A week in security (January 1 – 8)

Categories: News

Tags: Lock and Code S04E01

Tags: LastPass breach

Tags: Okta breach

Tags: VPN

Tags: Synology

Tags: fake Flipper Zero

Tags: cyber insurance

Tags: Wordpress plugin

Tags: Twitter data dump

Tags: Twitter

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 1 to 8.

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LA housing authority is latest LockBit ransomware victim

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: LockBit

Tags: LockBit ransomware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

Tags: HACLA

Tags: opportunistic attack

In an incident still under investigation, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) was attacked by LockBit during the holiday season.

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FBI warns of imposter ads in search results

Categories: News

Tags: FBI

Tags: ad

Tags: ads

Tags: advert

Tags: paid

Tags: sponsored

Tags: search engine

Tags: results

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: malware

The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads

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Software provider denied insurance payout after ransomware attack

Categories: News

Tags: EMOI Services

Tags: Owners Insurance Co

Tags: Supreme Court of Ohio

Tags: K. James Sullivan

Tags: direct physical loss

The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a ruling days before the New Year that software and service provider EMOI shouldn’t be covered by insurance against a ransomware attack.

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Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash

Categories: News

Tags: flipper zero

Tags: fake

Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: portal

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: shop

Tags: sale

Tags: sold out

Tags: pentest

Tags: pentesting

Tags: hardware

Tags: enthusiast

Tags: technology

We take a look at reports of imitation Flipper Zero websites springing up to part unwary consumers from their money.

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Google patches 60 vulnerabilities in first Android update of 2023

Categories: Android

Categories: News

Tags: 2023-01-01

Tags: 2023-01-05

Tags: Google

Tags: Android

Tags: CVE-2022-42719

Tags: CVE-2022-42720

Tags: CVE-2022-42721

Tags: mac80211

Tags: CVE-2022-41674

Tags: Qualcomm

Tags: CVE-2022-22088

Google has published its first security bulletin of 2023 with details of vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. It includes fixes for 60 security issues.

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New device? Here’s how to safely dispose of your old one

Categories: Android

Categories: Apple

Categories: News

Tags: devices

Tags: recycle

Tags: back up

Tags: reset

Tags: android

Tags: mac

Tags: apple

Tags: iphone

Tags: ipad

Tags: windows

Tags: chromebook

Before we hand down, sell on, or recycle our old device we will want to make sure all personal data are backed up and deleted from the device. Here’s how…

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