Author Archives: Tom Spring

Most Americans Fail Cybersecurity Quiz

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Tom Spring

Study participants fail to correctly identify core security concepts and tools to help them stay safe online. Continue reading Most Americans Fail Cybersecurity Quiz→

Apple Tackles Over a Dozen Bugs in its Catalina 10.15 Update

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Tom Spring

Apple released fixes for Catalina and patches for iCloud and iTunes for Windows software. Continue reading Apple Tackles Over a Dozen Bugs in its Catalina 10.15 Update→

Vulnerable Twitter API Leaves Tens of Thousands of iOS Apps Open to Attacks

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Tom Spring

Millions of iOS users could be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks that trace back to flawed Twitter code used in popular iPhone apps. Continue reading Vulnerable Twitter API Leaves Tens of Thousands of iOS Apps Open to Attacks→

Google Warns of Android Zero-Day Bug Under Active Attack

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Tom Spring

Flaw impacts 18 Android models including Google’s flagship Pixel handset as well as phones made by Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi. Continue reading Google Warns of Android Zero-Day Bug Under Active Attack→

New Reductor Malware Hijacks HTTPS Traffic

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Tom Spring

Dubbed Reductor, this malware can manipulate HTTPS traffic by tweaking a browser’s random numbers generator. Continue reading New Reductor Malware Hijacks HTTPS Traffic→

Zendesk Exposes 10,000 Accounts to Unknown Third Party

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Tom Spring

Zendesk says access occurred in 2016 and that only a small percentage of customers were impacted. Continue reading Zendesk Exposes 10,000 Accounts to Unknown Third Party→

Hackers Turn to OpenDocument Format to Avoid AV Detection

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Tom Spring

Malware laced OpenDocument files target Microsoft Office, OpenOffice and LibreOffice users. Continue reading Hackers Turn to OpenDocument Format to Avoid AV Detection→

New Bug Found in NSA’s Ghidra Tool

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Tom Spring

Flaw in National Security Agency’s Ghidra reverse-engineering tools allows hackers to execute code in vulnerable systems. Continue reading New Bug Found in NSA’s Ghidra Tool→

Dunkin’ Donuts Gets Hit with Lawsuit Over 2015 Attack

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Tom Spring

Lawsuit alleges Dunkin’ Donuts failed to act fast enough to notify and protect customers and is in violation of New York State data breach notification laws. Continue reading Dunkin’ Donuts Gets Hit with Lawsuit Over 2015 Attack→

Cisco Patches 13 High-Severity Router and Switch Bugs

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Tom Spring

One Cisco bug impacting its 800 and 1000 series routers had a CVSS severity score of 9.9. Continue reading Cisco Patches 13 High-Severity Router and Switch Bugs→