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Canada tackles malicious online advertising
Federal agency issues Notices of Violation to Datablocks and Sunlight Media for allegedly facilitating the installation of malware through online advertising
Google slapped with €4.34bn fine by EU over antitrust violations
Tech giant has 90 days to comply with ruling or faces further penalties over ‘anti-competitive’ practices
British Airways cancelled flights at Heathrow after ‘IT system issue’
Thousands of British Airways passengers left stranded at Heathrow airport following incident
A deep dive down the Vermin RAThole
ESET researchers have analyzed remote access tools cybercriminals have been using in an ongoing espionage campaign to systematically spy on Ukrainian government institutions and exfiltrate data from their systems
Irishman extradited to the US to face charges relating to Silk Road
Gary Davis accused of working as an administrator for the notorious dark web marketplace appears in a federal court in New York
Facebook fined over data privacy scandal
Social media giant fined in the UK for failing to protect users’ personal information and for a lack of transparency
Trends 2018: Doing time for cybercrime
Law enforcement and malware research join forces to take down cybercriminals
Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover
Website altered to serve a malware-tainted version of otherwise legitimate software with the global event in Russia acting as a smokescreen
Polar Flow app exposes geolocation data of soldiers and secret agents
Reminiscent of the recent controversy surrounding the fitness-tracking app Strava, the tale involving Polar Flow shows how the sharing of seemingly innocuous – but potentially telltale – data can have significant privacy implications
Certificates stolen from Taiwanese tech-companies misused in Plead malware campaign
D-Link and Changing Information Technologies code-signing certificates stolen and abused by highly skilled cyberespionage group focused on East Asia, particularly Taiwan
Attackers could use heat traces left on keyboard to steal passwords
The attack, called "Thermanator", could use your body heat against you in order to steal your credentials or any other short string of text that you have typed on a computer keyboard
Five tips for pentesters in iOS
Recommendations for pentesters looking for security flaws in iOS applications made by developers
Going on vacation? Five things to do before you leave
You’ve set up an out-of-office auto-responder and packed your stuff, but have you done all of your “homework” before you rush out the front door for that well-deserved time off?
Britain’s tax authority reports takedown of record 20,000 fake sites
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is “consistently the most abused government brand”, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
The principle of least privilege: A strategy of limiting access to what is essential
The principle of least privilege is a security strategy applicable to different areas, which is based on the idea of only granting those permissions that are necessary for the performance of a certain activity
How (over)sharing on social media can trip you up
Profuse recounting of details from your life via social media may come at a price
Twitter bots, disassemble
Social media giants announce new measures to tackle bots and abusers
World Cup squads briefed on cybersecurity best practices
The football associations of countries competing at Russia 2018 are taking no chances when it comes to cyber-related issues
Wi-Fi security gets a boost as WPA3 standard is launched
The new wireless security protocol is poised to make hacking Wi-Fi connections a whole lot harder
Microsoft Edge bug could be exploited to spill your emails to malicious sites
Since a patch for the flaw has already been released, users are well advised to make sure that they’re running the browser’s most recent version