Yearly Archives: 2020

/2020

Houston consulate one of worst offenders in Chinese espionage, say U.S. officials

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Credits: Reuters

The United States ordered the consulate closed this week, leading China to retaliate on Friday by telling the United States to shut its consulate in the city of Chengdu, as relations between the world’s two largest economies deteriorate.

In a briefing […]

By |July 24th, 2020|Cyber News|

Shocked I am. Shocked to find that underground bank-card-trading forums are full of liars, cheats, small-time grifters

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The denizens of online forums dedicated to trading in stolen credit cards have been shown to be wretched hives of scum and villainy.

This not-so-surprising news comes this week via academics at Washington State University (WSU) in the US, who eavesdropped on the […]

By |July 24th, 2020|Cyber News|

Vint Cerf suggests GDPR could hurt coronavirus vaccine development

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Credits: The Register

TCP-IP-co-developer Vint Cerf, revered as a critical contributor to the foundations of the internet, has floated the notion that privacy legislation might hinder the development of a vaccination for the COVID-19 coronavirus.

In an essay written for Indian outlet Medianama titled “Internet Lessons […]

By |May 16th, 2020|Cyber News|

Brit defense contractor hacked, up to 100,000 past and present employees’ details siphoned off – report

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Britain’s Ministry of Defence contractor Interserve has been hacked, reportedly leaking the details of up to 100,000 of past and current employees, including payment information and details of their next of kin.

The Daily Telegraph reports that up to 100,000 employee details were […]

By |May 16th, 2020|Cyber News|

US officially warns China is launching cyberattacks to steal coronavirus research

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Credits: CNN

The US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued a “public service announcement” Wednesday warning that China is likely launching cyberattacks to steal coronavirus data related to vaccines and treatments from US research institutions and pharmaceutical companies, calling it […]

By |May 14th, 2020|Cyber News|

There’s Norway you’re going to believe this: World’s largest sovereign wealth fund conned out of $10m in cyber-attack

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Credits: The Register

The Norwegian Investment Fund has been swindled out of $10m (£8.2m) by fraudsters who pulled off what’s been described as “an advance data breach.”

Norfund – the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, created from saved North Sea Oil revenues and currently […]

By |May 14th, 2020|Cyber News|

Stop tracking me, Google: Austrian citizen files GDPR legal complaint over Android Advertising ID

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Credits: The Register

Privacy pressure group Noyb has filed a legal complaint against Google on behalf of an Austrian citizen, claiming the Android Advertising ID on every Android device is “personal data” as defined by the EU’s GDPR and that this data is […]

By |May 14th, 2020|Cyber News|

Cyber-attacks hit hospital construction companies

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Credits: BBC

Interserve, which helped build Birmingham’s NHS Nightingale hospital, and Bam Construct, which delivered the Yorkshire and the Humber’s, have reported the incidents to authorities.

Earlier this month, the government warned healthcare groups involved in the response to the virus were being […]

By |May 13th, 2020|Cyber News|

Researchers spot thousands of Android apps leaking user data through misconfigured Firebase databases

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Credits: The Register

Security researchers at Comparitech have reported that an estimated 24,000 Android apps are leaking user data because of misconfigured Firebase databases.

Firebase is a popular backend service with SDKs for multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, web, C++ and Unity (for games). Features include two […]

By |May 13th, 2020|Cyber News|

Papa don’t breach: Contracts, personal info on Madonna, Lady Gaga, Elton John, others swiped in celeb law firm ‘hack’

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Credits: The Register

Hackers are threatening to release 756GB of A-list celebs’ contracts, recording deals, and other personal info allegedly stolen from a New York law firm.

The miscreants have seemingly got their hands on confidential agreements, private correspondence, contact details, and other information […]

By |May 13th, 2020|Cyber News|