CyberSecurity

53 bugs attack Microsoft Windows, Edge, Internet Explorer, 17 critical

Internet Explorer affected by 10 critical bugs and other frontal products -- Windows 10, Edge, Internet Explorer -- are under threat.

Jul 15, 2018

'Sex videos' or new scam? Breached email owners face extortion threats

Extortionists target owners of breached email accounts to make this scheme more plausible.

Jul 15, 2018

UN panel on digital cooperation to discuss cyberwarfare, privacy invasion

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has set up a 20-member panel on digital cooperation to be headed by Jack Ma and Melinda Gates. Indian diplomat Amandeep Gill appointed as the executive director.

Jul 13, 2018

New Spectre vulnerabilities attack Intel, Arm processors; No solution in sight

At this point, there is no known solution to mitigate the impact of these new Spectre vulnerabilities.

Jul 13, 2018

Google Chrome gets major security feature to avoid rogue attacks on your data

Site Isolation is now available by default on Chrome browsers for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS.

Jul 12, 2018

Insurance firms lob sueball at security firm Trustwave for failing to protect consumers

Lexington and Beazley insurance companies are seeking $30 million in recovery costs from Trustwave.

Jul 10, 2018

The biggest data breaches of 2018 so far

Check out three of the worse cyber attacks of 2018 so far.

Jul 10, 2018

Selling memory card just deleting your intimate photos? No, data may still be retrievable

A new research shows 36 out of 100 second-hand memory cards still contain selfies, personal documents, and even intimate photos.

Jul 9, 2018

Are you a Bitcoin owner? Old ransomware now acts like a coinminer, sneaks into funds

Rakhni either sneaks into your folder to know if you have Bitcoin funds or installs a coinminer app on your computer.

Jul 9, 2018

Over 50% smartphones are not password protected, says Kaspersky

The survey by Russia-based cyber security company Kaspersky Lab showed that less than 48 per cent of people password-protect their mobile devices and just 14 per cent of people encrypt their files and folders to avoid unauthorized access.

Jul 6, 2018

Is Google reading your emails? Search giant explains how it uses your messages amid Gmail controversy

Google addresses a couple of questions and misconceptions on how it handles Gmail messages and the vetting process before third-party developers can gain access to Gmail.

Jul 4, 2018

Intrusive bug attacks Samsung Galaxy phones by sending user's personal photos to contacts

Affected devices include the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, and Galaxy S8 Plus, among others.

Jul 3, 2018

LTE exploit can snoop into users' browsing activity, redirect them to malicious sites

There are three methods of attacking the data link layer of the LTE network and they all involve an impairment of privacy.

Jul 2, 2018

Facebook had data-sharing partnership with 52 firms, including Alibaba, Huawei, Amazon, Apple

There are concerns Facebook has been using semantics to share data beyond a US FTC consent decree, requiring the site to obtain permission before collecting more data than a person's privacy settings allow.

Jul 1, 2018

RAMpage vulnerability attacks Android smartphones that were released since 2012

Affected Android devices may have compromised information such as passwords stored in a password manager or browser, emails, photos, instant messages, and other sensitive data.

Jun 29, 2018