Read the original article: COVID Email Attack or Email Harvesting? The well-publicized publishing of 25,000+ emails and passwords allegedly associated with the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health has captured the attention of both…
UK snubs Apple-Google coronavirus app API, insists on British control of data, promises to protect privacy
Read the original article: UK snubs Apple-Google coronavirus app API, insists on British control of data, promises to protect privacy Why do it at all? Easier to audit and adapt, apparently Analysis The UK has decided to break with growing…
Hackers are creating backdoor accounts and cookie files on WordPress sites running OneTone
Read the original article: Hackers are creating backdoor accounts and cookie files on WordPress sites running OneTone Attacks began earlier this month after WordPress theme developer did not release a patch for a trivial bug. Advertise on IT Security…
Android OEM patch rates have improved, with Nokia and Google leading the charge
Read the original article: Android OEM patch rates have improved, with Nokia and Google leading the charge The Android OEM patch rate has gone down from 44 days in 2018 to 38 days today. Advertise on IT Security News.…
Ethical Data Privacy in a Time of COVID-19
Read the original article: Ethical Data Privacy in a Time of COVID-19 Posted by InfoSec News on Apr 27 https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/ethical-data-privacy-in-a-time-of-covid-19/ By Pam Hrubey cpomagazine.com April 27, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to spread, the data collected from those who are infected…
Hackers spoof SBA to try to compromise companies’ computers
Read the original article: Hackers spoof SBA to try to compromise companies’ computers Posted by InfoSec News on Apr 27 https://www.cyberscoop.com/small-business-administration-spoof-ibm-coronavirus/ By Sean Lyngaas CYBERSCOOP April 27, 2020 With the U.S. Small Business Administration continuing to play a high-profile role…
Europe’s Privacy Law Hasn’t Shown Its Teeth, Frustrating Advocates
Read the original article: Europe’s Privacy Law Hasn’t Shown Its Teeth, Frustrating Advocates Posted by InfoSec News on Apr 27 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/technology/GDPR-privacy-law-europe.html By Adam Satariano NYTimes.com April 27, 2020 LONDON — When Europe enacted the world’s toughest online privacy law nearly…
SeaChange, Video Delivery Software Solutions Provider Hit By Sodinokibi Ransomware
Read the original article: SeaChange, Video Delivery Software Solutions Provider Hit By Sodinokibi Ransomware SeaChange, a leading supplier of video delivery software solutions has been attacked by the authors of Sodinokibi ransomware. Reportedly, the operators have published images of the…
The battle against ransomware: Lessons from the front lines
Read the original article: The battle against ransomware: Lessons from the front lines Ransomware is arguably the most significant cybercrime innovation in recent history. The ransomware business model is so effective that it is now the most common and devastating…
UK DASA further offers £1m to develop Cyber Attack prediction technology
Read the original article: UK DASA further offers £1m to develop Cyber Attack prediction technology United Kingdom’s Department of Security Accelerator (DASA) is offering a £1 million funding to three teams who have been assigned the task of developing a…
Ransomware attack on US Pharma Company ExecuPharm
Read the original article: Ransomware attack on US Pharma Company ExecuPharm ExecuPharm, a US-based pharmaceutical company is reported to have become a victim of a Ransomware attack on March 13th of 2020. And as per a letter sent by the…
Researchers Exploit Almost Every Anti-Virus Software & Turn Them Into Self Destructive Tools
Read the original article: Researchers Exploit Almost Every Anti-Virus Software & Turn Them Into Self Destructive Tools Researchers uncovered a simple flaw that existed in nearly 28 Antivirus software that allows malware authors to exploit the system and disable the…