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Amer Owaida • 13 Jul 2020 • 2 min. read
Digital Security
Zoom patches zero-day flaw in Windows client
Popular home routers plagued by critical security flaws
Cybercrime
Billions of stolen passwords for sale on the dark web
The vulnerability exposed Zoom users running Windows 7 or earlier OS versions to remote attacks
Amer Owaida • 13 Jul 2020
A study paints a dim picture of router security, as none of the 127 devices tested was free of severe vulnerabilities
Tomáš Foltýn • 09 Jul 2020
While logins to music and video streaming services sell for less than ten dollars each, domain admin access is being offered for US$120,000
Amer Owaida • 09 Jul 2020
Attackers target critical flaw in popular networking gear
The vulnerability, which received the highest possible severity score, leaves thousands of devices at risk of being taken over by remote attackers. A patch is available.
Amer Owaida • 07 Jul 2020
Kids Online
Raising children in the social media limelight? Pause before you post
How (over)sharing your children’s triumphs and antics with the world may impact their immediate and distant future – and how to reduce the risks of such ‘sharenting’
Scams
Fed shares insight on how to combat synthetic identity fraud
The Federal Reserve looks at ways to counter what is thought to be the fastest-growing type of financial crime in the United States
Amer Owaida • 06 Jul 2020
Hundreds arrested after police crack encrypted chat network
European police infiltrate EncroChat, go on to crack down on crime kingpins and seize guns, drugs, cars and millions in cash
Amer Owaida • 03 Jul 2020
Thousands of MongoDB databases ransacked, held for ransom
The cybercriminal behind the ransom raids on almost 23,000 databases threatens to leak the data and alert GDPR regulators
Amer Owaida • 02 Jul 2020
Microsoft releases emergency update to fix two serious Windows flaws
The out-of-band update plugs two remote code execution bugs in the Windows Codecs library, including one rated as critical
Tomáš Foltýn • 01 Jul 2020
