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EU Report Warns Against 5G Devices From „Hostile Suppliers”
The recently published „EU coordinated risk assessment of the cybersecurity of 5G networks” report summarises the most important risks associated with the implementation of the new communication standard. One of the issues raised is the danger of entrusting the development of infrastructure to a single company, which may be under the influence of an external state.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
October 11, 2019
FIFA User Data Leak; EA Struggles to Contain the Problem
Problems with the FIFA Global Series gameplay registration system that launched yesterday led to a serious leak of user data. The registration website has been taken offline. Electronic Arts is in the process of analyzing the situation.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 4, 2019
Amazon's Sidewalk Network Can Track Millions of People
The recently announced new connectivity standard called Sidewalk can enable Amazon to track millions of users of its mobile devices. This also applies to people who do not intend to use the network created by the company.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
October 2, 2019
Malware Found in 25 Photo Processing Apps For Android
Cyber security company Symantec, has announced that 25 applications for editing photos for Android include malware. If you have any of them, remove it immediately.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
September 27, 2019
Cybercriminals Who Have Extorted Over $10 Million Were Arrested
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested two cybercriminals from Las Vegas and New York. Suspects tricked around 7,500 people, from whom they cheated more than $10 million in total.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
September 23, 2019
New iOS 13 on iPhones Warns You Not to Use Facebook
The iOS 13 system, which is due to be launched this week, offers many new measures to protect users' privacy. One of them is to notify people when applications try to secretly spy without their consent. People who downloaded early versions of the software are warned about Facebook.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
September 17, 2019
HackerOne - Organization That Enables Hackers Earn Millions of Dollars
HackerOne is an organization that brings together hackers from all over the world to keep them busy. Thanks to the cooperation with the company, many of them have already earned dizzying sums, sometimes exceeding one million dollars. All is takes is will and a lot of skill.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
September 9, 2019
Facebook: 419 Million User Phone numbers Leaked
Facebook's got another big flop. A total of 419 million Facebook user phone numbers were found on a server, which could be accessed by almost anyone because it was not even password-protected.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
September 6, 2019
Highly-popular Android App Contained Dangerous Virus
CamScanner - Phone PDF Creator app has been containing a dangerous virus that installs other harmful files on your phone. The effects of atheTrojan can be very serious. The program has already been removed from Google Play Store, but in the past, it was very popular - it was downloaded over 100 million times.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
August 29, 2019
Fake Version of Top VPN Website Spreads Malware
VPN is a service used by more and more users who are concerned about their safety in the web. Ironically, one of the largest sites of that type has been copied and is used to distribute malware through original client.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 21, 2019
KNOB - Serious Security Gap Detected in Bluetooth
Bluetooth SIG Engineers recently published a note concerning a serious bug in the specification of the Bluetooth standard. It describes an exploit called KNOB that enables attacks on almost any Bluetooth Classic-compatible device and data interception.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
August 18, 2019
20-years Old Security Gap Discovered in Windows
Tavis Ormandy, a member of the Google Project Zero group, discovered a security vulnerability in the Windows family of systems that allows to escalate user privileges all the way to SYSTEM level. As it turns out, its origins go back to Windows XP.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
August 15, 2019
AMD, Nvidia and Intel Drivers Susceptible to Dangerous Attacks
Eclypsium has been involved in online threat research for years. Their latest report, Screwed Drivers, shows something disturbing. According to its content, more than 40 drivers from at least 20 leading manufacturers are vulnerable to attacks.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 12, 2019
Windows Defender is One of the Best Antivirus Software in the World
According to independent tests, Windows Defender is one of the best antivirus software in the world. In the test it obtained excellent results and blocked all samples of malware.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
August 12, 2019
SWAPGS - New Vulnerability Detected in Intel Processors
BitDefender experts have found another CPU security gap, dubbed as SWAPGS. The problem is likely to be limited to Intel CPUs of Ivy Bridge generation or later, although some researchers suggest that AMD products may also be susceptible to the exploit.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
August 8, 2019
Privacy: Google Gives an Ultimatum to Devs of Chrome Extensions
Google has decided to change the policy for Chrome browser extensions. Add-ons will only be able to request user data that is necessary for their operation. The changes will enter into force in October. Extensions that are not adapted to the new requirements will disappear from the Chrome Web Store.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
July 26, 2019
VLC Player Has a Security Gap? The Devs Deny
Some time ago, an error was discovered in VLC Player that would allow to freeze the application or even execute remote scripts using properly crafted video files. The creators deny and claim that the error cannot be reproduced.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
July 24, 2019
Malware Called „Agent Smith” Infects Over 25 Million Android Devices
Check Point Researchers warn of a new threat for Android users. Malware called „Agent Smith” is very clever and has infected more than 25 million devices worldwide.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
July 12, 2019
LoudMiner Turns PCs With Illegal Software into Cryptocurrency Mines
ESET cyber security experts discovered a new virus that secretly mines cryptocurrencies on an infected computer. The software is called LoudMiner and is extremely clever.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
June 21, 2019
Samsung Warned Against Viruses on Smart TV and Quickly Regretted it
Today's TVs have similar or even the same operating systems as smartphones and computers. As a result, they not only offer a number of different functions, but are also susceptible to viruses. Samsung wanted to show how to protect itself from them, but quickly regretted its decision.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Dziermanski
June 18, 2019