Vulnerabilities in Etherpad Collaboration Tool Allow Data Theft
XSS and Argument Injection Flaws Found in Popular Etherpad Collaboration Tool
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Author Archives: Kevin Townsend
UK Spy Agency Releases Annual Threat Report
MI5’s Annual Threat Update Parallels U.S. Intelligence Threat Warnings
MI5’s UK Annual Threat Update 2021 from director general Ken McCallum almost mirrors the threat warnings delivered by U.S. government agencies: ransomware and IP theft in cyber, and… Continue reading UK Spy Agency Releases Annual Threat Report
Coinbase Users Face Ongoing Phishing Attacks
The rise in the value of cryptocurrencies has inevitably drawn the eye of criminals, and the concentration of crypto in the cryptocurrency exchanges has focused that attention. Coinbase is the largest exchange in the U.S., and researchers have detected… Continue reading Coinbase Users Face Ongoing Phishing Attacks
New Law Will Help Chinese Government Stockpile Zero-Days
China rules that all zero-day vulnerabilities must be disclosed only to the Chinese Government
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Seizing Cryptocurrency: How is Law Enforcement Tracing and Recovering Bitcoin Payments?
A look into recent cryptocurrency tracing and recovery operations by the FBI and UK’s Metropolitan Police
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Non-Malicious Android Crypto Mining Apps Scam Users at Scale
With no bad behavior, the mobile apps are difficult to detect by automated security scans
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Combating China’s Insider Threat: Can New Laws Curb IP Theft by Foreign Spies?
Theft of U.S. IP is a fundamental part of China’s stated intention to be the world leader in science and technology by 2050
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Becoming Elon Musk – the Danger of Artificial Intelligence
A Tel Aviv, Israel-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, with a mission to build trust in AI and protect AI from cyber threats, privacy issues, and safety incidents, has developed the opposite: an attack against facial recognition systems that can f… Continue reading Becoming Elon Musk – the Danger of Artificial Intelligence
Study Finds Insurance Companies Lack Cyber Hygiene
A study of exposed web-app attack surface reveals that insurance companies are not good at keeping their own security house in order
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Anti-Threat Intelligence Firm GreyNoise Scores Investment From CIA-backed In-Q-Tel
Start-up Helps Combat Analyst Alert Fatigue
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