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Ransomware attack puts KQED in low-tech mode

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Credits: sfchronicle

The journalists at San Francisco’s public TV and radio station, KQED, have been stuck in a time warp.

All Internet-connected devices, tools and machinery have been cut off in an attempt to isolate and contain a ransomware attack that infected the station’s computers June […]

By |July 20th, 2017|Cyber News|

Amazon launches shopping social network Spark for iOS

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Credits: Reuters

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has launched a social feature called Spark that allows members to showcase and purchase products on its platforms, the retail giant’s first clear move into the world of social media.

Spark, which is currently only available for Amazon’s […]

By |July 20th, 2017|Cyber News|

Cisco patches critical bug in WebEx plug-in for Chrome, Firefox on Windows

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Cisco has released a fix for a critical remote code execution bug in its WebEx video conferencing extension for two browsers running on Windows.

The bug, which affects the WebEx extensions for Chrome and Firefox, can be exploited by leading a user […]

By |July 18th, 2017|Cyber News|

U.S. charges Iranian nationals for hacking and reselling weapon software

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Credits: cbsnews

Two Iranian nationals have been charged for allegedly stealing and reselling computer programs in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the Department of Justice announced Monday.

The federal indictment accuses 39-year-old Mohammed Reza Rezakhah and 35-year-old Mohammed Saeed Ajily of hacking into software companies, stealing and […]

By |July 18th, 2017|Cyber News|

Facebook fighting court order over law enforcement access

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Credits: WashingtonPost

Facebook is fighting a court order that blocks the social media giant from letting users know when law enforcement investigators ask to search their online information, particularly their political affiliations and comments.

Major technology companies and civil liberties groups have joined […]

By |July 18th, 2017|Cyber News|

Telegram promises to act faster on terror content as Indonesia threatens ban

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Credits: CNN

Telegram will form “a dedicated team of moderators with knowledge of Indonesian language and culture” to get rid of terrorism-linked content more quickly and accurately, co-founder Pavel Durov wrote in a message to his followers on Sunday.

“I am confident […]

By |July 18th, 2017|Cyber News|

What is WikiLeaks’ new dump HighRise? CIA Android malware allows spies to covertly steal data

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Credits: Ibtimes

WikiLeaks has published its latest Vault 7 documents, revealing the CIA’s alleged Android malwaredubbed HighRise that has been designed to allow spies to covertly steal data from targeted smartphones. According to WikiLeaks, HighRise functions as an SMS proxy and sends stolen data to […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|

How Microsoft’s Calibri font could lead to this Prime Minister’s downfall

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Credits: BCC

You may have sent an Outlook email to the wrong person or accidentally opened an embarrassing PowerPoint during a meeting, but for Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, one of Microsoft’s products is becoming a real problem.

A legal battle is heating […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|

Phishing-as-a-service is making it easier than ever for hackers to steal your data

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Credits: MSN News

Phishing is already the easiest way for hackers to steal data and it’s getting even easier thanks to the rise of organised criminal groups on the dark web offering phishing-as-a-service schemes to budding cybercriminals and ever-lowering the cost of entry.

According to […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|

Indonesia Limits Telegram Messaging Service, Threatens To Ban App Over Security Concerns

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Web versions of encrypted-messaging app Telegram has been blocked by the Indonesian government and the service could be completely banned, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said Friday evening, according to the Associated Press.

Indonesia said it will block the app if it […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|