Microsoft Patch Tuesday busts ‘NSACrypt’ vulnerability in Windows OS

The Cybersecurity Advisory of the National Security Agency (NSA) has recently uncovered a critical Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability in Windows 10 operating systems. Dubbed NSACrypt, the security flaw found in the Crypt32.dll module enables remo… Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday busts ‘NSACrypt’ vulnerability in Windows OS

Malicious npm package exfiltrating data from UNIX systems

A malicious JavaScript package was uploaded Dec. 30 2019 on the Node Package Manager (npm), the world’s largest software registry, containing over 800,000 code packages that developers use to write JavaScript applications. The package, identified… Continue reading Malicious npm package exfiltrating data from UNIX systems

U.S. Lawmakers Call on FCC to Step Up Fight on SIM Swapping

U.S. members of Congress have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to crack down on SIM swapping, a type of fraud blamed for more than $70 million in nationwide losses annually. The letter sent to the FCC advocates for consum… Continue reading U.S. Lawmakers Call on FCC to Step Up Fight on SIM Swapping

Bipartisan bill in U.S. Congress seeks to help parents control data collected on kids

A bill proposed in the US House of Representatives on Jan. 9 aims to give parents greater control over the data collected about their children by amending the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), which imposes requirements on… Continue reading Bipartisan bill in U.S. Congress seeks to help parents control data collected on kids