WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship
Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Safety / Privacy Popular instant messaging service WhatsApp has launched support for proxy servers in the latest version of its Android…
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Rackspace Confirms Play Ransomware Gang Responsible for Recent Breach
Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cyber Threat Cloud services provider Rackspace on Thursday confirmed that the ransomware gang known as Play was responsible for…
Irish Regulators Fine Facebook $414 Million for Forcing Users to Accept Targeted Ads
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms €390 million (roughly $414 million) over its handling…
From Phishing Emails to Social Media
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Malware The notorious information-stealer known as Vidar is continuing to leverage popular social media services such as TikTok, Telegram,…
CircleCI Urges Customers to Rotate Secrets Following Security Incident
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananDevOps / Security Breach DevOps platform CircleCI on Wednesday urged its customers to rotate all their secrets following an unspecified security incident.…
Mitigate the LastPass Attack Surface in Your Environment with this Free Tool
Jan 05, 2023The Hacker NewsPassword Management / IT Breach The latest breach announced by LastPass is a major cause for concern to security stakeholders. As…
Android Spyware Targeting Financial Institutions
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Surveillance Financial institutions are being targeted by a new version of Android malware called SpyNote at least since October…
Blind Eagle Hackers Return with Refined Tools and Sophisticated Infection Chain
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware A financially motivated threat actor tracked as Blind Eagle has resurfaced with a refined toolset and an elaborate…
Bluebottle Cybercrime Group Preys on Financial Sector in French-Speaking African Nations
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Banking Security A cybercrime group dubbed Bluebottle has been linked to a set of targeted attacks against the financial sector…
Fortinet and Zoho Urge Customers to Patch Enterprise Software Vulnerabilities
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananApplication Security / SQLi Fortinet has warned of a high-severity flaw affecting multiple versions of FortiADC application delivery controller that could lead…
The FBI’s Perspective on Ransomware
Ransomware: contemporary threats, how to prevent them and how the FBI can help In April 2021, Dutch supermarkets faced a food shortage. The cause wasn’t…
Qualcomm Chipsets and Lenovo BIOS Get Security Updates to Fix Multiple Flaws
Jan 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security Qualcomm on Tuesday released patches to address multiple security flaws in its chipsets, some of which could be exploited to…