Turn Your Device Off And On Again, NSA’s Advice To Smartphone Users Gains Traction
Turning your phone off and then on again to reboot is not new advice, by any means. We heard the National Security Agency issue a warning in 2020, …
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Meta tests facial recognition for spotting 'celeb-bait' ads scams and easier account recovery | TechCrunch
Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the Facebook owner announced Mo…
Powerful Spyware Exploits Enable a New String of 'Watering Hole' Attacks
In recent years, elite commercial spyware vendors like Intellexa and NSO Group have developed an array of powerful hacking tools that exploit rare a…
Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All
If you know where to look, plenty of secrets can be found online . Since the fall of 2021, independent security researcher Bill Demirkapi has been …
‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections
Security flaws in your computer’s firmware, the deep-seated code that loads first when you turn the machine on and controls even how its operatin…
Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look
It’s probably been a while since anyone thought about Apple’s router and network storage combo called Time Capsule. Released in 2008 and discontin…
Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs
Demand for graphics processing units or GPUs has exploded in recent years as video rendering and artificial intelligence systems have expanded the…
UK data watchdog to fine NHS vendor Advanced for security failures prior to LockBit ransomware attack | TechCrunch
U.K. data protection authorities have issued a provisional fine of more than £6 million to NHS vendor Advanced after finding that the company failed…
Google Advises Android Users To Switch Off Insecure 2G Connections And This Is Why
Tech giant Google just rolled out a new warning against 2G connections for Android users and why switching them off is the best way to remain safe…
How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk
If anything, the military has impinged on CISA’s territory—not the other way around—out of exasperation with the civilian agency’s constrained resou…
Security Experts Warn Against New Malicious Campaign Targeting Android Devices Through Telegram Bots
Security researchers are ringing alarm bells linked to malicious campaigns that are targeting Android devices. The latest alert has to do with a c…
How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter
As Russia has tested every form of attack on Ukraine’s civilians over the past decade, both digital and physical, it’s often used winter as one …
Securing the Internet of Things: Challenges and Solutions
You’ve likely heard of the Internet of Things (IoT), as it’s effectively taking the digital world by storm. It works by connecting devices around th…
Ransomware Costs Surge: Local Governments Pay Most, IT Firms Pay Least, Says Sophos
A UK based Software Security Company, Sophos , released its annual ransomware report which stated that the price of ransomware attacks is increasi…
Unpacking how Alphabet's rumored Wiz acquisition could affect VC | TechCrunch
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported …
Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams
The security firm CrowdStrike inadvertently caused mayhem around the world on Friday after deploying a faulty software update to the company’s Fal…
Faulty CrowdStrike update causes major global IT outage, taking out banks, airlines and businesses globally | TechCrunch
Businesses across the world are reporting IT outages, including Windows “blue screen of death” errors on their computers, in what has already become…