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Bypassing Apple’s AirTag Security
PRIVACY PRIVACY A Berlin-based company has developed an AirTag clone that bypasses Apple’s anti-stalker security systems. Source code for these AirTag clones is available online. So now we have several problems with the system. Apple’s anti-stalker security only works with iPhones. (Apple wrote an Android app that can detect AirTags, but how many people are…
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EU Deploys Cyber Response Unit to Ukraine
PRIVACY PRIVACY Tensions mount as Russia begins invasion Read More
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Microsoft changes default settings to improve network security
PRIVACY PRIVACY Microsoft changes default settings for a variety of reasons, but some recent key changes will keep us safer from attacks, specifically ransomware. This includes blocking macros by default, limiting native tools used by attackers, and activating Credential Guard by default. Blocking Office 365 macros The first major change in an Office 365 default…
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BEC-as-a-Service Campaigns Drive Surge in Email Fraud
PRIVACY PRIVACY Kaspersky claims to have stopped thousands of attempts in Q4 2021 Read More
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Ukrainian Cops Bust Prolific Phishing Group
PRIVACY PRIVACY Gang tricked an estimated 70,000 victims Read More
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Slack outage stymies some business users
PRIVACY PRIVACY The team channels platform went down at mid-morning in the US; Slack worked for several hours to find and fix the problem. Read More
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Sea Mar Accused of Negligence Over Data Breach
PRIVACY PRIVACY Seattle healthcare provider facing lawsuit over exposure of 688,000 individuals’ PHI Read More
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IRS: Selfies Now Optional, Biometric Data to Be Deleted
PRIVACY PRIVACY The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday that taxpayers are no longer required to provide facial scans to create an account online at irs.gov. In lieu of providing biometric data, taxpayers can now opt for a live video interview with ID.me, the privately-held Virginia company that runs the agency’s identity proofing system.…
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Hyper-Growth Linked to Higher Hacking Risk
PRIVACY PRIVACY Fast-growing companies more likely to have suffered ten or more cybersecurity breaches Read More
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GitHub makes Advisory Database public to improve software supply chain security
PRIVACY PRIVACY Software development platform GitHub has made its Advisory Database open to community contributions allowing anyone to contribute insight and intelligence on security vulnerabilities to help improve software supply chain security. The full contents of the database will also now be published to a new, freely accessible public repository under Creative Commons license. Experts…