New Zealand: over a third of cyber attacks come from state-sponsored hackers
New Zealand releases its annual Cyber Threat Report detailing its work to combat state-backed hackers.
View ArticleNSA warns enterprises over TLS traffic inspection risks: do it once, and do...
US spy agency issues an alert to enterprise organizations that decrypt TLS-protected communications as part of the security strategy.
View ArticleFirefox’s Mozilla doubles its bug bounty cash rewards
But will Mozilla's top rewards be enough to attract the attention of hackers?
View ArticleGoogle matches Apple's iOS bug bounty: will pay up $1.5m for a really tough...
Google’s top payouts for Android now match Apple’s iOS top tier.
View ArticleStalker risk: Kids $30 smartwatch exposes exact location data of 5,000 users
An insecure website gives access to attackers on thousands of kids and allows them to connect to kids' watches with the same privileges as parents.
View ArticleGoogle reveals TAG researchers track 270 government-backed hacking groups
Get ready to hear a whole lot more from Google’s Threat Analysis Group, TAG.
View ArticleCash-moving giant Prosegur knocked offline by Ryuk ransomware
Spanish security firm could face large ransom demands from cyber attackers.
View ArticleUS to order every federal agency to establish own bug reporting program in 2020
Federal agencies face a tight timeline to implement vulnerability disclosure programs. But the government wants to make it easy for the public to report bugs in internet-facing government systems.
View ArticleGoogle: 80% of Android apps encrypt traffic by default
Slow progress on encrypting Android app communications, but it's finally picking up pace.
View ArticleAFP takes down website distributing malware used by domestic abusers
International law enforcement effort kills a spyware tool used by thousands of customers.
View ArticleDevelopers attacked: Two Python package trojans spread via popular PyPI website
Developers who use Python in open source projects should check they haven't downloaded these two malicious software libraries.
View ArticleUS charges Dridex banking trojan operators, offers $5m bounty
UK National Crime Agency claims it's identified the operator behind the world's worst cybercrime group.
View ArticleMicrosoft: actually IT admins are also to blame for phishing attacks working...
And Microsoft is offering new tools help admins fix their own faults.
View ArticleMicrosoft patches Win32k zero-day in second last Patch Tuesday for Windows 7
Microsoft's December Patch Tuesday brings fixes for 36 vulnerabilities, including one that's already under attack.
View ArticleMicrosoft: these are the most cunning phishing attacks we spotted in 2019
Using Google Search, 404 error phishing login pages, MitM to co-opt legit logos
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