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Russian hacker found guilty for Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Formspring breaches
Sentencing scheduled for September 2020.
Researchers create magstripe versions from EMV and contactless cards
Banking industry loophole reported more than a decade ago still remains open and ripe for exploitation today.
Amazon tells employees to remove TikTok from their phones due to security risk
Accessing the TikTok website from work laptops is still allowed, according to an internal email Amazon sent to employees today.
Backdoor accounts discovered in 29 FTTH devices from Chinese vendor C-Data
The backdoor accounts grant access to a secret Telnet admin account running on the devices' external WAN interface.
Smartwatch tracker for the vulnerable can be hacked to send medication alerts
API issues could be exploited to make calls, spy on users, send fake messages, and more.
KingComposer patches XSS flaw impacting 100,000 WordPress websites
The vulnerability could be exploited to execute malicious payloads in visitor browsers.
Is Singapore ready to govern a digital population?
Amidst the country's accelerated digitalisation efforts, and as voters head to the polls, the Singapore government must realise it also needs to transform the way it engages its population, which increasingly will demand answers as more come online along with their personal data.
Services Australia among those found breaching privacy laws
Complaint against the government department revealed it disclosed bank statements to someone the complainant took a Family Violence Order out on.
CyberCX scoops up Basis Networks to expand security capabilities
Australian cybersecurity megamix adds Melbourne-based Basis Networks to its venture.
Google bans stalkerware ads
New Google Ads policy that bans stalkerware enters into effect on August 11.
Zoom working on patching zero-day disclosed in Windows client
UPDATE: The zero-day has now been patched. Updates are available to Zoom Windows users.
How to ensure your workplace does not become a new source of COVID-19 infections
The risk that the workplace becomes a source of a new outbreak is real. While most employers are taking appropriate measures to create a safe workplace, there is still not nearly enough attention on how to ensure safer conditions for employees during their journey to and from work. There are several ways to mitigate this risk.
Researchers connect Evilnum hacking group to cyberattacks against Fintech firms
The APT is also a loyal customer of Golden Chickens, a Malware-as-a-Service outfit.
UK and Australian Information Commissioners to investigate Clearview AI
Joint investigation follows OAIC making prior contact with Clearview AI.
INSLM recommends taking encryption-busting approvals power from Australian Ministers
Instead, he wants to stand up an independent body to oversee the approval of TOLA Act warrants.
Android Smart Lock -- in pictures
Would you like to spend less time unlocking your Android smartphone? Android has you covered.
Inside an encrypted external hard drive -- in pictures
Quite a few readers have expressed an interest in seeing what's inside a super-secure DataLocker DL3 encrypted hard drive. Well, let's get the screwdrivers out and take a look!
iVerify: Added security for iPhone and iPad users
I'm usually wary of security apps, but iVerify by Trail of Bits is different. It comes highly recommended and offers a lot of features in a small download.
DataLocker DL3 in pictures
External hard drive featuing AES 256-bit XTS mode encryption and a built-in LCD keypad.
The worst IoT, smart home hacks of 2020 (so far)
Millions of us have adopted smart home and IoT devices, but these products continually prove themselves to be vulnerable endpoints. Here are some of the most noteworthy IoT cyberattack examples of this year.
DataLocker Sentry K300 encrypted micro SSD in pictures
Time to dump those cheap dollar-store flash drives, or the ones you picked up at a trade show and get a encrypted micro USB SSD that would impress James Bond.
The biggest hacks, data breaches of 2020 (so far)
Despite a worldwide pandemic, cyberattackers haven't stopped poking holes in our defenses. These are the worst incidents so far in 2020.
Minut privacy-based smart home sensor in pictures
Minut is a noise, temperature, and motion sensor that has been built for privacy that's aimed primarily at the short-term rental market -- think Airbnb, that sort of thing.
Dynabook 10th-gen Intel Core processor Portégé X Series laptops
These laptops conform to Microsoft’s Windows 10 Secured-core PC requirements and have been tested to meet or exceed MIL-STD-810G standards.
eWBM Goldengate FIDO2 Level 2 security key (in pictures)
The world's first and currently only FIDO2 Level 2 security key with built-in fingerprint reader.
All the major Intel vulnerabilities
A list of all the major vulnerabilities that impact Intel processors.
The most dangerous iOS, Android malware and smartphone vulnerabilities of 2019
Malware which resists removal to covert spying on locked smartphones -- mobile threats are becoming more complex and dangerous with each year that passes.
The biggest Internet of Things, smart home hacks of 2019
Attackers targeted everything from gas pumps to your smart TV this year.
The Nightmare in Silicon Valley: 8 horror technologies that should scare you to death
Every night is fright night with what can happen once these scary technologies take hold in ways that you may not have imagined.
Julia programming language, cloud computing, cybersecurity worries: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
The 'Blueleaks' server was in Germany and has been shut down
The website hosted 269 GB of files stolen from more than 200 US police departments and fusion training centers.
Should you use your browser’s built-in password manager?
Ed Bott explains the pros and cons of allowing your web browser to save passwords for you and how you can manage this feature. Read more: https://zd.net/38HE3i6
German study proves that no home router is free from well-known flaws
There are no routers in the study from the Fraunhofer Institute without known security vulnerabilities.
Working from home? How hackers expose vulnerabilities remotely
Charles Henderson, global managing partner and Head of X-Force Red at IBM, talks to Tonya Hall about how employees had to quickly turn their homes into workspaces and the challenges this brought for hackers to expose vulnerabilities remotely.
Love Bug: The story behind one of the first global computer virus outbreaks
ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to investigative journalist Geoff White, who tracked down the author of Love Bug 20 years on from the worldwide attack. He details what security lessons we can still learn from it.
Cyberattacks: This is how you can stop the hackers getting into your networks
Organisations struggle to monitor their networks because they often don't know what's there. And that allows hackers to sneak in under the radar.
This ransomware has been designed to specifically target industrial control systems
New samples of the ransomware reveal the techniques used to attack critical ICS systems.
eSafety gets AU$10m boost to help Aussies stay safe online post-coronavirus
As the government expects practices adopted due to COVID-19 social distancing measures to continue.
A fake SMS about a missed delivery opens the door for this Android malware
FakeSpy malware spreads via SMS phishing, using each infected victim to further distribute itself - and researchers say the cyber-criminal operation behind it is finding a lot of success.
One out of every 142 passwords is '123456'
The '123456' password was spotted 7 million times across a data trove of one billion leaked credentials, in one of the biggest password re-use studies of its kind.
Interest in employee surveillance software rises exponentially during lockdown
Working from home has inspired bosses to find new ways of tracking their employees, says a study.
TLS certificates: How Apple's unilateral decision changed the tech industry
Apple, Google, and Mozilla reduce the lifespan for HTTPS certificates to 398 days, against the wishes of Certificate Authorities.
As China tightens rule over Hong Kong, US halts exports of dual-use technology to the territory
Commerce Department says it is now too risky to send technology to Hong Kong as it may end up in the Chinese Communist Party's hands.
IBM report: Deploying more cybersecurity tools doesn't make your enterprise is safer
New research highlights how throwing money indiscriminately at security doesn’t guarantee results.
Hacking healthcare: Why connected medical devices and hospitals are such a tempting target for cyber criminals
ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Kelly Rozumalski, secure connected health director at Booz Allen, about the rise of internet connected healthcare and how it's creating more security vulnerabilities which can be exploited by hackers.
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