Last month as part of the Spyware Tricks series, I blogged about the money trail of adware and spyware. Now PCWorld.
Last month as part of the Spyware Tricks series, I blogged about the money trail of adware and spyware. Now PCWorld.com has a 10 page write up including statements from adware company representatives and advertisers. It's fascinating and revealing, highly recommended reading.
Permission-greedy apps delayed Android 6 upgrade so they could harvest more user data
App devs delayed upgrading apps, but lost in the long run due to more negative reviews and less Play Store visibility.
Symantec intros CloudSOC Mirror Gateway for enterprise cloud access security
The platform uses Symantec Web Isolation technology to deliver Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) controls for unmanaged devices.
Sprint says hackers breached customer accounts via Samsung website
Hackers had access to customer info such as names, billing, device details, and more.
Email scammer's plan to defraud 200,000 airport customers is foiled
The NCSC's Active Cyber Defence report outlines how the scheme has helped defend the UK from hackers - and outlines plans for continuing to do so in future. ...
Google to remove Chrome's built-in XSS protection (XSS Auditor)
XSS Auditor became too inefficient at blocking XSS attacks, and a chore to maintain.
Home Affairs floats making telcos retain MAC addresses and port numbers
Soon it might just be easier for Australia's telcos to keep a copy of every TCP or UDP header for the cops to poke through.
Hacker steals data of millions of Bulgarians, emails it to local media
Source of the data breach appears to be the country's National Revenue Agency.
Optus gained exemption to store metadata unencrypted
Use of legacy applications allow Optus to seek an exemption from the rules.
Department of Home Affairs extends cyber consulting contract with Archtis
The cybersecurity firm will continue to provide its professional consulting and IT strategic advisory services to the department for another 12 months. ...
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