October 2019 - Page 5 of 15

FBI Warns Govt Agencies, SMBs to Defend Against E-Skimming Threats

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning to increase awareness on current e-skimming threats targeting both small and medium-sized businesses and government agencies that process online payments, as well as defense tips to fend them off. […]

23 Oct

Office 365 Adds Malware ZAP Toggle to Security & Compliance Center

Microsoft’s developers are adding a new malware Zero-hour Auto Purge (ZAP) toggle to the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center to allow configuration without using a PowerShell cmdlet. […]

23 Oct

New CPDoS Web Cache Poisoning Attacks Impact Sites Using Popular CDNs

Details have emerged about a new class of web cache poisoning attacks that could be used to deny users access to resources delivered through a content delivery network (CDN). […]

23 Oct

Windows 10 Insider Build 19008 Released With Fixes

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19008 (20H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring and brings various fixes and improvements, but no new features. […]

23 Oct

Chrome 78 Released With DoH Trial, Tab Hover Cards, and More

Google has released Chrome 78 to the Stable desktop channel, with new improvements, features, and 37 security fixes. Included in this release is the DoH trial for all users on supported DNS providers, a basic Tab Hover Cards, and some other features behind experimental flags. […]

22 Oct

Billing Provider Billtrust Suffers Outage After Malware Attack

U.S. financial services provider Billtrust experienced an outage affecting all of its services after some of the company’s computing systems were impacted by a malware attack on October 17. […]

22 Oct

Firefox 70 Released with In-Browser Data Breach Notifications

Mozilla has officially released Firefox 70 for Windows, Mac, and Linux and with it comes additional protections for user’s privacy and passwords. This includes the new social tracking protection feature, a new Privacy protections report, and an integrated data breach notification service for your saved logins. […]

22 Oct

Retina-X Banned by FTC From Selling Their ‘Stalking’ Apps

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that a settlement has been reached with Retina-X Studios, LLC (Retina-X), the company behind three ‘stalkerware’ mobile applications, that bars it from selling the apps unless they are used for legitimate purposes. […]

22 Oct

Samsung Galaxy S10 Banned by Banks Due to Buggy Fingerprint Reader

At least three banks operating in the UK have decided to temporarily suspend their mobile banking services for Samsung Galaxy S10 users. […]

22 Oct

Malicious Apps on Alexa or Google Home Can Spy or Steal Passwords

Google and Amazon smart speakers can be leveraged to record user conversation or to phish for passwords through malicious voice apps, security researchers warn. […]

Month: October 2019

FBI Warns Govt Agencies, SMBs to Defend Against E-Skimming Threats

Office 365 Adds Malware ZAP Toggle to Security & Compliance Center

New CPDoS Web Cache Poisoning Attacks Impact Sites Using Popular CDNs

Windows 10 Insider Build 19008 Released With Fixes

Chrome 78 Released With DoH Trial, Tab Hover Cards, and More

Billing Provider Billtrust Suffers Outage After Malware Attack

Firefox 70 Released with In-Browser Data Breach Notifications

Retina-X Banned by FTC From Selling Their ‘Stalking’ Apps

Samsung Galaxy S10 Banned by Banks Due to Buggy Fingerprint Reader

Malicious Apps on Alexa or Google Home Can Spy or Steal Passwords