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Malware found in npm package with millions of weekly downloads

Catalin Cimpanu October 23, 2021

Malware found in npm package with millions of weekly downloads
Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users

Catalin Cimpanu October 22, 2021

Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users
DDoS attacks hit multiple email providers
Brief DDoS attacks hit multiple email providers

Catalin Cimpanu October 22, 2021

China’s Head of National Development and Reform tries to reassure Big Tech
Brief China’s Head of National Development and Reform tries to reassure Big Tech

Dina Temple-Raston October 22, 2021

CISA warns of GPS bug that may roll back dates by 1,024 weeks, to March 2002
Brief CISA warns of GPS bug that may roll back dates by 1,024 weeks, to March 2002

Catalin Cimpanu October 22, 2021

Dutch forensic lab decrypts Tesla’s driving safety data and finds a wealth of information

Dina Temple-Raston October 21, 2021

Dutch forensic lab decrypts Tesla’s driving safety data and finds a wealth of information
New SmashEx attack breaks Intel SGX enclaves

Catalin Cimpanu October 21, 2021

New SmashEx attack breaks Intel SGX enclaves
Crypto-miner found hidden inside three npm libraries
Brief Crypto-miner found hidden inside three npm libraries

Catalin Cimpanu October 20, 2021

U.S. Government set to ban sale of hacking tools to China and Russia

Dina Temple-Raston October 20, 2021

U.S. Government set to ban sale of hacking tools to China and Russia
Google removes support for FTP and old-gen U2F security keys in Chrome 95
Brief Google removes support for FTP and old-gen U2F security keys in Chrome 95

Catalin Cimpanu October 20, 2021

Zerodium seeking zero-days in ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark VPN apps

Catalin Cimpanu October 19, 2021

Zerodium seeking zero-days in ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark VPN apps
Sinclair TV stations disrupted across the US after ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu October 17, 2021

Sinclair TV stations disrupted across the US after ransomware attack
Twitter suspends two accounts used by DPRK hackers to catfish security researchers

Catalin Cimpanu October 15, 2021

Twitter suspends two accounts used by DPRK hackers to catfish security researchers
LinkedIn to shutter service in China, citing “challenging” environment

Dina Temple-Raston October 14, 2021

LinkedIn to shutter service in China, citing “challenging” environment
Ad-blocker caught injecting ads in search results
Brief Ad-blocker caught injecting ads in search results

Catalin Cimpanu October 14, 2021

Acer confirms second security breach this year
Brief Acer confirms second security breach this year

Catalin Cimpanu October 14, 2021

Verizon-owned wireless carrier Visible confirms account hacks, denies breach
Brief Verizon-owned wireless carrier Visible confirms account hacks, denies breach

Catalin Cimpanu October 13, 2021

Academics find Meltdown-like attacks on AMD CPUs, previously thought to be unaffected

Catalin Cimpanu October 13, 2021

Academics find Meltdown-like attacks on AMD CPUs, previously thought to be unaffected
Student finds zero-days in Exterity devices while rick-rolling school district

Catalin Cimpanu October 13, 2021

Student finds zero-days in Exterity devices while rick-rolling school district
Apple argues against allowing app sideloading by pointing out Android’s malware figures

Catalin Cimpanu October 13, 2021

Apple argues against allowing app sideloading by pointing out Android’s malware figures
Azure, GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket mass-revoke SSH keys following bug report
Brief Azure, GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket mass-revoke SSH keys following bug report

Catalin Cimpanu October 12, 2021

Microsoft said it mitigated a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack

Catalin Cimpanu October 11, 2021

Microsoft said it mitigated a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack
Apple patches iPhone zero-day in iOS 15.0.2
Brief Apple patches iPhone zero-day in iOS 15.0.2

Catalin Cimpanu October 11, 2021

Microsoft: Iran-linked hackers breached Office 365 customer accounts

Catalin Cimpanu October 11, 2021

Microsoft: Iran-linked hackers breached Office 365 customer accounts
NSA warns of ALPACA TLS attack, use of wildcard TLS certificates

Catalin Cimpanu October 8, 2021

NSA warns of ALPACA TLS attack, use of wildcard TLS certificates