ZDNet TikTok, the video-sharing social network, drove a lot of interest from consumers last year. It also piqued their interest in Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), according to new research. The research by Brooklyn, NY-based security …
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ZDNet The inner workings of the Domestic Kitten hacking group’s surveillance operations have been disclosed by researchers. Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, is an advanced persistent threat (APT) group. First discovered in 2018, the …
ZDNet Trucking and freight transportation logistics company Forward Air said a recent ransomware attack left a dent of $7.5 million in its Q4 financial results. The sum was described as a loss of revenue from its LTL …
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ZDNet The vast majority of consumers have a poor understanding of data privacy issues yet think they are proactive in protecting themselves, according to a survey of US and UK residents. More than 83% of …
ZDNet I’m usually a bit cautious when it comes to recommending that people smash that update button the instant a new version of iOS is released. I do it, but there are times that I’ve …
ZDNet Google said today that a North Korean government hacking group has targeted members of the cyber-security community engaging in vulnerability research. The attacks have been spotted by the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), a …
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ZDNet A well-known hacker has leaked this week the details of more than 2.28 million users registered on MeetMindful.com, a dating website founded in 2014, ZDNet has learned this week from a security researcher. The dating site’s data …
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ZDNet Networking device maker SonicWall said on Friday night that it is investigating a security breach of its internal network after detecting what it described as a coordinated attack. In a short statement posted on its knowledgebase …
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ZDNet The Russian government has issued a security alert on Thursday evening warning Russian businesses of potential cyberattacks launched by the United States in response to the SolarWinds incident. The Russian government’s response comes after …
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ZDNet Cybercrime gangs are abusing Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) systems to bounce and amplify junk traffic as part of DDoS attacks, security firm Netscout said in an alert on Tuesday. Not all RDP servers …
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ZDNet Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP has published a security advisory today warning customers of a new malware strain named Dovecat that is currently targeting its line of network-attached storage (NAS) devices to abuse local resources and mine …
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ZDNet The US National Security Agency has issued a security advisory this month urging system administrators in federal agencies and beyond to stop using old and obsolete TLS protocols. NSA recommends that only TLS 1.2 …
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