Around 3.3M POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption
Around 3.3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2025 Over 3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack…
Month: January 2025
Terraform’s Do Kwon Extradited For Cryptocurrency Fraud
Do Hyeong Kwon, the co-founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs, was extradited from Montenegro and appeared in federal court in Manhattan, where he faced…
LDAPNightmare PoC Exploit Crashes LSASS and Reboots Windows Domain Controllers
Jan 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananWindows Server / Threat Mitigation A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for a now-patched security flaw impacting Windows Lightweight Directory Access…
NTT Docomo Hit by DDoS Attack, Services Disrupted for 11 Hours
NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s leading telecommunications and IT service providers, experienced a massive disruption on January 2, 2025, after a Distributed Denial of Service…
Update Old .NET Domains Before January 7, 2025 to Avoid Service Disruption
Jan 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananDevOps / Software Development Microsoft has announced that it’s making an “unexpected change” to the way .NET installers and archives are distributed,…
Apple Agrees to $95M Settlement Over Siri Privacy Lawsuit
Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that its Siri voice assistant infringed on users’ privacy by…
Apple accused of collecting user data from Siri queries
Virtual assistants have become indispensable in our daily lives, transforming how we interact with technology. By simply speaking a few words or phrases, we can…
iTerm2 Emulator Vulnerability Let Attackers Access Sensitive User Data
A critical vulnerability discovered in the popular macOS terminal emulator iTerm2 has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts and software users. The flaw, which could allow…
Deepfakes question our ability to discern reality
As deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated and accessible, their potential for misuse in areas such as cybercrime, misinformation campaigns, and identity theft continues to grow. In…
Apple to Pay Siri Users $20 Per Device in Settlement Over Accidental Siri Privacy Violations
Jan 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananTechnology / Data Privacy Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that accused the iPhone…
The modern CISO is a cornerstone of organizational success
The chief information security officer (CISO) role has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a purely technical position to a role that bridges business strategy,…
New Kernel Break Attack Bypassing macOS Systems Security
Security researchers have uncovered a novel attack targeting macOS systems running on Apple Silicon processors. Dubbed “SysBumps,” this attack exploits speculative execution vulnerabilities in system…