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Archive - January 2020

Dismissed PHP flaw shown to pose code execution risk 31 January 2020 at 16:50 UTC Coalfire arrests: Charges against US pen testers finally dropped 31 January 2020 at 16:01 UTC #SocialSec – Hot takes on this week’s biggest cybersecurity news (Jan 31) 31 January 2020 at 15:01 UTC Hackers bank big bucks at live hacking event in France 31 January 2020 at 12:01 UTC Bug Bounty Radar // January 2020 31 January 2020 at 08:48 UTC Hong Kong aims to tackle doxxing with overhaul of data privacy laws 30 January 2020 at 16:13 UTC Making Mr. Robot: Jeff Moss on the push for authenticity in award-winning hacker show 30 January 2020 at 15:21 UTC In the line of fire: Will California’s AB5 labor law cause havoc for cybersecurity consultants? 30 January 2020 at 13:35 UTC CacheOut vulnerability hype comes under fire 29 January 2020 at 15:18 UTC Bug bounty bonanza: Google pays $6.5m to researchers in 2019 29 January 2020 at 12:29 UTC Data Privacy Day 2020 – Study highlights long-term benefits of privacy investment 28 January 2020 at 16:06 UTC BSides Leeds: Security industry must improve ties with academia 28 January 2020 at 12:41 UTC Police arrest three Magecart cybercrime suspects in Indonesia 27 January 2020 at 16:32 UTC Booking.com puts security first through education of software testers 27 January 2020 at 15:15 UTC California healthcare data breach could impact nearly 200,000 patients 27 January 2020 at 14:13 UTC Citrix rolls out final patches to defend against ‘Shitrix’ vulnerability 27 January 2020 at 11:38 UTC Pwn2Own Miami: Hackers scoop $250,000 in prizes during inaugural ICS security contest 24 January 2020 at 17:18 UTC #SocialSec – Hot takes on this week’s biggest cybersecurity news (Jan 24) 24 January 2020 at 16:20 UTC URL redirect malware infects thousands of WordPress sites 24 January 2020 at 15:21 UTC ServiceDesk Plus vulnerability could give attackers full access to IT support systems 24 January 2020 at 11:47 UTC Safari anti-tracking design flaws spawn privacy risk 23 January 2020 at 17:00 UTC US neurological healthcare facility discloses data security incident 23 January 2020 at 15:07 UTC Bridging the gap: US federal agencies to aid greater state-level cyber protection 23 January 2020 at 13:29 UTC UK privacy watchdog publishes new rules for a child-friendly internet 22 January 2020 at 17:05 UTC The UK’s Computer Misuse Act is ‘crying out for reform’ 22 January 2020 at 15:38 UTC ProtonMail dismisses John McAfee’s ‘nonsensical argument’ over encryption 22 January 2020 at 13:06 UTC Malware attacks cost Vietnam $900m in 2019, report claims 22 January 2020 at 09:14 UTC Israeli security pros using ‘Cybernet’ social network for threat intelligence 21 January 2020 at 16:07 UTC ModSecurity devs team up with researchers to fix DoS vulnerability 21 January 2020 at 15:30 UTC Convenience over security: Mobile healthcare apps open up fresh risks to patients’ data 21 January 2020 at 13:48 UTC Citrix releases first patches as attacks against ADC vulnerability go pro 20 January 2020 at 16:02 UTC Double Dutch: Netherlands tops GDPR breach report index for second year running 20 January 2020 at 14:53 UTC Internet Explorer zero-day surfaces in ‘limited targeted attacks’ 20 January 2020 at 12:40 UTC International police arrest two after WeLeakInfo takedown 17 January 2020 at 17:00 UTC #SocialSec – Hot takes on this week’s biggest cybersecurity news (Jan 17) 17 January 2020 at 15:46 UTC MITRE launches ATT&CK for industrial control systems knowledge base 17 January 2020 at 14:01 UTC WEF report: Cyber-attack fears growing among business leaders and policymakers 17 January 2020 at 11:24 UTC A win for privacy? Google plans to scrap user-agent string in Chrome 16 January 2020 at 15:42 UTC Jenkins flags vulnerable plugins in latest security advisory 16 January 2020 at 14:40 UTC How safe is your phone number? Study highlights mobile carriers’ failure to prevent SIM-swap attacks 16 January 2020 at 12:50 UTC Authentication bypass flaw found in popular WordPress plugins 15 January 2020 at 15:59 UTC Tails 4.2.2: Emergency release addresses critical Tor Browser vulnerability 15 January 2020 at 14:59 UTC Microsoft fix of critical Windows bugs after NSA tip-off prompts questions 15 January 2020 at 13:50 UTC Google open-sources tool to boost 2FA adoption in NPM 15 January 2020 at 11:27 UTC Human rights charity leads campaign to stamp out privacy-busting Android apps 14 January 2020 at 16:20 UTC What is Sodinokibi? The ransomware behind the Travelex attack 14 January 2020 at 15:06 UTC Discord users warned over QR code login scam that can result in pwned accounts 14 January 2020 at 12:27 UTC The kitchen is closed for Windows 7, as decade-old OS reaches end of life 14 January 2020 at 09:59 UTC Brace of Citrix exploits released as race to mitigate intensifies 13 January 2020 at 16:16 UTC Cable Haunt: 200m cable modems could be hijacked remotely 13 January 2020 at 14:33 UTC Codoforum software patched against stored XSS vulnerability 13 January 2020 at 11:48 UTC Citrix vulnerability: Concerns mount over as-yet unpatched security flaw 10 January 2020 at 16:49 UTC #SocialSec – hot takes on this week’s biggest cybersecurity news (Jan 10) 10 January 2020 at 15:56 UTC Security lifeline: WhatsApp to pull support for older Android and iOS devices next month 10 January 2020 at 14:45 UTC Researchers demonstrate practical break of SHA-1 hash function 10 January 2020 at 13:34 UTC Interpol hails 78% drop in cryptojacking infections across Southeast Asia 10 January 2020 at 10:31 UTC Web security holes left TikTok users wide open to pwnage 09 January 2020 at 16:48 UTC CCPA the ‘first of many’ state-level US privacy laws on the horizon 09 January 2020 at 15:55 UTC Project Zero relaxes 90-day vulnerability disclosure deadline to boost patch adoption 09 January 2020 at 13:44 UTC India’s answer to GDPR: Data protection legislation set to pass this year 09 January 2020 at 09:52 UTC Malicious photo app exploits Android kernel vulnerability 08 January 2020 at 16:46 UTC Data breach at Minnesota hospital threatens nearly 50,000 healthcare records 08 January 2020 at 15:25 UTC Travelex ransomware attack: Pulse Secure VPN flaw implicated in security incident 08 January 2020 at 14:30 UTC ‘Privacy and security are two sides of the same coin’ 07 January 2020 at 15:51 UTC On the brink of cyber warfare: Attacks feared over US-Iranian escalation 07 January 2020 at 12:05 UTC Landry’s US restaurants hit by payment card breach 06 January 2020 at 16:34 UTC Ireland embraces tech giants in revamped cybersecurity strategy 06 January 2020 at 13:12 UTC Travelex pulls systems offline after NYE malware attack 03 January 2020 at 16:45 UTC #SocialSec – Hot takes on this week’s biggest cybersecurity news (Jan 3) 03 January 2020 at 15:43 UTC Colorado municipality falls victim to Click2Gov software breach 03 January 2020 at 11:26 UTC Patch now: High-risk vulnerabilities found in network traffic monitoring tool 02 January 2020 at 16:03 UTC Canada plans revamp of its data privacy law 02 January 2020 at 13:14 UTC