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Tomáš Foltýn • 22 Jul 2019 • 2 min. read
Digital Security
VLC player has a critical flaw – and there's no patch yet (updated)
Scams
With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge
BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough
On the flip side, there are currently no known cases of the vulnerability being exploited in the wild
Tomáš Foltýn • 22 Jul 2019
ESET researchers discover fraudulent schemes piggybacking on the popularity of the face-modifying tool FaceApp, using a fake “Pro” version of the application as a lure
Lukas Stefanko • 19 Jul 2019
Keeping up with BlueKeep; or how many internet-facing systems, and in which countries and industries, remain ripe for exploitation?
Tomáš Foltýn • 17 Jul 2019
Social Media
How your Instagram account could have been hacked
A researcher found that it was possible to subvert the platform’s password recovery mechanism and take control of user accounts
Tomáš Foltýn • 16 Jul 2019
Cybercrime
Cybercrime seen to be getting worse: The time to act is now
What mounting public concern about falling victim to cybercrime says about government and corporate efforts at cybercrime deterrence
Stephen Cobb • 12 Jul 2019
UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches
The times they have a-changed since the ICO could only slap fines worth a fraction of the current amounts
Tomáš Foltýn • 09 Jul 2019
NHS warned to act now to keep hackers at bay
A trifecta of issues impact the organization’s cyber-resilience and conspire to put it in the firing line of cyberattacks
Tomáš Foltýn • 03 Jul 2019
Internet of Things
Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor
The leak, which has since been plugged, exposed a range of highly specific and sensitive information about users
Tomáš Foltýn • 02 Jul 2019
Ex-Equifax executive sent to jail for insider trading after breach
“Sounds bad”, the former Equifax CIO wrote in a text after learning of the breach that ended up affecting almost half the US population
Tomáš Foltýn • 01 Jul 2019