EU Antitrust Regulators Fine Qualcomm $1.2 Billion Over Apple Deal

The antitrust fine has hit Qualcomm badly.

The European Commission has levied a fine of €997 Million, approximately $1.2 Billion, against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. for violating antitrust laws in a series of deals with Apple by “abusing its market … Continue reading EU Antitrust Regulators Fine Qualcomm $1.2 Billion Over Apple Deal

Intel Warns Users Not to Install Its ‘Faulty’ Meltdown and Spectre Patches

Don’t install Intel’s patches for Spectre and Meltdown chip vulnerabilities.

Intel on Monday warned that you should stop deploying its current versions of Spectre/Meltdown patches, which Linux creator Linus Torvalds calls ‘complete and utter garbage.’… Continue reading Intel Warns Users Not to Install Its ‘Faulty’ Meltdown and Spectre Patches

Nearly Half of the Norway Population Exposed in HealthCare Data Breach

Cybercriminals have stolen a massive trove of Norway’s healthcare data in a recent data breach, which likely impacts more than half of the nation’s population.

An unknown hacker or group of hackers managed to breach the systems of Health South-East Re… Continue reading Nearly Half of the Norway Population Exposed in HealthCare Data Breach

Researchers Uncover Government-Sponsored Mobile Hacking Group Operating Since 2012

A global mobile espionage campaign collecting a trove of sensitive personal information from victims since at least 2012 has accidentally revealed itself—thanks to an exposed server on the open internet.

It’s one of the first known examples of a succe… Continue reading Researchers Uncover Government-Sponsored Mobile Hacking Group Operating Since 2012

LeakedSource Founder Arrested for Selling 3 Billion Stolen Credentials

Canadian authorities have arrested and charged an Ontario man for operating a website that collected ‘stolen’ personal identity records and credentials from some three billion online accounts and sold them for profit.

According to the Royal Canadian M… Continue reading LeakedSource Founder Arrested for Selling 3 Billion Stolen Credentials

Flaw in Popular Transmission BitTorrent Client Lets Hackers Control Your PC Remotely

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the widely used Transmission BitTorrent app that could allow hackers to remotely execute malicious code on BitTorrent users’ computers and take control of them.

The vulnerability has been uncovered by Go… Continue reading Flaw in Popular Transmission BitTorrent Client Lets Hackers Control Your PC Remotely

OnePlus Site’s Payment System Reportedly Hacked to Steal Credit Card Details

This year’s first bad news for OnePlus users—a large number of OnePlus customers are reporting of fraudulent credit card transactions after buying products from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer’s official online store.

The claim initially surfaced … Continue reading OnePlus Site’s Payment System Reportedly Hacked to Steal Credit Card Details

New Intel AMT Security Issue Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds

It’s been a terrible new-year-starting for Intel.

Researchers warn of a new attack which can be carried out in less than 30 seconds and potentially affects millions of laptops globally.

As Intel was rushing to roll out patches for Meltdown and Spectr… Continue reading New Intel AMT Security Issue Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds