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The more things change, the more they stay the same. The vanity award scam is one such thing. You may have heard of Who’s Who. The original Who’s Who was published back in 1849 and is still being published. It’s currently in its 172nd edition. As it was created, and as the official publication still […] More
Google has rolled out an update for its two-factor physical security keys for protecting Google Accounts that makes it easier to enroll the keys on Android and macOS devices. Google users can register the security keys on Android devices running Android 7.0 “N” and newer using Chrome version 70 and up. The keys can also […] More
NordVPN has plugged a hole in the company’s payment platform which leaked sensitive customer data. As reported by The Register, the vulnerability was made public on HackerOne in February, a bug bounty platform in which researchers can privately disclose security issues to vendors in return for credit and financial rewards. Disclosed by a researcher under […] More
Australian Information and Privacy commissioner Angelene Falk has lodged proceedings against Facebook in the Federal Court, after it was revealed in early 2018 that over 311,000 Australians were caught up in the improper use of Facebook data by Cambridge Analytica. The commissioner is alleging Facebook committed serious and/or repeated interferences with privacy, in contravention of the […] More
In theory, 5G mobile technology will provide higher bandwidth and greater availability, and cover large swathes of previously untouched territory. “I have some scepticism,” says David Conrad, chief technology officer of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). “A lot of that feels to me like some of the same arguments you heard […] More
Multiple government-backed hacking groups are exploiting a recently-patched vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange email servers. The exploitation attempts were first spotted by UK cyber-security firm Volexity on Friday and confirmed today to ZDNet by a source in the DOD. Volexity did not share the names of the hacking groups exploiting this Exchange vulnerability. Volexity did not […] More
Illustration of the spread of a new coronavirus from China around the world. Vector illustration. Getty Images/iStockphoto As tech conferences and trade shows are being canceled, postponed, or going virtual left and right, many cyber-security events are meeting a similar fate, all due to health concerns caused by the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. Cyber-security […] More
Image via VASANTH AMD processors manufactured between 2011 and 2019 (the time of testing) are vulnerable to two new attacks, research published this week has revealed. The two new attacks impact the security of the data processed inside the CPU and allow the theft of sensitive information or the downgrade of security features. The research […] More
