ICO publishes summary of police facial recognition audit
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has completed its first-ever data protection audit of UK police forces deploying facial recognition technologies (FRT), noting it is “encouraged”…
Month: August 2025
UL NO. 431: Companies are Graphs of Algorithms
Continue reading online to avoid the email cutoff issue > Unsupervised Learning is about the transition from Human 2.0 to Human 3.0 in order to…
Spain cancels fibre-optic service contract involving use of Huawei equipment
The Spanish government has intervened at the eleventh hour to cancel a contract that would have boosted the use of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s fibre…
WhatsApp patches vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks
WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability in its iOS and macOS messaging clients that was exploited in targeted zero-day attacks. The company says this zero-click…
WhatsApp 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Mac and iOS Users
A sophisticated attack campaign has leveraged a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp on Apple devices to target specific users, the company has confirmed. The…
Fake Facebook Ads Push Brokewell Spyware to Android Users
A Facebook malvertising campaign is spreading the Brokewell spyware to Android users via fake TradingView ads. The malware steals crypto and personal data. Cybersecurity researchers…
Microsoft to enforce MFA for Azure resource management in October
Starting in October, Microsoft will enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Azure resource management actions to protect Azure clients from unauthorized access attempts. This change…
Citrix Netscaler 0-day RCE Vulnerability Patched
A significant global effort to patch a critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler devices has seen the number of exposed systems…
When AI Lies: How misleading algorithms are fueling smarter Ransomware attacks
In the early days of ransomware, cybercriminals employed crude methods, including poorly written phishing messages, smishing messages, and spam emails, to block victims from accessing…
AI supports care of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon hospital
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being piloted at Lebanon’s Al Hamshari Hospital in a project that could help stretched medics provide better care for huge numbers…
NodeBB Vulnerability Let Attackers Inject Boolean-Based Blind and PostgreSQL Error-Based Payloads
NodeBB, a popular open-source forum platform, has been found vulnerable to a critical SQL injection flaw in version 4.3.0. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-50979, resides…
Popular Nx Packages Compromised by Credential-Stealing Malware
A widespread supply chain attack on the popular Nx build system has compromised dozens of high-traffic packages, exposing sensitive credentials and demonstrating a frighteningly comprehensive…