Google Pixel 3 Improves Data Protection with Security Chip
securityweek.com - Google has packed the recently launched Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL devices with Titan M, a security chip that can better protect information at hardware level
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Automation is Democratizing Experimental Science - Slashdot
science.slashdot.org - New advances are taking automation to the highest end of human endeavors, offering scientists a shot at some of the most intractable problems that have confounded them -- and along the way tipping a global balance to give upstarts like China a more level playing field in the lab. From a report: A...
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Microsoft Making More of the Windows 10 Built-In Apps Removable - Slashdot
tech.slashdot.org - With the latest Windows 10 build 18262, Microsoft is allowing you to remove apps such as Mail, Calendar, Movies & TV, and the Groove Music app. Ars Technica reports: The ability to remove these apps doesn't really mean much in terms of disk space or convenience, as none of them are very big....
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Manager who worked on Equifax’s breach website sentenced for insider trading
hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com - In August 2017, Sudhakar Reddy Bonthu, a production development manager in Equifax's software management team was given a project codenamed "Sparta." Bonthu's bosses told him that the project was for one of the company's clients, and involved building an online user interface that would allow the...
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Tumblr Fixes Security Bug that Leaked Private Account Info
bleepingcomputer.com - A bug in Tumblr's"Recommended Blogs" feature was fixedthat disclosed private and personal information about the owner of the recommended blogs. The Recommended Blogs feature displays a list of blogs that a logged in user may find interesting. You can see an example of the Recommended Blogs featu...
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GitHub security alerts now support Java and .NET projects
zdnet.com - Code hosting service GitHub has updated its platform this week, and among the many developer-centric changes, the company also rolled out three new security features for project owners. The most important of these new security improvements is the expansion of the Security Alerts feature, which ...
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Vulnerability in LibSSH leaves servers wide open for hijackers
ehackingnews.com - A four-year-old vulnerability in libssh, a library used to implement the Secure Shell (SSH) authentication protocol, could allow malicious actors an easy access to servers with full administrative control. A security consultant Peter Winter-Smith at NCC Group is the first one to discover the aut...
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Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in Library Used by VLC, Other Media Players
news.softpedia.com - Live Networks Inc patched a code execution vulnerability affecting the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 Streaming Media libraries disclosed by the Cisco Talos Intelligence Group's Lilith Wyatt. The LIVE555 RTSP server library is used by media players such as VLC and MPlayer, as w...
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Amazon Shuts Down Liquavista, a Screen Technology Company It Had Acquired From Samsung in 2013 - Slashdot
news.slashdot.org - Liquavista, a screen tech company Amazon acquired five years ago, has shut down. Rumblings of Liquavista's potential closure have been bouncing around the e-reader community for more than six months. It remains unclear if Liquavista's work has been brought inside Amazon and moved to other parts o...
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DHS Seized Aftermarket Apple Laptop Batteries From Independent Repair Expert - Slashdot
apple.slashdot.org - Louis Rossmann says US Customs and Border Patrol seized $1,000 worth of laptop batteries, claiming they were counterfeit. From a report: Earlier this year, Louis Rossmann, the highest-profile iPhone and Mac repair professional in the United States, told Motherboard that determining "the differenc...
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Phishing Emails In Unusual Book Publisher Targeting Ploy From Guy Bunker
informationsecuritybuzz.com - Following the news that several Global book publishing houses and an international scouting agency have warned their staff of a flurry on phishing emails that seek authors’ and phishers’ sensitive information, including book manuscripts. Dr Guy Bunker, SVP of Products at Clearswift: “Phishers are...
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“We know you watch porn” (and here’s fake proof…) [PODCAST]
nakedsecurity.sophos.com - Here’s Episode 6 of the Naked Security podcast. This week, Naked Security editor-in-chief Anna Brading talks to Sophos experts Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy about a security flaw in the WhatsApp app, a shopping site compromise using rogue JavaScript, and the latest strain of the ...
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Microplastics Found In 90 Percent of Table Salt - Slashdot
science.slashdot.org - An anonymous reader quotes a report from National Geographic: New research shows microplastics in 90 percent of the table salt brands sampled worldwide. Of 39 salt brands tested, 36 had microplastics in them, according to a new analysis by researchers in South Korea and Greenpeace East Asia. Salt...
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Europol and banking federation warn consumers of cyber scams
ehackingnews.com - Europol and the European Banking Federation have launched a new campaign designed to raise public awareness of growing incidents of financial fraud and data theft, as part of European Cyber Security Month (ECMS). Over the coming week, law enforcers from 28 EU member states as well as Colombia, L...
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Effect Of "Internet Of Things" & Artificial Intelligence On Elections And Others.
ehackingnews.com - <b><u>Effect Of "Internet Of Things" & Artificial Intelligence On Elections And Others. </u></b> <b><u> </u></b> Latest technological advancements are beginning to become a point of worry for the election officials as the hackers are targeting the systems using AI. After social medi...
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Over-Hyped libssh vulnerability
ehackingnews.com - A four-year-old vulnerability in libssh, a library used to implement the Secure Shell (SSH) authentication protocol, could allow malicious actors an easy access to servers with full administrative control. A security consultant Peter Winter-Smith at NCC Group is the first one to discover the aut...
