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No more excuses, Cloudflare says, when it comes to BGP security, with the introduction of a new tool that can hold ISPs to account for their BGP safety measures. Last week, the cloud services provider said that Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) security issues have been an accepted part of the threat landscape for too long, […] More
Microsoft has revealed how it’s applying machine learning to the challenge of correctly identifying which bug reports are actually security-related. Its goal is to correctly identify security bugs at scale using a machine-learning model to analyze just the label of bug reports. According to Microsoft, its 47,000 developers generate about 30,000 bugs a month, but […] More
Students are protesting plans by the Australian National University (ANU) to enforce the use of remote monitoring software on their home systems for exams during the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported by ABC News, a petition has been launched to fight the imposition of software on the basis that the forced install of such a solution […] More
A mobile application proposed to the government of the Netherlands as a means to track COVID-19 has already fallen short of acceptable security standards by leaking user data. The app, Covid19 Alert, was one of seven applications presented to the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport, as reported by RTL Nieuws. The shortlisted mobile app’s source […] More
With general elections expected to be held within a year, Singapore’s political parties have been issued advisories about the threat of foreign interference and cybersecurity threats. They are urged to seek out precautionary measures to safeguard their ICT infrastructure, data, as well as online accounts. The city-state’s Ministry of Home Affairs, Cyber Security Agency, and […] More
Minister for Government Services Stuart Robert has said downloading the government’s soon-to-be launched COVID-19 contact tracing app would bring Australia closer to having restrictions loosened, allowing the nation to “get back to the footy and get back to the beach” sooner. “It’s not about surveillance, it’s not about tracking there’s no geolocation. All we’re doing is […] More
Hackers have stolen more than $25 million in cryptocurrency from the Uniswap exchange and the Lendf.me lending platform. The attacks took place over the weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Although an investigation is currently underway, the two attacks are believed to be related, and most likely carried out by the same group or individual. […] More
Image: Webkinz, ZDNet A hacker has leaked today the usernames and passwords of nearly 23 million players of Webkinz World, an online children’s game managed by Canadian toy company Ganz. The Webkinz game launched in 2005 as the online counterpart of a line of Ganz plush toys. Users could enter a code from their plush […] More
