Facebook revealed Tuesday it had worked to block a hacker group that targeted the accounts of people tied to Afghanistan’s then-government and security forces as the Taliban was moving in to take power.
FBI Hacker Offers to Sell Data Allegedly Stolen in Robinhood Breach
The hacker who last week sent out thousands of fake emails from FBI systems is offering to sell data allegedly stolen in the recent breach at mobile stock trading platform Robinhood.
GitHub Confirms Another Major NPM Security Defect
Microsoft-owned GitHub is again flagging major security problems in the npm registry, warning that a pair of newly discovered vulnerabilities continue to expose the soft underbelly of the open-source software supply chain.
Google Patches 31 Critical Flaws in Android
Google this week released security updates for Android to resolve numerous Critical remote code execution (RCE) and elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities in the platform.
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How to Reduce the Top Five Security Stressors
April is Stress Awareness Month. With the pace of constantly-evolving threats, budget battles and security apathy from users, it isn’t a stretch to imagine that stress is a part of the job in IT security.
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Researchers Disclose Unpatched Flaws in Schneider Electric PLCs
Researchers have disclosed the details of two vulnerabilities affecting some of Schneider Electric’s Modicon programmable logic controllers (PLCs) after the vendor failed to provide any status updates or feedback.
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Cyberspies Target Middle East With Windows, Android Malware
A cyberespionage group apparently not linked to any previously known threat actor has been using several Windows and Android malware families in attacks aimed at organizations in the Middle East.
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Flaws in Java AMF Libraries Allow Remote Code Execution
Deserialization-related vulnerabilities found in several Java implementations of AMF3 can be exploited for unauthenticated remote code execution and XXE attacks, warned CERT/CC.
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Wi-Fi Flaws Expose iPhone, Nexus Phones to Attacks
Vulnerabilities in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SoC) can be exploited to hijack iPhone, Nexus, Samsung and other smartphones without requiring any user interaction.
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Ecuador’s New President Warns Assange Not to ‘Meddle’
Ecuador's President-elect Lenin Moreno warned Julian Assange on Tuesday not to meddle in the country's politics, after the WikiLeaks founder taunted a rival candidate following his loss.
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