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Capital One hacker denied release, will remain in jail
Defense argued for her release, but judge decided she was a flight risk and a danger to herself and others.
Police to sell hacker's $1.1 million Bitcoin stash to compensate victims
Hacker told to give up bitcoins or face four more years in prison.
Hong Kong protesters warn of Telegram feature that can disclose their identities
Message shared on discussion boards sparks panic among protesters.
Microsoft launches bug bounty for new Chromium Edge browser, with $30,000 top reward
But researchers will need to find a sandbox escape for Microsoft Edge Windows Defender Application Guard to get the top reward.
Asruex Trojan exploits old Office, Adobe bugs to backdoor your system
The malware’s selection of old vulnerabilities highlights a patching issue worldwide.
Data stolen from Hy-Vee customers offered for sale on Joker’s Stash Dark Web forum
A card dump of 5.3 million accounts may be tied to the recent security breach.
80 suspects arrested in massive business email scam takedown
Police say the mainly-Nigerian network was responsible for the attempted theft of $46 million.
South Korea pulls out of intel sharing pact with Japan amid trade dispute
Withdrawing from an intelligence sharing agreement with Japan alarmingly expands the scope of their trade dispute beyond being purely political and economic, making it also about security.
Employees connect nuclear plant to the internet so they can mine cryptocurrency
The Ukrainian Secret Service is investigating the incident as a potential security breach.
Valve patches recent Steam zero-days, calls turning away researcher 'a mistake'
Valve also updates bug bounty rules to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Chrome devs propose Privacy Sandbox to balance ad targeting and user privacy
New technical spec will allow advertisers to track users in groups and categories, rather than individually.
UK cybersecurity agency warns devs to drop Python 2 due to looming EOL & security risks
NCSC likens companies continuing to use Python 2 past its EOL to tempting another WannaCry or Equifax incident.
Phishing: These are the companies that hackers impersonate when they try to steal your data
Just got an email warning that you are locked out of an important account? It might be cyber criminals trying to trick you.
Open-source spyware makes it on the Google Play Store
Spyware based on two-year-old AhMyth RAT makes past Play Store's scans, despite not being anything special.
US military veterans swindled out of millions by former army employee
Millions of dollars were stolen from those who have served after their PII was taken.
YubiKey 5Ci: USB-C and Lightning Security Key
The world’s first Lightning-compatible security key
10 Linux distros: From different to dangerous
One of the great benefits of Linux is the ability to roll your own. Throughout the years, individuals, organizations, and even nation states have done just that. In this gallery, we're going to showcase some of those distros. Be careful, though. You may not want to load these, or if you do, put them in isolated VMs. We're not kidding when we say they could be dangerous.
2019's tech, security, and authentication trends
We take a look at the top tech, cybersecurity, and authentication trends as revealed today by the Duo Security's 2019 Trusted Access Report, which includes data from 24 million devices, one million apps and services, and billions of authentications.
The world's most famous and dangerous APT (state-developed) malware
A list of the most dangerous, effective, and most well-known malware strains that have been developed by the cyber-security units of various countries' intelligence and military branches.
Best-paid tech jobs, malware warnings and shadow IT: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
The Mac malware most likely to attack your PC this year
These are the 10 malware families used the most in new macOS attacks over 2019.
Is your phone listening to your conversations? Paranoid's guide to settings you can change
Are you suspicious about your phone? Have a look at these settings to put your mind at ease.
HackerOne's top 20 public bug bounty programs
These are the top 20 biggest, fastest, and most lucrative bounty programs on the HackerOne platform.
Top 10 iPhone privacy and security tips you should check today
Here are the top 10 tips for keeping the data on your iPhone safe from hackers and snoopers. Even if you are pretty confident in your security, it might be worth checking to make sure things are in good order.
How to protect your Google Account with the Advanced Protection Program
If you want to beef up the security on your Google Account, then the Advanced Protection Program those at risk of targeted attacks – such as journalists, activists, business leaders, and political campaign teams – is for you. Here's how to enable the Google Advanced Protection Program.
Inside a Google Titan Bluetooth security key
Disassembly of a Google Titan Bluetooth two-factor security key .
These are the worst hacks, cyberattacks, and data breaches of 2019 (so far)
2019 is already proving a fruitful year for hackers with millions of records stolen, medical data leaks, and credit card data theft.
Europol’s top hacking ring takedowns
European law enforcement has smashed everything from Dark Web marketplaces to ATM skimmer rings.
The best beach reads for hackers in 2019
Interested in the world of cybersecurity? Consider picking up a copy of these books to enjoy over summer.
The FBI's most wanted cybercriminals
For the past few years, the FBI has been keeping a separate list of the US' most wanted cybercriminals. Time to take a look at who's still on it -- in no particular order.
Two strange (and impractical) ways to hack an iPhone and a Mac
For most people, the security that Apple has baked into an iPhone or Mac is more than enough. But determined criminals can find creative ways to bypass the locks to get at your data. Should you be worried?
Australian Signals Directorate Launches Open Source Data Visualisation Tool
ASD touts Constellation as a data analysis application enabling data access, federation, and manipulation activities across large and complex datasets.
Shame about SHA-2: Symantec flunks basic programming
Some Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 users find updates blocked because the anti-virus maker can't manage to make basic coding tweaks in timely fashion. Read more: https://zd.net/2KKrPuM
Quantum-safe cryptography available now
Tonya Hall and Dr. Vadim Lyubashevsky, cryptography researcher at IBM's Zurich research laboratory, talk about the process of quantum computers that are building quantum-safe encryption.
Google gives Android users fingerprint login option to some sites
Google takes a step towards cutting out passwords for some parts of authenticating to online services.
Facebook: Yes, we were listening to your conversations too (and we have stopped)
Following the example of Apple and Google, Facebook has also “paused” the program, for now.
Think smaller DDoS attacks aren't a real threat? Think again
Distributed Denial of Service attacks are getting smaller -- but they're still getting more dangerous.
Public Transport Victoria leaks re-identifiable data on over 15m myki cards
Public Transport Victoria found in breach of Privacy and Data Protection Act after a dataset containing a record of 1.8 billion myki events was provided without sufficient de-identification.
How the government and AI can work together
Alex Gladsteinl, chief strategy officer at Human Rights Foundation, tells Tonya Hall about various expectations regarding security between AI and government.
Google: The iPhone would be safer without iMessage's non-essential code
Apple could do a better job of protecting iPhone users from remote attacks if it cut out non-essential code, according to Google's Project Zero.
Why your sensitive data is still at threat from phishing attacks
People deal with hundreds of emails a day and employers aren't doing enough to help, which means the threat of fake messages will continue.
Why we're still losing the fight against phishing attacks
Danny Palmer explains that it's not fair to blame users for falling victim to attacks when employers aren't doing enough to help. Read more: https://zd.net/31Oiisg
UpGuard finds information on over 37,000 Australia and New Zealand clinical trial participants
The uncovered database had 37,170 rows of 'user' collection, the same amount of users that Neoclinical has.
Why is Windows Defender so successful?
Microsoft claims it rules the Windows antivirus world, with Defender on over half a billion PCs.
If it has an IP address, it's a vulnerability
Justin Fier, director of threat intel and analysis at Darktrace, talks with Tonya Hall about cyber threats -- what they are, what devices they come from, and how vulnerable devices really are.
