January 2022 - Page 9 of 10

Crypto platform ARBIX flagged as a rugpull, transfers $10 million

Arbix Finance, an audited and supposedly trustworthy yield farming platform, has been flagged as a ‘rugpull,’ deleting its site, Twitter, and Telegram channel and transferring $10 million worth of deposited cryptocurrency. […]

05 Jan

iOS malware can fake iPhone shut downs to snoop on camera, microphone

Researchers have developed a new technique that fakes a shutdown or reboot of iPhones, preventing malware from being removed and allowing hackers to secretly snoop on microphones and receive sensitive data via a live network connection. […]

04 Jan

US govt provides new guidelines for authentication systems

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released new authentication system recommendations, highlighting multiple erroneous approaches in currently established practices. […]

04 Jan

FTC warns companies to secure consumer data from Log4J attacks

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned today that it will go after any US company that fails to protect its customers’ data against ongoing Log4J attacks. […]

04 Jan

First Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs unveiled at CES

Lenovo unveiled today at CES 2022 the first Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs, the ThinkPad Z13 and Z16, with AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors. […]

04 Jan

Hackers use video player to steal credit cards from over 100 sites

Hackers used a cloud video hosting service to perform a supply chain attack on over one hundred real estate sites that injected malicious scripts to steal information inputted in website forms. […]

04 Jan

UScellular discloses data breach after billing system hack

UScellular, self-described as the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the US, has disclosed a data breach after the company’s billing system was hacked in December 2021. […]

03 Jan

Microsoft Skype makes you solve a complex captcha 10 times to sign up

New Skype users report frustration after being presented with a captcha that requires them to solve a complex puzzle ten times before signing up for the service. […]

03 Jan

Broward Health discloses data breach affecting 1.3 million people

Florida’s Broward Health healthcare system has disclosed a large-scale data breach incident impacting 1,357,879 individuals. […]

03 Jan

Apple iOS vulnerable to HomeKit ‘doorLock’ denial of service bug

A novel persistent denial of service vulnerability named ‘doorLock’ was discovered in Apple HomeKit, affecting iOS 14.7 through 15.2. […]

Month: January 2022

Crypto platform ARBIX flagged as a rugpull, transfers $10 million

iOS malware can fake iPhone shut downs to snoop on camera, microphone

US govt provides new guidelines for authentication systems

FTC warns companies to secure consumer data from Log4J attacks

First Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs unveiled at CES

Hackers use video player to steal credit cards from over 100 sites

UScellular discloses data breach after billing system hack

Microsoft Skype makes you solve a complex captcha 10 times to sign up

Broward Health discloses data breach affecting 1.3 million people

Apple iOS vulnerable to HomeKit ‘doorLock’ denial of service bug