Researchers: Google Play Protect, Android's built-in malware detection tool, identified only 68.8% of 20K+ malicious apps, ranking last out of 15 security apps Techmeme · 4 days ago
Twitter transparency report: only 2.3% of active accounts have enabled 2FA between July and December 2020; 79.6% of those who did used SMS-based 2FA Techmeme · 1 week ago
1TB of data belonging to Saudi Aramco is for sale on the dark web, with some files dating back to 1993; the company blames the leak on 3rd-party contractors Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
REvil's infrastructure and websites are offline, including its data leak sites, less than two weeks after attacking 1,500+ businesses with ransomware via Kaseya Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
SolarWinds patches a remote code execution flaw in its Serv-U product, after Microsoft notified the company that the flaw was being exploited in the wild Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
REvil ransomware gang is using a malicious update for IT management software from Kaseya to deploy ransomware, with at least eight large MSPs affected Techmeme · 1 month ago
Western Digital says some My Book Live devices are being compromised by malware leading to a factory reset erasing all data, believes its servers weren't hacked Techmeme · 1 month ago
Researchers discover four major vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist's BIOSConnect feature, letting hackers remotely execute code, affecting 129 Dell models Techmeme · 1 month ago
Researcher finds iPhone bug that disables wireless functionality after joining a WiFi network called "%p%s%s%s%s%n"; resetting network settings fixes the issue Techmeme · 1 month ago
In a week-long operation, Interpol took down ~113K web links to fake pharmacies, and in another recent operation it recovered ~$83M for victims of online crime Techmeme · 2 months ago
Avaddon ransomware gang releases decryption keys for 2,934 of its victims and is likely shutting down due to increased scrutiny by governments around the world Techmeme · 2 months ago
In its June batch of patches, Microsoft announced fixes for 50 flaws, including seven zero-days, six of which have been exploited in the wild Techmeme · 2 months ago
Air India, a member of Star Alliance, says data of 4.5M passengers, including names, passport info, and credit card data, was stolen in a February breach Techmeme · 2 months ago
Insurer AXA is suffering ransomware and DDoS attacks on its Asia-based branches, a week after saying it would no longer reimburse ransoms paid by French clients Techmeme · 3 months ago
Chemical distributor Brenntag paid a $4.4M ransom in bitcoin to the DarkSide ransomware gang, who claimed to have stolen more than 150 GB of sensitive data Techmeme · 3 months ago
Microsoft says Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now blocks cryptojacking malware using Intel's silicon-based Threat Detection Technology Techmeme · 3 months ago
WordPress announces that it will treat Google's FLoC as a "security concern", and will automatically disable the technology in its upcoming July release Techmeme · 4 months ago
In its April batch of patches, Microsoft fixes 108 flaws, including 19 "critical" flaws, five 0-days, and four NSA-discovered critical Exchange flaws Techmeme · 4 months ago
Researchers: 538K Huawei Android devices have Joker malware, via ten apps in Huawei's AppGallery, after Play Store's similar issues with Joker-infected apps Techmeme · 4 months ago
The official PHP Git repository was hacked, adding a backdoor RCE to the PHP source code; PHP maintainer says the changes were reverted within a few hours Techmeme · 4 months ago
Microsoft releases one-click Exchange On-Premises Mitigation Tool to help businesses, who don't have expertise, easily patch recently disclosed vulnerabilities Techmeme · 5 months ago
Data center operator OVH says a fire destroyed some of its sites in France, affecting cyber threat intelligence company Bad Packets, game maker Rust, and others Techmeme · 5 months ago
A researcher was able to breach 35+ companies, including Microsoft and Apple, in a new software supply chain attack that leveraged an open source ecosystem flaw Techmeme · 6 months ago