CVE-2020-0022 is a potentially dangerous remote code execution vulnerability in Bluetooth. The bug is one of the fixes in the February security updates for Android. The flaw was unearthed and reported by German security researchers from ERNW. CVE-2020-0022: What Is…
Nowadays most of us have accepted that we will regularly be tracked as we go about our daily lives. Virtually everything we do on digital devices, especially when we are connected to the internet, is followed by someone somewhere. In…
Exploiting a viral topic for malicious purposes is something quite often seen is spam campaigns. This is what is happening now with the new strain of the coronavirus. A new spam, botnet-driven campaign is spreading malicious files masqueraded as documents…
The operators of TrickBot Trojan have once again updated its malicious code, and it is now capable of leveraging a new Windows 10 UAC bypass. Through this, the Trojan is capable of executing itself with elevated privileges without displaying a…
A new report by Swiss web security company ImmuniWeb focuses on the state of security of the world’s 100 biggest airports. The results of the analysis reveal that 97 of 100 airports lack efficient protection in their systems to defend…
Recently news broke about an intrusion that happened back in October last year when criminals were able to break into the LiveRamp Facebook Marketing Agency. This is especially dangerous as the criminals can access sensitive information including payment data. Apparently…
A new security analysis shows that the popular LoRaWAN IoT protocol can be easily hacked thus exposing the security of the network of devices. This is especially worrying as this is one of the most popular implementations of communications used…
In 2019, Google has paid more than $6.5 million in rewards as part of its Vulnerability Reward Programs. 461 researchers reported bugs and received bounties, the biggest one of which is $201,000, Google said in a blog post. “We paid…
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, Amazon announced several new products and services related to vehicles, including: – Alexa integrations in cars: In addition to their Alexa integrations in vehicles from Toyota, Ford, Audi and BMW, Alexa will…
We are living in a world that is heavily dependent on technology and the innovations of tech firms progressively amassing more power than any one of us in our right minds should be comfortable with. Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung:…
Appleinsider has reported that FBI has managed to succeed in breaking the encryption of the smartphone iPhone 11 Pro Max without asking Apple for help. This still does not explain why Apple has been asked by the FBI in the…
Mobile biometrics have been on the rise since Apple released Touch ID in 2013. After its release, the global market for mobile biometrics has earned over $14 billion. To paint a better picture, 57% of today’s available apps feature a…
An unknown criminal or hacking group has leaked a very large list of Telnet credentials from IoT devices. They are mostly from consumer and commonly used networking hardware — routers, servers, access points and etc. The list was posted on…
70,000 Tinder photos of women are being circulated on an underground forum typically used for selling malware. The photos are entirely of women, and cybersecurity researchers believe the photos could be used for malicious purposes. The incident was first reported…
Australia has been hit by a serious data breach that took place on December 12, 2019. The largest member-owned bank in Western Australia, P&N Bank has been affected, when its CRM system was accessed by threat actors as a consequence.…
The end of support for Windows 7 Operating System was marked on January 14, 2020 and the promise has been kept by Microsoft yesterday. Four major updates were released related to the security of Windows. One of them was a…
The first step to choosing the right managed detection and response services for your company is to understand what those services offer and why you might need them. These services can go beyond the technology, look to the future, and…
A dangerous Windows 10 vulnerability tracked in CVE-2020-0601 has been reported by the American National Security Agency which are rated as critical. They are being tracked in the CVE-2020-0601 advisory and allows malicious code to be masked as legitimate apps…
There’s a new large privacy incident regarding an unprotected database that affects 49 million business contacts. This database containing sensitive information is currently being sold on an underground hacking forum, ZDNet reports. It seems that the data comes from LimeLeads,…
With the introduction of contactless cards into the financial sector came swift, convenient, and secure payments. However, like any useful innovation, the adoption of contactless payment has seen its fair share of controversy. Perhaps, the most prominent of these disagreements…