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Phishing attack stealing login details, pictures of iPhone users
ehackingnews.com - A new phishing email attack has engulfed Apple users to steal their login information. The users are taken in the trap through a malicious email hyperlink labeled as ''review your subscription' which appears to be from Spotify. The link takes the users to an official-looking site with identical ...
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Scamwatch round-up: MyGov, Apple Pay and more - ARNnet
arnnet.com.au - ARNprovides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia. This week,phishing emails purporting to be from MyGov and Apple Pay, among others, were being sent to Australians' mailboxes. On 17 October, an email purporting to be...
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Intel Launches 9th Generation Core Processors; Core i9-9900K Benchmarked - Slashdot
hardware.slashdot.org - MojoKid writes: Intel lifted the embargo veil today on performance results for its new Core i9-9900K 9th Gen 8-core processor. Intel claims the chip is "the best CPU for gaming" due to its high clock speeds and monolithic 8-core/16-thread design that has beefier cache memory (now 16MB). The chip ...
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Oceansalt Cyberattack Wave Linked To Defunct Chinese APT Comment Crew
informationsecuritybuzz.com - News broke today that newly discovered first-stage implant targeting Korean-speaking victims borrows code from another reconnaissance tool linked to Comment Crew, a Chinese nation-state threat actor that was exposed in 2013 following cyber espionage campaigns against the United States. Dubbed Oce...
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Should We Break Up the Tech Giants? Not if You Ask the Economists Who Take Money From Them - Slashdot
apple.slashdot.org - This week's FTC hearings on the growing power of companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google only included economists who have taken money, directly and indirectly, from giant corporations that have a stake in the debate. From a report: Amid growing concern over the power of such behemoths as Ama...
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Audio recording is now disabled by default in OpenBSD
zdnet.com - In a move made to improve security, the team behind the OpenBSD operating system have disabled microphone-based audio recording functions in the new OpenBSD 6.4, released yesterday, October 18. The thinking behind this decision is that OpenBSD is mostly an operating system installed on servers ...
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Number of Robocalls Placed in the US Surged By 50 Percent in the First Half of This Year - Slashdot
news.slashdot.org - An anonymous reader has shared an NBC report, which explores the state of robocalls in the United States. The report, which shares several anecdotes, also cites data from YouMail, a company that provides voicemail and call-blocking services, according to which the number of robocalls placed natio...
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DDoS Attack On Nat’l Security Issues Blog Lawfare
informationsecuritybuzz.com - In response to last night’s news Popular Lawfare Blog Hit by DDoS Attack — Here’s What We Know, a Corero Network Security expert offers perspective. Lawfareblog.com is focused on national security issues, is published by the Lawfare Institute in cooperation with the Brookings Institution, and at...
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It's Rocket Science: Phishing Scams & Identity Theft in a Technologically Evolving Society - SRU The Online Rocket
theonlinerocket.com - Waist-deep in student loans and perpetually short on time, college students are constantly searching for ways to supplement their income and usually do so by obtaining a part-time job. Whether it’s manning the front desk of a residence hall or flipping burgers for dining services, working a minim...
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The Haunting Horror Story Of Cybercrime
informationsecuritybuzz.com - As the old saying goes, “darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand.” Halloween is upon the scene and frightening things are unforeseen. Imagine watching a chilling movie depicting a zombie apocalypse or a deadly virus spreading fast across a metropolis, infecting everythi...
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UK-based Card Factory Website Glitch Exposes Personal Data
informationsecuritybuzz.com - News is breaking that a leading retailer has seen a website glitch put the privacy of customers’ personal data at risk. This time, Card Factory, a popular UK-based greeting card business, has been storing customers’ data in an insecure way, letting the public access their photos with a basic URL ...
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Major Facebook Investors Want Mark Zuckerberg Out as Chairman - Slashdot
tech.slashdot.org - Major Facebook investors, including public pension funds and state officials, are pushing for Mark Zuckerberg's ouster as chairman of the company's board. From a report: The proposal is largely symbolic, since Zuckerberg holds absolute control of the board. But it comes at a difficult time for Fa...
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WSJ Report: Facebook Breach the Work of Spammers, Not Nation-State Actors
darkreading.com - WSJ Report: Facebook Breach the Work of Spammers, Not Nation-State ActorsA report by the Wall Street Journal points finger at group that is know to Facebook Security. The recent Facebook breach that hit 30 million accounts was caused by spammers — not by a nation-state attack group — according to...
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Facebook Uses Data Collected From Its Portal In-Home Video Device To Target You With Ads
informationsecuritybuzz.com - Facebook recently announced Portal, its take on the in-home, voice-activated speaker to rival competitors from Amazon, Google and Apple. Initially, Facebook stated that “No data collected through Portal — even call log data or app usage data, like the fact that you listened to Spotify — will be u...
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What is Phishing? Beware, Your Money Is In Danger! - Zee Business
zeebiz.com - If you have debit cards, credit cards or do net banking, then know, you are in danger of losing your money. In this technologically rich era, savvy fraudsters are targetting innocent people and stealing their money by getting access to net banking usernames and passwords of their credit cards, de...