Bleeping Computer Facebook services are currently experiencing issues around the world, with users unable to access Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. When attempting to access Facebook services, users worldwide have stated that the application will display a …
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ZDNet Australia’s contentious encryption laws were used 11 times between 1 July 2019 and June 30 2020, by three of the nation’s law enforcement bodies. Revealed in the Department of Home Affairs’ latest Telecommunications (Interception And Access) Act …
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The Register The US Department of Justice says a grand jury has indicted Swiss security provocateur Till Kottmann over multiple exploits and attempts at fraud, and authorities have quickly moved to rule out free speech …
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Bleeping Computer Chinese nation-state hackers have been linked to an attack on the Parliament of Finland that took place last year and led to the compromise of some parliament email accounts. Full article
The Register The shift to remote working over the last year hasn’t been all bad – it’s forced the pace of digital transformation and encouraged many organisations to rethink the way they operate. Unfortunately, that’s …
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Mullvad Hallo Deutschland, Österreich, Nederland en België! Coucou la Belgique ! Witaj Polsko! Announcing Mullvad’s biggest payment method expansion ever: now you can top up your account with either giropay, EPS, iDEAL, Bancontact or Przelewy24. …
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Bleeping Computer Three vulnerabilities found in the iSCSI subsystem of the Linux kernel could allow local attackers with basic user privileges to gain root privileges on unpatched Linux systems. These security bugs can only be exploited locally, …
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Bleeping Computer The US Department of Justice has indicted the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global, and an associate for allegedly aiding criminal enterprises avoid detection by law enforcement. Sky Global is the developer …
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WIRED Widespread hacking continued to be on everyone’s minds this week, as countless companies and organizations continued to struggle with a slew of major hacks. Now that Microsoft’s patches have been out for awhile, an …
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ZDNet Confidential computing, quantum safe cryptography, and fully homomorphic encryption are set to change the future of data privacy as they make their way from a hypothesis to viable commercial applications. On Thursday, IBM Research …
The Hacker News It didn’t take long. Intelligence agencies and cybersecurity researchers had been warning that unpatched Exchange Servers could open the pathway for ransomware infections in the wake of swift escalation of the attacks …
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Bleeping Computer The servers of British cryptocurrency exchange EXMO were taken offline temporarily after being targeted in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack on our platform, the exchange said …
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