Information Technology

[embedded content] Three WordPress vulnerabilities commonly used by e-learning and Fortune 500 were subject to severe security issues, researchers say.  On Thursday, Check Point published research surrounding three popular WordPress plugins, LearnPress, LearnDash, and LifterLMS, learning management systems (LMS) widely used for educational purposes especially at a time when distance learning is being more widely […] More

Investors have filed a lawsuit against LabCorp, claiming that the company’s board failed to address security problems that led to financial losses.  As reported by Bloomberg Law, LabCorp’s chief executive, chief information officer, and chief financial officer are specifically named in the Delaware court case, which accuses them of ignoring “persistently deficient cybersecurity measures” that […] More

The Department of Home Affairs has said Australia is likely to be the next qualifying foreign government to enter into an agreement with the United States under its Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act). Australia announced the commencement of formal negotiations for a bilateral agreement pursuant to the CLOUD Act in October. […] More

A new form of Android mobile malware has emerged in the threat landscape with its eye on consumer and business financial data. On Thursday, the Cybereason Nocturnus team said that EventBot appeared in March and combines a Trojan and information stealer capable of exfiltrating user financial application data, as well as conducting covert spying on […] More

Google announced today new rules for the Chrome Web Store in an attempt to cut down the number of shady Chrome extensions submitted and listed on the site. The browser maker says that due to Chrome’s success as today’s top browser platform, the Chrome Web Store has seen an influx of spammers and fraudsters. Google […] More

Singtel and joint bidders StarHub and M1 have secured licences to deploy nationwide 5G networks in Singapore, while TPG Telecom has failed in its bid to do so. Instead, the Australian telco will have to access these network services through a wholesale arrangement.  Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Wednesday said Singtel and the […] More

Image: ZDNet // Catalin Cimpanu Cyber-security firm Kaspersky says the number of brute-force attacks targeting RDP endpoints rose sharply since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to a report published today, RDP brute-force attacks increased last month, when most countries around the globe imposed quarantines and stay-at-home orders, forcing companies to deploy more […] More

More than 170 UK researchers and scientists working in information security and privacy have signed a joint statement about their concerns over NHS plans to use a contact-tracing app to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, warning that the government must not create a tool that could be used for the purposes of surveillance. The letter, […] More