A Notorious Spyware Vendor Wants to Track Coronavirus Spread
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: An evacuated aircraft carrier, Iranian hackers, and more of the week’s top security news.
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A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:16:06 +0000
The Safari vulnerabilities have been patched, but they would have given an alarming amount of access.
Read moreBrowser makers cite coronavirus, restore support for obsolete TLS 1.0 and 1.1 encryption
Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:17:00 -0700
Google, Microsoft and Mozilla have each issued reprieves to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1, aged encryption protocols that were to be bounced from browser support in March, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By common agreement, Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge, and Mozilla’s Firefox were to disable support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 early in 2020. They, along with Apple – which produces Safari – announced the move a year and a half ago, noting then that the protocols had been made obsolete by TLS 1.2 and 1.3.
Zoom pauses new feature development to focus on privacy, security
Credit to Author: Matthew Finnegan| Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:27:00 -0700
Zoom has decided to cease development of new product features so it can focus on fixing various privacy and security issues.
The company has seen a surge in the use of its platform in recent weeks, as self isolation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic ramps up the demand for video software. As its popularity has boomed – both for business and personal use – and the company’s stock price rocketed, underlying vulnerabilities in the platform have become apparent.
“Zoom-bombing,” where intruders have been able to access video meetings that were not password protected, has led to serious privacy concerns, with uninvited attendees harassing online A.A. meetings and church meetings, for example. The FBI this week warned of unauthorized access to virtual classrooms and recommended that users change security settings to protect meetings.
So Wait, How Encrypted Are Zoom Meetings Really?
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:44:13 +0000
The service’s mixed messages have frustrated cryptographers, as the US government and other sensitive organizations increasingly depend on it.
Read moreThousands of Android Apps Are Silently Accessing Your Data
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0000
More than 4,000 Google Play apps let developers and advertisers collect a list of the user’s other installed apps, no permission needed.
Read moreThis Week in Security News: More Than 8,000 Unsecured Redis Instances Found in the Cloud and Wiper Malware Called “Coronavirus” Spreads Among Windows Victims
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:33:14 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about 8,000 Redis instances running unsecured in different parts of the world, even deployed in public clouds. Also, read about a new Windows malware, called “Coronavirus,”…
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Read moreUsing Zoom? Here’s how to keep your business and employees safe
Credit to Author: Bharat Mistry| Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:09:59 +0000
Cyber-criminals are always looking for new opportunities to make money and steal data. Globally trending events are a tried-and-tested way of doing just this, and they don’t come much bigger than the current Covid-19 pandemic. It’s sparking a wave of phishing, BEC, extortion, ransomware and data breach attempts. And as increasing numbers of global workers…
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