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Facebook’s and Twitter’s built-in capabilities for recognizing fake and inaccurate content are limited. Additionally, outside of the social networks, when viewing a website directly, there hasn’t been an easy way to see if a particular news source is credible, or transparent. Fortunately, we now have NewsGuard. To stamp out coronavirus misinformation on social media sites like […] More
The operators of the TrickBot banking malware have developed an Android app that can bypass some of the two-factor authentication (2FA) solutions employed by banks. This Android app, which security researchers from IBM have named TrickMo, works by intercepting one-time (OTP) codes banks send to users via SMS or push notifications. TrickMo collects and then […] More
She’s innocent. Those not used to working from home must be going through several stages of spiritual discomfort. Yes, ZDNet’s more experienced hands can help you acclimatize to the new working style, now that the coronavirus COVID-19 has disrupted modern working life. Yet some professionals may not be so able to deal with life sans […] More
Astaroth, a group that uses legitimate Windows tools to spread malware, has retooled after Microsoft drew attention to its living-off-the-land techniques last July. The group in February stepped up its activity with even stealthier methods. Last year the Windows Defender ATP team detected a huge spike in the use of the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line […] More
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak ramps up across the US — even making its first victim in the Pentagon — the White House issued a memorandum on Sunday urging government agencies to “utilize technology to the greatest extent practicable” to support teleworking capabilities and keep staff and contractors safe and healthy. The memo, issued by […] More
The federal government, through the Australian eSafety Commissioner, and the nation’s internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed on new protocols that would see the continued blocking of websites that host terrorist and graphic violent content. The agreement, according to Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts Paul Fletcher, positions ISPs to block websites hosting […] More
New official Coronavirus name adopted by World Health Organisation is COVID-19. Inscription COVID-19 on blue background Getty Images/iStockphoto New York state officials want domain name registrars to step up their efforts towards fighting the rising number of coronavirus-related scam sites. These include the likes of websites selling fake cures, fake vaccines, or sites peddling malware […] More
The coronavirus outbreak has seen unprecedented numbers of people being sent away from their places of work and told to work from home. For some this will be a weird and disorienting experience, and bad guys out there might choose to use that to their advantage. To help you stay a few steps ahead of […] More
