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Yes, Apple is toughening up the security of iPhones with iOS 12. Yes, the steps Apple is taking will make it harder for law enforcement agencies to thwart iPhone security. But no, that’s not the reason Apple is doing it.
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Coinrail cryptocurrency exchange goes offline after hack, Russia appears to be ‘live testing’ cyber attacks, and Florida stopped running background checks on gun buyers because of forgotten password.
All this and much much more is discussed in the late… Continue reading Smashing Security #082: World Cup cybersecurity, crypto crashes, and a bang of a password fail
Once again a large company has suffered a huge data breach, putting millions of innocent customers at risk.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Dixons Carphone data breach – millions put at risk of fraud
Once again a large company has suffered a huge data breach, putting millions of innocent customers at risk. Customers of British popular high street stores Currys PC World, Carphone Warehouse, and Dixons Travel have been warned that a huge data breach … Continue reading Dixons Carphone data breach – millions put at risk of fraud
Countless Android devices are leaving themselves open to attack after being shipped with a critical port left unsecured.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Tens of thousands of Android devices are leaving their debug port exposed
Countless Android devices are leaving themselves open to attack after being shipped with a critical port left unsecured. Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a feature that allows developers to communicate with an Android device remotely, executing commands, … Continue reading Tens of thousands of Android devices are leaving their debug port exposed
There’s bad news if you’re a cryptocurrency investor. Billions of dollars worth of wealth were wiped out this weekend after a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange was hacked.
Continue reading Bitcoin price takes a dive after another cryptocurrency exchange hack
Major retailers have begun pulling CloudPets cuddly toys from their shelves after warnings were issued that the internet-enabled toys posed a risk to privacy.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog.
Continue reading Creepy CloudPets pulled from stores over security fears
Many WhatsApp users would probably view the message as innocent enough, appearing to offer free tickets to Britain’s Alton Towers theme park. But in truth they are being targeted by fraudsters deploying a homoglyph attack.
Read more in my article on t… Continue reading WhatsApp users targeted by homoglyph attack peddling free tickets to theme park
Many WhatsApp users would probably view the message as innocent enough, appearing to offer free tickets to Britain’s Alton Towers theme park. But in truth they are being targeted by fraudsters deploying a homoglyph attack.
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