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A comprehensive academic study published this week has discovered hidden backdoor-like behavior — such as secret access keys, master passwords, and secret commands — in more than 12,700 Android applications. To discover this hidden behavior, academics from Europe and the US developed a custom tool named InputScope, which they used to analyze input form fields […] More
Discord channels where Zoom-bombing raids are organized Image: ZDNet Zoom Tips from techrepublic The US Department of Justice has published a press release on Friday warning pranksters that “Zoom-bombing” could lead to fines or arrests on a variety of state or federal charges. The DOJ’s announcement comes after Zoom-bombing is becoming a favorite pastime for […] More
Google announced today it was rolling back a recent Chrome browser privacy feature to prevent any disruption to existing websites and their availability during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “In light of the extraordinary global circumstances due to COVID-19, we are temporarily rolling back the enforcement of SameSite cookie labeling, starting today,” Justin Schuh, Director […] More
Image: Mozilla Firefox users are advised to update their browsers to patch two bugs that are being exploited in the real world by hackers. The fixes are available in Firefox 74.0.1, released earlier today. This new Firefox version includes fixes for CVE-2020-6819 and CVE-2020-6820, two bugs that reside in the way Firefox manages its memory […] More
Image: Charles Deluvio The current coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine periods imposed all over the globe have forced a large portion of the world’s population towards online shopping. But despite amid a dramatic rise in the number of people using online stores to buy food and supplies during this outbreak, security researchers don’t expect to see a […] More
Cyber criminals are preying on anxieties around the coronavirus outbreak in an effort to maximise the impact of their attacks – with some operations intensifying ransomware and DDoS attacks at a time when remote access to computer networks and online services is more vital than ever. A new paper from Europol – based on contributions […] More
Microsoft has detailed the plight of a customer whose entire IT network was brought down after one employee opened a phishing email that delivered the notorious Emotet banking trojan and credential-stealing malware. Details in Microsoft’s account of incident response work for a company it calls ‘Fabrikam’ line up with a cybersecurity incident disclosed by the […] More
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, research teams across the globe have been using their time and skills to come up with innovative ways that technology can help us track the illness. In the last week, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed one million, with the hardest-hit countries being the US, Italy, […] More
