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Baltimore hit with more ransomware, ChinaMobile gets the boot in the US, and another (mild) Systemd system-d’oh!

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Systemd, Linux, AMD and shoddy randomness
File this one under bad situations that probably don’t affect anyone.

It reemerged that some older generation AMD processors fail to generate random numbers after waking up from suspend, which has knock on effects into […]

By |May 13th, 2019|Cyber News|

Elite Russian Hackers Claim To Have Breached Three Major U.S. Antivirus Makers

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There’s a never-ending game of cat and mouse between cybercriminals and the companies that develop anti-malware software. For three U.S.-based providers, it could get a lot more challenging. A group of elite Russian hackers claims to have infiltrated their networks […]

By |May 10th, 2019|Cyber News|

Want rootkit-level access without the hassle? Enter, LightNeuron for Exchange Server

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A recently uncovered malware infection uses the basic functions of Microsoft’s Exchange Server to remotely monitor and control computer systems.

Researchers at ESET said this week the software nasty, known as LightNeuron, is particularly difficult for admins to detect as it […]

By |May 9th, 2019|Cyber News|

Airbnb host thrown in the clink after guest finds hidden camera inside Wi-Fi router

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An Airbnb “superhost” has been arrested and jailed after a guest discovered a camera hidden inside an internet router placed in the bedroom.

The perv had picked on the wrong woman. Yunfei (her online alias) works in IT security and […]

By |May 9th, 2019|Cyber News|

Remember those stolen ‘NSA exploits’ leaked online by the Shadow Brokers? The Chinese had them a year before

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Months before top-tier hacking tools, likely built by the NSA, were leaked to the public by a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers, the exploit code was apparently being used by Chinese state hackers to infiltrate systems.

This is according […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

Be wary of emails with links to … er, Google Drive? Is that right?

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Spammers are increasingly turning to common file-sharing and object storage services such as Google Drive and Microsoft Azure, in an attempt to evade ever-better corporate filters.

“Embedding links to trusted services helps attackers bypass traditional content filters, such as spam […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

‘Software delivered to Boeing’ now blamed for 737 MAX warning fiasco

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As the 737 MAX scandal rolls on, “software delivered to Boeing” has been blamed by the company for the malfunctioning of a safety display.

In a statement issued over the weekend, the American airliner manufacturer admitted that its software was not properly […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

Feds nab top exec on allegations he hacked a competitor, stole info… about school lunches?!

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After a year-long investigation, a top California exec has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly hacking into a competitor’s website and stealing their customer data in an effort to ruin their business.

There is an unusual twist, however: this […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

Israel Retaliates To A Cyber-Attack With Immediate Physical Action In A World First

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched a physical attack on Hamas in immediate response to an alleged cyber-assault. The IDF hit a building in the Gaza Strip with an airstrike after claiming the site had been used by […]

By |May 6th, 2019|Cyber News|

White House issues Executive Order on cybersecurity, including hacker Hunger Games

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“A year after the White House eliminated the position of cybersecurity coordinator, President Donald Trump called for everyone else to do the opposite and push cybersecurity coordination through worker training and recruitment.”

“America built the internet and shared it with […]

By |May 6th, 2019|Cyber News|