On Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced he will not run in the forthcoming leadership election for his party. This announcement effectively cedes the position and opens the race to …
The Taliban Reportedly Have Control of US Biometric Devices
Alarming reports have emerged that indicate the Taliban has access to biometric data collected by the US to track Afghans, including those who worked for US and coalition forces. The insurgents could …
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Sacked Employee Deletes 21GB of Credit Union Files
Juliana Barile of Brooklyn, a former credit union employee, is currently facing a decade behind bars after pleading guilty to destroying large amounts of corporate data in revenge for being fired. …
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Comcast RF Attack Leveraged Remotes for Surveillance
Researchers have found that a now-patched vulnerability in Comcast's XR11 voice remotes may have been leveraged by attackers to conduct surveillance. XR11 remotes are highly common and are present in …
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WhatsApp patches vulnerability related to image filter functionality
Popular messaging platform WhatsApp has announced that it released a patch pertaining to image filter functionality that was first discovered by Check Point Research. The flaw allowed attackers to …
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North Korea Rejects Covid-19 Vaccine Doses
North Korea has decided not to accept roughly three million doses of Covid-19 vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd. The country stated that the doses should be sent …
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91% of Industrial Organizations Can Be Penetrated by Hackers
A new report released by Positive Technologies has found that roughly 91% of industrial organizations are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The study found that external attackers are able to penetrate the …
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Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine
Just a week after Japan suspended the use of roughly 1.63 million Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses due to contamination, another batch has been put on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial. …
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Houthi strikes on Yemen base kill at least 30, spokesman says
At least 30 soldiers were killed and an additional 60 wounded on Sunday due to a Houthi strike on a Yemeni military base belonging to a Saudi-led coalition. The base is located in the southwestern …
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Fortress Home Security Open to Remote Disarmament
A new pair of security vulnerabilities in the Fortress S03 WiFi Home Security System could potentially allow cyberattackers to remotely disarm the system. This flaw could leave homes open to unlawful …
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