Polite WiFi loophole could allow attackers to drain device batteries
Researchers have found that the WiFi protocol is a bit too polite when acknowledging received packets from outside the own network. Researchers at the University…
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US school district sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube
A whole school district in Seattle is suing social media giants for causing harm to kids and youths. Public schools in a Seattle district filed a…
Slack private code on GitHub stolen
Stolen employee tokens gave an attacker access to Slack’s private code repositories. Online collaboration platform Slack reported on New Year’s Eve it had suffered a…
Crypto-inspired Magecart skimmer surfaces via digital crime haven
One criminal scheme often leads to another. This blog digs into a credit card skimmer and its ties with other malicious services. This blog post…
Louisiana wants your ID if you’re looking at adult-only websites
The state of Louisiana has introduced age verification for pornographic websites—will it work? The state of Louisiana introduced a law on January 1, 2023, that…
Security vulnerabilities in major car brands revealed
Major new motor vehicle research has detailed multiple vulnerabilities across a wide range of car manufacturers. Your car potentially hasn’t “just” been a car for…
Malware targets 30 unpatched WordPress plugins
It’s time to check your website is up to date. If you make use of plugins on your WordPress site (and you probably do), it’s…
LA housing authority is latest LockBit ransomware victim
In an incident still under investigation, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) was attacked by LockBit during the holiday season. The…
New Twitter data dump is a cleaned up version of old Twitter dump
Bottom line: The threats of sensitive and relevant online data collected and made available to the public is real and ever-present. News of data dumps…
New device? Here’s how to safely dispose of your old one
Before we hand down, sell on, or recycle our old device we will want to make sure all personal data are backed up and deleted…
First Android update of 2023 patches 60 vulnerabilities
Google has published its first security bulletin of 2023 with details of vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. It includes fixes for 60 security issues. Google has…
Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash
We take a look at reports of imitation Flipper Zero websites springing up to part unwary consumers from their money. Security researchers are advised to…