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The Victorian government this week decided to lock down parts of the state, introducing “stay at home” restrictions due to another wave of COVID-19 cases. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, after consultations with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Prime Minister Scott Morrison, gave the order that from Tuesday midnight, the NSW-Victoria border would be […] More
Mozilla has temporarily suspended the Firefox Send file-sharing service as the organization investigates reports of abuse from malware operators and while it adds a “Report abuse” button. The browser maker took down the service today after ZDNet reached out to inquire about Firefox Send’s increasing prevalence in current malware operations. Firefox Send — launched for […] More
Image: Dinesh Devadoss Cyber-security firm SentinelOne has released today a free decryptor app that can help victims of the TiefQuest ransomware recover their locked files. The ThiefQuest ransomware — initially identified under the name of EvilQuest — targets only Mac users. ThiefQuest’s classification as a ransomware strain is tenuous. The malware is a smorgasbord of […] More
German authorities have seized today a web server that hosted BlueLeaks, a website that provided access to internal documents stolen from US police departments. The server belonged to DDoSecrets (Distributed Denial of Secrets), an activist group that published the files last month, in mid-June. The server seizure was announced today by investigative journalist Emma Best, […] More
Microsoft has obtained a court order this month allowing the company to seize control of six domains that were used in phishing operations against Office 365 customers, including in campaigns that leveraged COVID-19 lures. According to court documents obtained by ZDNet, Microsoft has targeted a phishing group that has been targeting the company’s customers since […] More
Image: Gemini Advisory A hacking group known as “Keeper” is responsible for security breaches at more than 570 online e-commerce portals over the last three years. The Keeper gang broke into online store backends, altered their source code, and inserted malicious scripts that logged payment card details entered by shoppers in checkout forms. These types […] More
Researchers have come up with a way to pinpoint the location of drone operators seeking to cause harm or disruption in protected airspace. In 2018, the chaos that can be caused by drone operators near sensitive areas — such as military bases or airports — was highlighted by the Gatwick drone incident, in which the […] More
These days, the ability to keep track of the passwords you use with secure online services is a basic feature for web browsers. The feature is typically turned on by default, which means you probably have a random collection of passwords saved in the cloud along with your bookmarks and settings for your default browser. […] More
