Hundreds arrested after encrypted messaging network takeover
European law enforcement agencies arrested hundreds of suspects in several countries including France, Netherlands, the UK, Norway, and Sweden after infiltrating the EncroChat encrypted mobile communication network used by organized crime groups. […]
Dozens of US news sites hacked in WastedLocker ransomware attacks
The Evil Corp gang hacked into dozens of US newspaper websites owned by the same company to infect the employees of over 30 major US private firms using fake software update alerts displayed by the malicious SocGholish JavaScript-based framework. […]
Mozilla rolls out emergency Firefox update to fix search issues
After releasing Firefox 78 yesterday, Mozilla quickly halted its rollout via automatic updates due to problems discovered with the built-in search functionality. Today, Mozilla has released a new version 78.0.1 to fix these issues and has resumed auto-updates. […]
US designates China’s Huawei and ZTE as national security threats
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today formally designated the Huawei Technologies Company (Huawei) and ZTE Corporation (ZTE) as national security threats to the integrity of U.S. communications networks or the communications supply chain. […]