NSA shares list of vulnerabilities commonly exploited to plant web shells
The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) have published a security advisory this week warning […]
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Apple iPhone mail app vulnerable to hacking
Apple’s built-in iPhone email app has a major security flaw, according to new research, allowing hackers to exploit an iPhone […]
Google Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users
Google just gave its two billion Chrome users a brilliant (if long overdue) upgrade, but it doesn’t mask all of […]
Google removes 49 Chrome extensions caught stealing crypto-wallet keys
The Chrome extensions were mimicking cryptocurrency wallet apps like Ledger, MyEtherWallet, Trezor, Electrum, and others, but, in reality, they were […]
Security lapse exposed Clearview AI source code
A misconfigured server exposed the company’s internal files, apps and source code for anyone on the internet to find. The […]
EU publishes toolbox for coronavirus tracking apps
Contact tracing apps, if fully compliant with EU rules and well coordinated, can play a key role in all phases […]
Australian police used Clearview AI facial recognition software to counter child exploitation
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has admitted to using a facial recognition tool, despite not having an appropriate legislative framework […]
Will Google’s and Apple’s COVID Tracking Plan Protect Privacy?
Last week, Google and Apple announced that they were working together to develop privacy-protecting technology that could enable COVID-19 contact-tracing […]
Hackers Are Selling a Critical Zoom Zero-Day Exploit for $500,000
People who trade in zero-day exploits say there are two Zoom zero-days, one for Windows and one for MacOS, on […]
Facebook, LinkedIn Sued For ‘Eavesdropping’ On Zoom Users
Facebook and LinkedIn have been secretly harvesting personal information from Zoom users to boost their revenues, according to a putative […]
Multinational Response to Malicious Online Activities Related to COVID-19
On April 8, 2020, a multinational alert was issued, warning individuals to remain vigilant for COVID-19-related malicious cyber activity. The […]
Researchers propose Falcon, a privacy-preserving communication protocol for AI training and inference
Researchers hailing from Princeton, Microsoft, and Technion propose Falcon, a secure communications protocol for AI inferencing and training. They claim […]