Hackers Planted Files to Frame Indian Priest Who Died in Custody
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:49:22 +0000
And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him.
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Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Chinese hackers stealing US Covid relief funds, a cyberattack on the Met Opera website, and more.
Read moreLog4j’s Log4Shell Vulnerability: One Year Later, It’s Still Lurking
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000
Despite mitigation, one of the worst bugs in internet history is still prevalent—and being exploited.
Read morePopular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000
The company, which works with hundreds of startups, said it detected unauthorized access to personal data, including Social Security numbers.
Read moreApple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000
The company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and is adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023.
Read moreScammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:01:33 +0000
On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.
Read moreChina’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters
Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: ICE accidentally doxes asylum seekers, Google fails to uphold a post-Roe promise, and LastPass suffers the second breach this year.
Read moreAndroid Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:19:31 +0000
Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.
Read moreGoogle Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:42:24 +0000
The Heliconia hacking tool exploited vulnerabilities in Chrome, Windows Defender, and Firefox, according to company security researchers.
Read moreThe Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 6: Endgame
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000
With AlphaBay shuttered, Operation Bayonet enters its final phase: driving the site’s refugees into a giant trap. But one refugee hatched his own plan.
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