Cyber Security

Android apps are snooping on other software on your device – and that could tell shady advertising companies more about you than you’d like. The news emerged this week in a paper from researchers in Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.…
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A newly discovered watering-hole campaign is targeting Apple iPhone users in Hong Kong by using malicious website links as a lure to install spyware on the devices. According to research published by Trend Micro and Kaspersky, the…
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Adobe has released another security patch outside of its usual routine this month to deal with a strange bug that can allow attackers to delete victims’ files. The file-deleting bug, CVE-2020-3808, stems from a time-of-check to time-of-use…
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There’s a new Windows exploit popping up around the internet, but that’s just another day for a nearly ubiquitous desktop operating system. However, this particular vulnerability is serious for several reasons, not least of which it is a…
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A host of utility and children’s apps in Google Play Store contained hidden auto-clicker malware, amounting to more than a million installs across Android devices, researchers at security firm Check Point recently discovered. Google…
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Cisco has patched a clutch of high-priority vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN routers and their management software that admins will want to apply as soon as possible. SD-WAN is a technology that allows large companies to manage different…
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Not of late, LILIN recorders were found to be vulnerable. Reportedly, botnet operators were behind the zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in the Digital Video Recorders (DVRs ) that the vendor is well known for. Sources mention…
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Notice anything missing from last week’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday? Obscured by a long list of Microsoft patches and some fuss about a missing SMB fix, the answer is Adobe, which normally times its update cycle to coincide with the OS…
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus outbreak is facilitating invasions of privacy, with apps about the pandemic being retooled to track a person’s every move.…
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Open source bugs have skyrocketed in the last year, according to a report from open source licence management and security software vendor WhiteSource. The number of open source bugs sat steady at just over 4,000 in 2017 and 2018, the…
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