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15 Jan

#comptia | #ransomware | Ryuk Ransomware Waking Up Powered-Down Devices to Encrypt Them

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security researchers observed the Ryuk ransomware using a special hardware feature to wake up powered-down devices in order to encrypt them. According to Bleeping Computer, a security researcher observed some samples...
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12 Jan

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Security lifeline: WhatsApp to pull support for older Android and iOS devices next month

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Upgrade or be left behind ANALYSIS Millions of smartphone users may have a little less mobile security next month, after WhatsApp withdraws its support for older versions of Android and iPhone...
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28 Dec

#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | US Navy Bans TikTok From Military Devices | Avast

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. Navy issued a bulletin announcing that the widely used social app TikTok is now seen as a cybersecurity threat and will no longer be allowed on any government-supplied devices....
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4 Dec

Critical Flaw in GoAhead Web Server Could Affect Wide Range of IoT Devices

Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered details of two new vulnerabilities in the GoAhead web server software, a tiny application widely embedded in hundreds of millions of Internet-connected smart devices. One of the two vulnerabilities, assigned as CVE-2019-5096, is a critical code...
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18 Nov

New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices

The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven’t yet settled, and the world’s most popular messaging platform could be in the choppy waters once again. The Hacker News has learned that last month WhatsApp quietly patched yet another critical vulnerability in...
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14 Nov

Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices

Hundreds of millions of devices, especially Android smartphones and tablets, using Qualcomm chipsets, are vulnerable to a new set of potentially serious vulnerabilities. According to a report cybersecurity firm CheckPoint shared with The Hacker News, the flaws could allow attackers...
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13 Nov

Researchers Discover TPM-Fail Vulnerabilities Affecting Billions of Devices

A team of cybersecurity researchers today disclosed details of two new potentially serious CPU vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to retrieve cryptographic keys protected inside TPM chips manufactured by STMicroelectronics or firmware-based Intel TPMs. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a...
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13 Nov

#infosec | Border Officers No Longer Allowed to Search Traveller’s Devices at Will

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Privacy groups are celebrating after a federal court ruled that suspicion-free searches of travellers’ electronic devices at the US border are unconstitutional. The original lawsuit was filed by the American Civil...
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30 Oct

#infosec | #ISC2Congress: IoT Devices Pose Off-Network Security Risk

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Internet of Things (IoT) devices can still be a serious security threat even when they are off network. Speaking on day three of the (ISC)² Security Congress in Orlando, Florida, 802 Secure CSO...
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1 Oct

U.S. Warns Cybersecurity Flaws Could Impact Medical Devices

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans U.S. government officials issued a warning about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in operating systems that power a variety of medical devices. Computer security researchers discovered 11 vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to...
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