Month: August 2020
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The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search
January 13 was a fairly eventful day, at least for pre-pandemic times. Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential …
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Apple Accidentally Notarizes Shlayer Malware Used in Adware Campaign
Apple accidentally approved one of the most popular Mac malware threats – OSX.Shlayer – as part of its security notarization process. …
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Hackers can clone your lock keys by recording clicks from smartphone
The recording helps attackers determine the time lapse between the audible clicks to identify the distance between the key ridges. This …
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Charming Kitten Returns with WhatsApp, LinkedIn Effort
The Iran-affiliated APT known as Charming Kitten is back with a new approach, impersonating Persian-speaking journalists via WhatsApp and …
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New third-party test compares Amazon GuardDuty to network intrusion detection systems
A new whitepaper is available that summarizes the results of tests by Foregenix comparing Amazon GuardDuty with network intrusion detection …
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Mozilla research: Browsing histories are unique enough to reliably identify users
A recently published study conducted by three Mozilla employees has looked at the privacy provided by browsing histories. Their findings …
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Class Action Lawsuit Questions Blackbaud’s Hacker Payoff
Class Action Lawsuit Questions Blackbaud’s Hacker Payoff Company Says It Paid Ransomware Attacker for Promise to Delete Stolen Data Mathew …
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COVID-19 Phishing Scheme Spreads AgentTesla Trojan
A global phishing campaign that purports to offer information about surgical masks and other personal protective equipment for use during …
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Cyber-security agency insists it doesn’t want to conduct mass surveillance of Australians
With the government planning new laws which would allow the ASD to help federal police target alleged Australian criminals, Rachel Noble …
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Apple’s notarization process fails to protect
In macOS Mojave, Apple introduced the concept of notarization, a process that developers can go through to ensure that their software is …
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Internet Outage Causes Chess Championship Draw
The final game in yesterday’s online Chess Olympiad was declared a draw after a widespread internet outage interrupted play. An issue at …
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