Majority of new remote employees use their personal laptops for work
And many of them didn’t receive any new security training or tools from their employer to properly secure the devices, a study finds
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In a move lauded by privacy advocates, Boston joins the ranks of cities that have voted down the municipal use of the technology
Remote access at risk: Pandemic pulls more cyber‑crooks into the brute‑forcing game
Poorly secured remote access attracts mostly ransomware gangs, but can provide access to coin miners and backdoors too
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Details of 142 million MGM hotel guests selling for US$2,900
It appears that the July 2019 breach at MGM Resorts affected far more people than initially thought
Premier League team narrowly avoids losing £1 million to scammers
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Survey shows rise in scam robocalls amid COVID‑19 fears
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Small and medium‑sized businesses: Big targets for ransomware attacks
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Zoom patches zero‑day flaw in Windows client
The vulnerability exposed Zoom users running Windows 7 or earlier OS versions to remote attacks
Hundreds arrested after police crack encrypted chat network
European police infiltrate EncroChat, go on to crack down on crime kingpins and seize guns, drugs, cars and millions in cash
Microsoft patches critical, wormable flaw in Windows DNS Server
The company urges organizations to waste no time in installing updates to fix the vulnerability that rates a ‘perfect’ 10 on the severity scale
High‑profile Twitter accounts hacked to promote Bitcoin scam
Tech titans and prominent politicians among victims of a sprawling hack that Twitter says leveraged its internal tools
Apple hopes to bolster password security with open source project
The tech giant wants developers of password managers to collaborate for better user experience and security
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Google adds security enhancements to Gmail, Meet and Chat
The tech giant introduces its own version of verified accounts in Gmail, rolls out increased moderation controls in Meet, and enhances phishing protection in Chat
Billions of stolen passwords for sale on the dark web
While logins to music and video streaming services sell for less than ten dollars each, domain admin access is being offered for US$120,000
Privacy watchdogs urge videoconferencing services to boost privacy protections
The open letter highlights five security and privacy principles that require heightened attention from videoconferencing services
Attackers target critical flaw in popular networking gear
The vulnerability, which received the highest possible severity score, leaves thousands of devices at risk of being taken over by remote attackers. A patch is available.
COVID‑19 contact tracing – technology panacea or privacy nightmare?
Can a technological intervention stem the pandemic while avoiding the privacy pitfalls of location tracking?