Apple accidentally notarized malware on macOS The malware was initially discovered by college student Peter Dantini and passed on to security researcher Patrick Wardle. The campaign was distributing the “Shlayer” adware, and its unclear how the malware got past Apples…
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Cyber Security Headlines – August 31, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 31, 2020
China’s new salvo in TikTok war means restrictions on AI technology exports New restrictions, unveiled Friday by China’s ministries in charge of commerce, science and technology, restrict technologies such as text analysis, content recommendation, speech modeling and voice-recognition from being…
Cyber Security Headlines – August 28, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 28, 2020
You can teach a Qbot new tricks The banking trojan Qbot was initially discovered in 2008, but a new report from Check Point Research finds that it has become a “swiss-army knife” of malware, continuously developed to expand its capabilities.…
Cyber Security Headlines – August 27, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 27, 2020
Facebook warns Apple privacy changes will decimate ads When iOS 14 hits iPads and iPhones in September, advertisers should expect weaker performance, Facebook claims. Apple claims that it’s making the changes to its user-tracking Identifier for Advertisers to better protect…
Cyber Security Headlines – August 26, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 26, 2020
Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite Epic Games has won a partial victory against Apple thanks to a temporary restraining order that forbids Apple from terminating Epic’s developer accounts or restricting use of Epic’s Unreal Engine…
Cyber Security Headlines – August 25, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 25, 2020
Application Guard for Office is now in public preview Microsoft released Application Guard for Office in public preview. This automatically opens files from untrusted sources in a secure container that is isolated from the device through hardware-based virtualization, and automatically…
Cyber Security Headlines – August 24, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 24, 2020
TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over U.S. ban TikTok has confirmed plans to sue the Trump administration as early as this week over the executive order that bans U.S. transactions with the app and its owner, ByteDance. The executive…
NEW Podcast! Cyber Security Headlines
NEW Podcast! Cyber Security Headlines
I’m very excited to announce the release of Cyber Security Headlines, a short form podcast (5-7 minutes) delivering stories from the world of information security every weekday. Listen to the latest episodes. Each show includes 8-10 headlines with brief descriptions.…
Cyber Security Headlines – August 21, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 21, 2020
Former Uber security chief charged with paying hush money to conceal breach Federal prosecutors have charged Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former chief security officer, with paying hackers $100,000 to keep quiet about a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million users…
Cyber Security Headlines – August 20, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – August 20, 2020
Guardicore Labs discovers a previously unknown botnet Security researchers at Guardicore Labs announced the discovery of what they believe to be a previously undiscovered botnet. Dubbed FritzFrog, the botnet uses propriety code to infect SSH servers with in-memory payloads, then…