Collaborate Disseminate
Ecuador officials have arrested the general manager of IT consulting firm Novaestrat after the personal details of almost the entire population of the Republic of Ecuador left exposed online in what seems to be the most significant data breach in the c… Continue reading IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History
“Warning — Making your calendar public will make all events visible to the world, including via Google search. Are you sure?”
Remember this security warning? No?
If you have ever shared your Google Calendars, or maybe inadvertently, with someone that… Continue reading Thousands of Google Calendars Possibly Leaking Private Information Online
The United States government today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the CIA and NSA government agencies who made headlines worldwide in 2013 when he fled the country and leaked top-secret information about NSA’s global an… Continue reading United States Sues Edward Snowden and You’d be Surprised to Know Why
Mistakenly sent a picture to someone via WhatsApp that you shouldn’t have?
Well, we’ve all been there, but what’s more unfortunate is that the ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature WhatsApp introduced two years ago contains an unpatched privacy bug, leaving i… Continue reading WhatsApp ‘Delete for Everyone’ Doesn’t Delete Media Files Sent to iPhone Users
Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of a new and previously undetected critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS.
Dubbed “Sim… Continue reading New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS
Breaking News — The Nigerian prince and his allies who might have also asked you over an email for your assistance to help save “the first African astronaut lost in space” have finally been arrested by the FBI.
Don’t take it too seriously, as there’s … Continue reading Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered
Get your update caps on.
Microsoft today released its monthly Patch Tuesday update for September 2019, patching a total of 79 security vulnerabilities in its software, of which 17 are rated critical, 61 as important, and one moderate in severity.
Two… Continue reading Latest Microsoft Updates Patch 4 Critical Flaws In Windows RDP Client
There’s no doubt about it…cybercrime, and especially ransomware, is an entire economy in and of itself.Don’t believe me?Read through this ProPublica article, not just once, but a couple of times. And take notes. Then go back and read the … Continue reading The Ransomware Economy
Whether we like it or not, we’re all time travelers. We’re all moving through time, caught in the flow. In the western world, we’re moving left-to-right, going along with the flow of time, from point A to point B. Sometimes it’s interesting to loo… Continue reading A Brief History of DFIR Time, pt I
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new computer virus associated with the Stealth Falcon state-sponsored cyber espionage group that abuses a built-in component of the Microsoft Windows operating system to stealthily exfiltrate stolen data to a… Continue reading New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data