shut down call centres, website and some other online services
Garmin has been forced to shut down its call centres, website and some other online services after a ransomware attack encrypted the smartwatch maker’s internal network and some production systems.
The US company shut down services including the official Garmin website and all customer services, including phone lines, online chat and email.
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Twilio Security Incident Shows Danger of Misconfigured S3 Buckets
Twilio says attackers accessed its misconfigured cloud storage system and altered a copy of the JavaScriptSDK it shares with customers.23 July 2020
DNA Site Leaves Records Open to Law Enforcement
A pair of breaches reset user accounts to allow access for two days.23 July 2020
Twitter Breach a Reminder of Need to Protect Corporate Social Media Use
Intruders had access to direct messages associated with 36 accounts in last week's attack, social media giant discloses.23 July 2020
Cisco Network Security Flaw Leaks Sensitive Data
The flaw exists in Cisco's network security Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software and its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software.
23 July 2020
Garmin Suffers Reported Ransomware Attack
Garmin's services, websites and customer service have all been down since Wednesday night.
23 July 2020
Data Privacy Challenges for California COVID-19 Contact Tracing Technology
Developers, governments, and regulators must work with the cybersecurity industry to apply rigorous standards to contact-tracing apps to make sure that the societal impact of COVID-19 doesn't extend into personal privacy.23 July 2020
Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
Smartwatch and wearable maker Garmin planning multi-day maintenance window to deal with ransomware incident.23 July 2020
CouchSurfing Investigates Potential Data Breach
The service has reportedly hired a security firm after 17 million user records were found on a public hacking forum.23 July 2020
Sharp Spike in Ransomware in U.S. as Pandemic Inspires Attackers
COVID-19 has changed the face of cybercrime, as the latest malware statistics show.
23 July 2020
NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak
In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003. On Wednesday, regulators in New York announced that First American was the target of their first ever cybersecurity enforcement action in connection with the incident, charges that could bring steep financial penalties.23 July 2020
Google adds security enhancements to Gmail, Meet and Chat
The tech giant introduces its own version of verified accounts in Gmail, rolls out increased moderation controls in Meet, and enhances phishing protection in Chat
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23 July 2020
ASUS Home Router Bugs Open Consumers to Snooping Attacks
The two flaws allow man-in-the-middle attacks that would give an attacker access to all data flowing through the router.
23 July 2020
Cisco, Zoom and Others Must Bolster Security, Say Privacy Chiefs
Privacy commissioners worldwide urged video conferencing systems like Microsoft, Cisco and Zoom to adopt end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication and other security measures.
23 July 2020
Vulnerable Invisible Salamanders and You: A Tale of Encryption Weakness
A Black Hat presentation will discuss how vulnerabilities found in Facebook Messenger encryption could mean trouble for your secure messages.
23 July 2020
Deepfakes & James Bond Research Project: Cool but Dangerous
Open source software for creating deepfakes is getting better and better, to the chagrin of researchers
23 July 2020
Twitter: Hackers Accessed Private Messages for Elite Accounts
A Dutch elected official is among those whose DMs were hijacked, the company said.
23 July 2020
8 Cybersecurity Themes to Expect at Black Hat USA 2020
Here are the trends and topics that'll capture the limelight at next month's virtual event.
23 July 2020