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2019-07-17
That the FTC fines Facebook is a nonsense joke, executives should be arrested | Blackout in NYC has to do with 40 anniversary of the blackout of 1977, a cyberattackRead More →
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2019-07-13
Apple disables temporarily the Walkie Talkie app because of a vulnerability | Google record audios of users, made with the smartphone assistant and Google Home Below are the links ofRead More →
100 loan apps leaking PII, GPS locations & call logs of all the 4.6 million customers
2019-07-17
Data security specialists at security firm Safety Detectives have discovered a massive data breach (almost 900 GB of compromised information) originating from a server established in China; the exposed serverRead More →
Critical Vulnerability in Siemens’ industrial control system
2019-07-17
A new vulnerability in a Siemens software platform has been discovered by system audit specialists. If exploited, this flaw would allow hackers to gain access to industrial control systems, whichRead More →
GrandCrab ransomware master keys released by the FBI
2019-07-17
Ransomware is one of the most common cyber threats that users face nowadays. According to IT security audit experts, every few days groups of threat actors launch new campaigns toRead More →
FaceApp might be sending pics of 150 million people to Russia; the main good reason for not using it
2019-07-17
Just a couple of days ago the FaceApp mobile app went viral after millions of users started using the filter which, applying artificial intelligence software and a photograph of theRead More →
Iomega StorCenter & Lenovo EMC NAS devices are leaking users’ information
2019-07-17
Web application security specialists reported critical firmware-level vulnerability in Lenovo’s storage devices connected to network; if exploited, this flaw could compromise the security of the information of the users ofRead More →
Sprint company customer information was breached by unknown hackers
2019-07-16
American company Sprint, dedicated to the operation of mobile networks, claims that an unidentified hacker group compromised an as yet undefined number of customers’ accounts by exploiting a function onRead More →
Ad Inserter, a WordPress plugin, allows remote code execution
2019-07-16
Experts in vulnerability testing discovered a critical flaw in Ad Inserter, a plugin for advertising management on WordPress sites. If exploited, this flaw would allow any low-privileged user to executeRead More →
New iOS 13 vulnerability allows access to passwords stored on your iPhone
2019-07-16
Web application security specialists have reported the finding of a new vulnerability in Apple’s new operating system iOS 13 beta version which, if exploited, gives threat actors full access toRead More →
Donald Trump is making sure that the price of Bitcoin goes down again
2019-07-16
A new actor has entered the cryptocurrency scene. According to cybersecurity specialists, President Donald Trump seeks to make an impact on the value of virtual assets and, through a seriesRead More →
5k Bitcoin ATMs worldwide allow money laundering for drug trafficking
2019-07-16
The Spanish authorities have stated that the legislation currently in existence in the European community is inadequate and insufficient to prevent the use of Bitcoin ATMs in order to launderRead More →
New exploit allows hackers to access shared files via WhatsApp and Telegram
2019-07-15
Ethical hacking specialists from cybersecurity firm Symantec reported the discovery of a vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow a hacker to access files (such as photos, videos or PDF documents)Read More →
Windows 10 & Office 365 banned in schools and colleges in Germany for privacy issues
2019-07-15
IT security services specialists report that the German Commission for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has stated that Microsoft services Windows 10 and Office 365 systems do not meetRead More →
New York power blackout; did Iran did performed a counter cyberattack?
2019-07-15
Last Saturday night, a blackout in New York left the entire Manhattan area without electric power; interestingly, the incident occurred on the anniversary of the massive blackout that happened inRead More →
Should the FTC jail Mark Zuckerberg instead of fining Facebook with 5 billion USD?
2019-07-15
Data protection specialists report on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decision to apply a $5 billion USD fine to Facebook due to multiple practices that violate several social mediaRead More →
First it was Florida, now Indiana suffers ransomware attack; government had to pay over $100k USD
2019-07-15
The government of La Porte County, Indiana, paid a ransom of about $130k USD after suffering a ransomware attack that encrypted access to all their files. According to information securityRead More →
Facial recognition will be necessary at the airport check-in. From Apple to airlines, everybody wants biometric data
2019-07-12
According to ethical hacking specialists, the U.S. government’s interest in implementing facial recognition technology at airports has increased especially since the starting of Donald Trump’s administration, this despite opposition fromRead More →
