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Microsoft has discontinued this week its Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) application following the discovery of a security flaw. As its name suggests, the app allows users to connect remotely to other Windows computers via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol). The app, which was developed by the former Windows Live Experience team for their internal use, […] More
According to new data from Forrester’s PandemicEX survey, employees trust their employers as a source of information about COVID-19 and the coronavirus more than they trust governments and social media sites. The takeaway for employers is that infrequent communication about this rapidly changing issue can leave employees anxious and more vulnerable to disinformation campaigns. Disinformation […] More
Microsoft has released today a patch for a vulnerability in the SMBv3 protocol that accidentally leaked online earlier this week during the March 2020 Patch Tuesday preamble. The fix is available as KB4551762, an update for Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909, and Windows Server 2019, versions 1903 and 1909. The update fixes CVE-2020-0796 (SMBGhost), […] More
Last week, we talked to a panel of top epidemiologists to understand the infection risks involved in touching the porous and non-porous surfaces we encounter daily with tech devices. The general advice was not to worry too much about it, but wash your hands. Since then, the coronavirus has reached pandemic-level classification, and our readers […] More
Card data stolen last year from Volusion-hosted online stores has surfaced on the dark web, Gemini Advisory, a threat intel firm specialized in fraud detection, reported today. The stolen card data relates to a security breach that ZDNet reported last year, in October 2019. At the time, hackers breached the servers of Volusion, a Shopify-like […] More
A combination of new modifications to Android malware code has given rise to Trojans able to steal browser and app cookies from compromised devices. On Thursday, researchers from Kaspersky said the new malware families, dubbed Cookiethief, use a combination of exploits to acquire root rights to an Android device and then to steal Facebook cookie […] More
While many western Balkan countries are only in the early stages of developing their digital economies, a few have been taking bold steps. Take, for example, North Macedonia. By teaming up with payments giant Mastercard, it is set to become the first country in the region to implement digital identities, emulating tiny Baltic state Estonia, […] More
An audit has been called to probe requests the Australian Federal Police (AFP) made to telecommunications carriers. The AFP said it commissioned PwC to perform the audit after “identifying compliance issues, some dating back to 2007”. The identified issues relate to record-keeping, authorisations, and reporting of requests under Section 180(2) of the Telecommunications (Interception and […] More
