Malware hunters at Volexity are raising the alarm for a Chinese threat actor seen exploiting a zero-day flaw in the Zimbra email platform to infect media and government targets in Europe.
Volexity Warns of ‘Active Exploitation’ of Zimbra Zero-Day
British Council Student Data Found in Unprotected Database
The information of many British Council students was recently exposed online in an unprotected repository.
A world leading education institution, British Council operates in over 100 countries worldwide. In 2019 and 2020, it connected directly with roughly 80 million people, and with over 790 million overall.
Web-Tracking ‘Cookies’ Meant to Protect Privacy: Inventor
The data-tracking “cookies” at the heart of concerns over online privacy were meant to shield people, rather than serve as cyber snoops, their inventor told AFP.
California-based engineer and entrepreneur Lou Montulli said the original “cookie” he created decades ago was intended to make life online easier by letting websites remember visitors.
Rights Group Says Lebanese Staffer Targeted With NSO Spyware
Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group.
PrinterLogic Patches Code Execution Flaws in Printer Management Suite
PrinterLogic has released security updates to address a total of nine vulnerabilities in Web Stack and Virtual Appliance, including three security defects that carry “high severity” ratings.
DC, 3 States Sue Google Saying it Invades Users’ Privacy
The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked.
Facebook Trumpets Massive New Supercomputer
Facebook’s parent company Meta announced on Monday it was launching one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to boost its capacity to process data, despite persistent disputes over privacy and disinformation.
GDPR Fines Surged Sevenfold to $1.25 Billion in 2021: Study
Fines issued for GDPR non-compliance increased sevenfold from 2020 to 2021, analysis shows
CISA Releases Final IPv6 Security Guidance for Federal Agencies
The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday released the final version of its IPv6 security guidance for federal agencies.
