Intel won’t fix Meltdown nor Spectre for 10 product families covering 230-plus CPUs. Intel has issued new “microcode revision guidance” that reveals it won’t address the Meltdown and Spectre designRead More →
Grindr shared personal, HIV and geolocation-related data with two of its third-party contractors without informing users, information security training researchers said. As a way to make relationships safer, the gayRead More →
WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton expressed outrage at Facebook’s privacy policies last month by tweeting “It is time. #deletefacebook.” But WhatsApp’s Facebook-like group chat features also have design flaws that jeopardize user privacy. Maybe it’sRead More →
Panera didn’t fix flaw for 8 months; 37 million records were allegedly exposed. Eight months ago, Panera Bread was notified of a security flaw that was leaking customer information toRead More →
The njRAT, also famed as Bladabindi, has been upgraded to push Lime Ransomware and a Bitcoin wallet stealer. According to a Zscaler blog post, this trojan was first spotted inRead More →
A Windows-based keylogger and information stealer that falsely poses as Kaspersky antivirus software and spreads via infected USB devices was discovered by information security training researchers. The malware, labeled Fauxpersky, is alsoRead More →
Taipan is an automated web application scanner which allows identifying web vulnerabilities in an automatic way, the information security training professional explain. This project is the core engine of a broader projectRead More →
A bill was passed yesterday by the state of Georgia that causes any unauthorized access to a computer to be considered “Unauthorized Computer Access” and “shall be punished for aRead More →
Data protection, whether related to personal customer or patient information, is critical across virtually all industries. A survey made by information security trainingresearchers revealed that while USB drives are ubiquitous andRead More →
Hackers could be exploited a vulnerability in the iOS Camera App to redirect users to a malicious website, the issue affects the built-in QR code reader. According to information security training researchers,Read More →
