December 2019 – Page 7

Apple to Fix Bug That Bypasses Communication Controls for Kids

Apple rolled out the Communication Limits feature in iOS 13.3 on Tuesday with a bug that allows kids to bypass parental controls that prevent them from talking to anyone that is not in the contacts list. […]

13 Dec

Google Now Bans Some Linux Web Browsers From Their Services

Google is now banning the popular Linux browsers named Konqueror, Falkon, and Qutebrowser from logging into Google services because they may not be secure. […]

13 Dec

VISA Warns of Ongoing Cyber Attacks on Gas Pump PoS Systems

The point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under an increased and ongoing threat of being targeted by an attack coordinated by cybercrime groups according to a security alert published by VISA. […]

12 Dec

New Echobot Variant Exploits 77 Remote Code Execution Flaws

The Echobot botnet is still after the low hanging fruit as a new variant has been spotted with an increased number of exploits that target unpatched devices, IoT for the most part. […]

12 Dec

Microsoft Office 365 to Add Message Recall in Exchange Online

Microsoft is planning to add the highly popular Message Recall feature among Outlook for Windows users to the Exchange Online hosted cloud email service for businesses. […]

12 Dec

Another Ransomware Will Now Publish Victims’ Data If Not Paid

The operators of the REvil Ransomware, otherwise known as Sodinokibi, have announced that they will use stolen files and data as as leverage to get victims to pay ransoms. […]

12 Dec

Google Achieves Its Goal of Erasing the WWW Subdomain From Chrome

With the release of Chrome 79, Google completes its goal of erasing www from browser by no longer allowing Chrome users to automatically show the www trivial subdomain in the address bar. […]

12 Dec

Microsoft Warns of GALLIUM Threat Group Attacking Global Telcos

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) today published an alert about ongoing attacks directed at telecommunication providers from around the world and operated by a threat group tracked by Microsoft as GALLIUM. […]

11 Dec

Microsoft Office 365 to Add Reply-All Mail Storm Protection

Microsoft is planning to add protection against Reply-All email storms to Office 365, an issue affecting customers that are members of improperly locked down mail distribution lists. […]

11 Dec

Ransomware Hits Florida PRIDE On Saturday, Systems Still Down

Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises Inc (PRIDE) was hit by a ransomware attack on Saturday, December 7. The nonprofit organization’s website and affected systems are still down. […]

Month: December 2019

Apple to Fix Bug That Bypasses Communication Controls for Kids

Google Now Bans Some Linux Web Browsers From Their Services

VISA Warns of Ongoing Cyber Attacks on Gas Pump PoS Systems

New Echobot Variant Exploits 77 Remote Code Execution Flaws

Microsoft Office 365 to Add Message Recall in Exchange Online

Another Ransomware Will Now Publish Victims’ Data If Not Paid

Google Achieves Its Goal of Erasing the WWW Subdomain From Chrome

Microsoft Warns of GALLIUM Threat Group Attacking Global Telcos

Microsoft Office 365 to Add Reply-All Mail Storm Protection

Ransomware Hits Florida PRIDE On Saturday, Systems Still Down