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The largest petroleum transport company in the United States, Colonial Pipeline, has resumed business as usual this week after halting all pipeline operations last Friday when the company was hit by a ransomware attack. Attackers attempted a double ext… Continue reading Colonial Pipeline Reopens After Ransomware Attack | Avast
This week, cloud security gets an upgrade, large companies take responsibility for past mistakes, and threat actors come up with admittedly innovative ways to steal your data. Keep reading to learn more about this week’s top cybersecurity news.
T… Continue reading Security News In Review: PyInstaller, Cloud Frameworks, and Scripps (Oh My)
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), two major obstacles hindering the recovery of the airline industry are phony Covid-19 certificates and the high cost of testing. IATA Director General Willie Walsh urged all governments t… Continue reading Fake Covid-19 Test Results Stifle Travel | Avast
Last week, we described the privacy changes happening within Apple’s iOS 14.5. Now, in this post, we’ll be presenting the advertiser’s perspective of the situation at hand. While advertisers may think the sky is falling, the full-on Chicken Little scen… Continue reading Apple Privacy Update And Advertisers | Avast
In this week’s edition of Security News in Review, we have stories about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security calling for mandatory disclosure of ransom payments, reports about the Babuk ransomware shutting down, and the revelation that a Germ… Continue reading Security News in Review: Emotet Uninstalled Worldwide; Babuk “Goes Dark”
Mac users are urged to update their systems to Big Sur 11.3 as soon as possible in order to patch a vulnerability that allows a malware known as Shlayer to bypass all of Apple’s security measures, including Gatekeeper and File Quarantine. The problem s… Continue reading Macs Attacked By Worst Hack in Years | Avast
This week, Apple announced the availability of iOS version 14.5 for its smartphones and tablets. The release contains an update that is a major change in direction and support for digital privacy. If you are concerned about your privacy, you should tak… Continue reading Apple And Digital Identity | Avast
Over the past few weeks, data for millions of Facebook, LinkedIn and Clubhouse users has leaked online. In fact, if you total all three of these, it amounts to information of over 1 billion users collectively. But you may have also heard all three comp… Continue reading Scraping And Social Media Leaks | Avast
Last week, we unexpectedly lost Dan Kaminsky, one of the security research world’s best known researchers. Dan was very highly regarded and very well-liked. He also did something in 2008 that truly helped save the Internet.
The post Remembering Dan Kam… Continue reading Remembering Dan Kaminsky | Avast
In this week’s roundup, we discover new tactics of threat actors, ongoing cyberattacks, and (surprisingly) the new depths ransomware operators will travel in order to make their victims pay. Keep reading to learn about the latest developments in c… Continue reading Security News In Review: Ryuk Ransomware Gets a Makeover