Security firms dispute credit for overlapping #CVE reports
BleepingComputer
Security firms dispute credit for overlapping CVE reports
FuzzingLabs has accused the YCombinator-backed startup, Gecko Security, of replicating its vulnerability disclosures. Gecko allegedly filed for 2 C...
 #cybersecurity #FuzzingLabs #GeckoSecurity
#SecureBoot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 #Linux #Framework laptops
BleepingComputer
Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops
Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components that could be exploited...
 #FOSS #cybersecurity
Chinese hackers abuse geo-mapping tool for year-long persistence
BleepingComputer
Chinese hackers abuse geo-mapping tool for year-long persistence
Chinese state hackers remained undetected in a target environment for more than a year by turning a component in the ArcGIS geo-mapping tool into a...
 #China #privacy
The Best VPNs for #iPhone
WIRED
Don't Fall for Sketchy iPhone VPNs—Here Are the Only 3 You Should Use
There are dozens of iPhone VPNs at your disposal, but these are the services that will actually keep your browsing safe.
 #VPN #iOS #privacy
The #Trump Administration’s Increased Use of #SocialMedia #Surveillance
Schneier on Security
The Trump Administration's Increased Use of Social Media Surveillance - Schneier on Security
This chilling paragraph is in a comprehensive Brookings report about the use of tech to deport people from the US: The administration has also adap...
 #privacy #politics
#ShinyHunters Leak Data from #Qantas, #VietnamAirlines and Other Major Firms
ShinyHunters Leak Data from Qantas, Vietnam Airlines and Other Major Firms – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
 #cybersecurity #privacy #Salesforce #DataBreach
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
WIRED
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even...
 #cybersecurity #privacy
Hackers can steal #2FA codes and private messages from #Android phones
Ars Technica
Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones
Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions.
 #privacy #cybersecurity
#Microsoft restricts #IE mode access in #Edge after zero-day attacks
BleepingComputer
Microsoft restricts IE mode access in Edge after zero-day attacks
Microsoft is restricting access to Internet Explorer mode in Edge browser after learning that hackers are leveraging zero-day exploits in the Chakr...
 #cybersecurity #InternetExplorer
Massive multi-country #botnet targets RDP services in the US
BleepingComputer
Massive multi-country botnet targets RDP services in the US
A large-scale botnet is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services in the United States from more than 100,000 IP addresses.
 #cybersecurity #cybercrime