The Pentagon is finally abandoning its archaic nuclear launch systems that still rely on 8-inch floppy disks. According to an official, the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) will …
Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords
Threat actors can use malicious applications in order to eavesdrop on Amazon Alexa and Google Home users, researchers with Security Research Labs have discovered. Rogue applications can also be used …
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Equifax used ‘admin’ as username and password for sensitive data: lawsuit
A class action lawsuit filed against Equifax over its failures to protect sensitive user data, which led to the massive 2017 data breach, shows that the login credentials for one of the company's …
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Avast says hackers breached internal network through compromised VPN profile
Anti-virus giant Avast suffered a security breach on September 23, the company admitted on Monday. A threat actor who had been targeting the company since May 14 of this year, got hold of the VPN …
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Four-Year-Old Critical Linux Wi-Fi Bug Allows System Compromise
A security researcher with Github recently uncovered a critical security flaw in a Wi-Fi driver for Linux that could enable threat actors to remotely take control of vulnerable machines. The flaw, …
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STOP Ransomware Decryptor Released for 148 Variants
Emsisoft and security researcher Michael Gillespie have released a decryptor for 148 version of the STOP ransomware family. However, victims who were targeted after August of this year will not be …
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Spending on security hardware, software, and services continues to increase
A new report by IDC projects that worldwide spending on security hardware, software and services will grow from $106.6 billion this year to $151.2 billion in 2023. During the period, the compound …
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Microsoft cautions against installing the latest Windows 10 update
Microsoft is urging enterprise customers not to install the most recent Windows 10 update because it may cause the Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service to stop working. …
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Researchers reveal the cyber campaign that built China’s new airliner
A new report by CrowdStrike exposes a Chinese cyber espionage campaign that took place over the course of five years and eventually enabled the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China …
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More than 300 arrested in worldwide sting of ‘largest dark web child sex abuse marketplace run by bitcoin’
Law enforcement agencies in the US and 37 other countries have arrested hundreds of people suspected of involvement in what authorities called “the largest dark web" child sex abuse marketplace ever …