An ‘astonishing and worrying’ blunder by Sheffield City Council meant anyone could access the authority’s online Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera network to view live feeds as well as millions of historical journeys taken through the city. Some 8.6million records of vehicles movements made by thousands of people were available to view on the internet, … Read more
Researchers discover rare iPhone flaw that allows hackers to access Apple’s iOS operating system remotely The exploit has likely been used to gain access to targets’ devices The flaw leverages Apple’s Mail app to gain privileged access to a device Workers for American companies and a ‘German VIP’ were targets The flaw was reported to Apple … Read more
Hackers found selling private information of 267 million Facebook users on the Dark Web for just $600 Researchers say the stolen information contains data from 267 million users Data includes emails, names, Facebook ID’s and more The experts were able to download and verify the data Facebook users can check if they’re affected by visiting … Read more
Facebook trend of sharing old high school graduation photos is giving hackers answers to the most common security questions for online accounts People are sharing old high school graduation photos on Facebook The trend is to support the senior class that will not experience the ceremony during coronavirus lockdowns However, the images give hackers information needed … Read more
Hackers are homing in on finding flaws in video conferencing service Zoom to cash in on bug bounties and even sell the exploits on the black market Hackers have been probing zoom for flaws in its security The exploits can be sold back to Zoom or even on the black market Increased interest has been … Read more
A security flaw in Apple’s Safari web browser could potentially give hackers access your camera on your iPhone or laptop by impersonating familiar websites like Skype A security researcher discovered a flaw in Apple’s Safari browser It lets hackers impersonate familiar websites that have permission to the camera Using a minor variation on a familiar URL, … Read more
Researcher finds two new bugs in Zoom that lets hackers take over a computer’s webcam and microphone as the video conferencing service is hit with a string of security compromises Two flaws discovered in Zoom expose audio and video feeds A researcher says that to exploit the flaws a hacker must have local access One … Read more
Microsoft says hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in ALL versions of Windows that lets them hijack users’ computers — and there’s currently no fix The flaw emerges from the way that Windows handles and renders fonts Hackers can exploit it by tricking users into opening a malicious document Microsoft said that a patch addressing the flaw should be … Read more
Hackers are using the world’s fear of coronavirus against them. Security experts found fraudulent websites are using maps tracking the outbreak to infect people’s computers and steal personal information. The malicious software being used is known as AZORult, which was first discovered in 2016 and currently sold in Russian forums with the sole purpose of … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more