Airbnb continues to have a serious hidden camera problem
Banning all indoor cameras has done little to nothing to prevent hosts from illegally recording guests
Google to provide a four-year support period for Linux kernel releases used in Android phones
Mountain View is keeping Android Linux in shape
Selfie-based authentication is on the rise, alarming security experts
It's convenient, but the data can be misused
Home routing and encryption technologies are making lawful interception harder, Europol warns
Criminals are exploiting the home routing loophole
Microsoft bans China-based employees from using Android devices for work, mandates switch to iPhones
Part of Microsoft's global security push
US universities miss the mark with outdated P2P file sharing warnings about Napster and Limewire
For today's students, those turn-of-the-century systems are ancient history
A record 10 billion passwords were just posted to a popular hacking forum
Hackers can do a lot of damage with this database
Microsoft patents a system that encrypts documents so you can read them in public without being visually hacked
There are other ways to prevent visual hacking, but they all have limitations
OpenAI's internal discussion board about AI development was compromised by hackers
The company didn't care to inform any outside authority about the incident last year
Australia's new "top secret" cloud platform will be built on AWS
Amazon will seemingly provide secrecy, reliability, and interoperability with US agencies
Amazon shuts down its Astro business robot with an eye on expanding the household version
There was likely not enough demand to justify the costs
Ransomware gang freely hands over decryption key after Indonesia attack, requests public donations as thanks
Don't be ungrateful!
WTF?! The cybercriminal group that infected Indonesia's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) with a strain of malware has freely released the decryption key to the government and apologized. The hackers think that this act of generosity shouldn't go unrewarded, though, and are asking for public donations that can be deposited into a crypto account.
Twilio confirms millions of phone numbers were accessed from Authy 2FA app
Update your Authy app right now
New Intel CPU vulnerability discovered, no new mitigations planned for "Indirector"
Exploit is similar to Spectre but targets a different Intel security system
Almost half of all web traffic is bots, and they are mostly malicious in nature
AI algorithms are making everything worse for companies, content creators, and users
Windows 11 will offer new secure application "enclaves" to protect sensitive data through virtualization
Much VM, Very Secure: Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is a controversial security feature enabled by default during Windows 11 installation. By turning the OS into a virtual machine running on top of the Hyper-V hypervisor, data protection and integrity are greatly enhanced, though performance is negatively impacted.
Man arrested for using evil twin Wi-Fi network in airports to swipe travelers' data
Avoid using public Wi-Fi networks whenever possible
Why it matters: An Australian man has been charged with stealing unsuspecting users' data by setting up fake Wi-Fi networks using portable wireless access points in several public places, including airports. He was caught when an airline noticed the suspicious network and summoned authorities. The incident underscores how important it is to remain vigilant about Internet security no matter how impatient you are to log online.
Indonesia just realized it has no backups after data centers are hit with ransomware
Facepalm: It's bad enough when companies don't back up their data, but it's even worse when a country's government ignores this basic rule. It's been revealed that Indonesia has no data backups, which is doubly problematic as it's recently been hit with a ransomware attack.
Windows 10 will get five extra years of support courtesy of 0patch
Protecting companies and users for years to come
The MediaGone 500 eats SSDs, flash drives, and smartphones for lunch
Watch devices get pulverized in standard or enhanced destruction mode
Critical vulnerability in file transfer software Moveit could result in a new security disaster
The flaw can be easily abused, and mass exploitation is extremely likely
Over 100,000 websites compromised after Polyfill.io gets exploited by Chinese company
A worldwide cordon sanitaire has been built around the alleged Chinese threat
Microsoft subsidiary Nuance blamed for data-stealing incident caused by a former employee
The speech recognition company didn't cut the former staffer out of its systems in time
ISP accused of installing malware on 600,000 customer PCs to interfere with torrent traffic
When throttling just isn't enough
Deepfaking it: GenAI is more likely to be misused to influence your vote than to steal your money
Expect to see more deepfake videos this political season