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Academics bypass PINs for Mastercard and Maestro contactless payments

Catalin Cimpanu August 27, 2021

Academics bypass PINs for Mastercard and Maestro contactless payments
WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter fined for not storing user data inside Russia
Brief WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter fined for not storing user data inside Russia

Catalin Cimpanu August 26, 2021

Facebook will let bug hunters submit joint reports
Brief Facebook will let bug hunters submit joint reports

Catalin Cimpanu August 25, 2021

Cuba passes internet censorship and cybersecurity law

Catalin Cimpanu August 25, 2021

Cuba passes internet censorship and cybersecurity law
White House to announce new cyber initiatives with private sector

Martin Matishak August 25, 2021

White House to announce new cyber initiatives with private sector
Hundreds of thousands of Realtek-based devices under attack from IoT botnet

Catalin Cimpanu August 23, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of Realtek-based devices under attack from IoT botnet
Firefox follows Chrome and prepares to block insecure downloads
Brief Firefox follows Chrome and prepares to block insecure downloads

Catalin Cimpanu August 23, 2021

Almost 2,000 Exchange servers hacked using ProxyShell exploit

Catalin Cimpanu August 21, 2021

Almost 2,000 Exchange servers hacked using ProxyShell exploit
Cloudflare says it mitigated a record-breaking 17.2M rps DDoS attack
Brief Cloudflare says it mitigated a record-breaking 17.2M rps DDoS attack

Catalin Cimpanu August 19, 2021

Japanese crypto-exchange Liquid hacked for $94 million

Catalin Cimpanu August 19, 2021

Japanese crypto-exchange Liquid hacked for $94 million
Cisco: Security devices are vulnerable to SNIcat data exfiltration technique
Brief Cisco: Security devices are vulnerable to SNIcat data exfiltration technique

Catalin Cimpanu August 18, 2021

Hackers breached US Census Bureau in January 2020 via Citrix vulnerability

Catalin Cimpanu August 18, 2021

Hackers breached US Census Bureau in January 2020 via Citrix vulnerability
STARTTLS implementations in email clients & servers plagued by 40+ vulnerabilities

Catalin Cimpanu August 18, 2021

STARTTLS implementations in email clients & servers plagued by 40+ vulnerabilities
T-Mobile confirms hack after customer data ends up for sale on cybercrime forum
Brief T-Mobile confirms hack after customer data ends up for sale on cybercrime forum

Catalin Cimpanu August 16, 2021

Firewalls and middleboxes can be weaponized for gigantic DDoS attacks

Catalin Cimpanu August 13, 2021

Firewalls and middleboxes can be weaponized for gigantic DDoS attacks
Hackers tried to exploit two zero-days in Trend Micro’s Apex One EDR platform
Brief Hackers tried to exploit two zero-days in Trend Micro’s Apex One EDR platform

Catalin Cimpanu August 12, 2021

Google open-sources Allstar, a tool to protect GitHub repos
Brief Google open-sources Allstar, a tool to protect GitHub repos

Catalin Cimpanu August 11, 2021

Microsoft to require admin rights before using Windows Point and Print feature

Catalin Cimpanu August 10, 2021

Microsoft to require admin rights before using Windows Point and Print feature
Google discontinues Bluetooth security keys to focus on NFC versions

Catalin Cimpanu August 9, 2021

Google discontinues Bluetooth security keys to focus on NFC versions
Dutch government to stop issuing TLS certs because of ever-complicated standards
Brief Dutch government to stop issuing TLS certs because of ever-complicated standards

Catalin Cimpanu August 9, 2021

Security tools showcased at Black Hat USA 2021
Brief Security tools showcased at Black Hat USA 2021

Catalin Cimpanu August 8, 2021

Routers and modems running Arcadyan firmware are under attack

Catalin Cimpanu August 8, 2021

Routers and modems running Arcadyan firmware are under attack
Apple fixes AWDL bug that could be used to escape air-gapped networks

Catalin Cimpanu August 7, 2021

Apple fixes AWDL bug that could be used to escape air-gapped networks
Motherboard vendor GIGABYTE hit by RansomExx ransomware gang

Catalin Cimpanu August 6, 2021

Motherboard vendor GIGABYTE hit by RansomExx ransomware gang
University of Kentucky discovers data breach during scheduled pen-test
Brief University of Kentucky discovers data breach during scheduled pen-test

Catalin Cimpanu August 6, 2021