ZDNet Researchers have uncovered four new malware families designed to target Pulse Secure VPN appliances. Pulse Secure’s virtual private network (VPN) and Secure Connect (PSC) solutions are used by corporations worldwide to provide secure access …
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ZDNet Three state-backed financial groups in China have issued a joint statement warning against the use of cryptocurrencies as payment, citing their volatility as a high risk. They further remind industry players that digital currencies …
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ZDNet The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the overseeing Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), know who attacked the email system of the Australian Parliament House, but they are not saying who it is. Attribution is …
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ZDNet A new Android trojan has been identified by security researchers, who said on Monday that once it is successfully installed in the victim’s device, those behind it can obtain a live stream of the …
ZDNet How do you tell your best friend that her boyfriend has all the charm of a malevolent vole? How do you explain to your doctor that you’ve just contracted a minor ailment after a …
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ZDNet Russian cyber attacks are being deployed with new techniques – including exploiting vulnerabilities like the recent Microsoft Exchange zero-days – as its hackers continue to target governments, organisations and energy providers around the world. …
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ZDNet A massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack took down the websites of more than 200 organisations across Belgium, including government, parliament, universities and research institutes. The DDoS attack started at 11am on Tuesday …
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ZDNet Encrypted instant messaging app Signal has tried to run a series of Instagram ads to show the amount of data the social media platform and its parent company Facebook collect about users and how …
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ZDNet Apple on Monday released iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1 for its iPhone and iPad lineup. The update comes just a week after iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 were officially released, but there’s a good …
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ZDNet The West must continue investing in and developing cyber defences or risk falling behind in a world where innovations around the use of technology aren’t necessarily driven by allies. The director of the UK’s …
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ZDNet The scale and severity of ransomware is growing at an alarming rate as cyber criminals look to exploit poor cybersecurity to maximise profit, the director of GCHQ has warned. Organisations and their employees have …
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ZDNet The University of Hertfordshire has suffered a devastating cyberattack that knocked out all of its IT systems, including Office 365, Teams and Zoom, local networks, Wi-Fi, email, data storage and VPN. The university reported …
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