Don’t Get Caught in a SMiShing Scam
The word ‘SMiShing’ may sound like gibberish — we think it’s a weird one — but some of the world’s largest enterprises are losing millions of dollars…
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Google, Apple, Facebook face world-first encryption laws in Australia
Australia passed new laws that allow law enforcement to access encrypted messages, legislation that leading tech companies, including Google,…
Super Micro says no evidence of spy chips found in its hardware
Super Micro on Tuesday said an investigations firm found “absolutely no evidence” of malicious hardware on its motherboards.
In a letter sent to…
Chinese spies reportedly behind massive Marriott hack
A Chinese intelligence-gathering effort was behind the massive Marriott hotels data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 500…
Federal data privacy bill introduced by 15 US senators
The US doesn’t have a single data privacy law that applies to all fifty states. On Wednesday, a group of 15 US senators indicated it wanted to change…
Microsoft Issues Patch for Windows Zero-Day Flaw Under Active Attack
Microsoft today, on its year-end December Patch Tuesday, released security updates to patch a total 39 vulnerabilities its Windows operating systems…
Don’t Let DNS Flag Day Become Your DNS Doomsday
News Flash: Your DNS might be broken, and you don’t even know it. But wait? How could I not know my DNS is broken? Well, the answer lies in the…
Global hacking campaign targets critical infrastructure
A group of hackers has targeted dozens of companies around the world in recent months with a sophisticated cyber espionage attack on critical…
The worst passwords of 2018 are just as dumb as you’d expect
Getty Images It doesn’t look like we’re getting any smarter about our passwords. On Thursday, software company SplashData released its annual list…
Research reveals the battle to control Yemen’s internet
In Yemen, a civil war involving various different factions has raged since 2015, when the Yemeni government was usurped by a faction of Houthi…