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  • "Hackers Sell Thousands of Zoom User Account Credentials on Dark Web"
    As more workers use the video-conferencing platform Zoom to have meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic, hackers are taking advantage of the flaws contained by the service to steal credentials. A recent investigation by researchers at IntSights revealed…
  • "Bolstering Internet Security"
    Researchers at Princeton University, in collaboration with Let's Encrypt, developed a countermeasure against website counterfeiting, which has improved security for millions of websites since it went live on February 19. The countermeasure addresses a…
  • "You Have to Consider Cybersecurity at All Points of a Cloud Migration"
    Researchers at Gartner predict that by 2021, more than 75 percent of midsize and large organizations will adopt a multi-cloud or a hybrid IT strategy.  As more organizations use cloud platforms, IT and DevOps teams face additional uncertainties…
  • "Hackers Breach San Francisco Airport Websites"
    Researchers have discovered that SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com were both hacked.  SFOConnect.com provides updates about the San Francisco Airport to passengers and travelers, and SFOConstruction.com provides information about construction…
  • "Automated Tool Can Find 100 Zoom Meeting IDs per Hour"
    Security experts developed a tool, called zWarDial, which can find nearly 100 Zoom meeting IDs in an hour. The tool can also conduct scans to gather information about more than 2,000 Zoom meetings in a single day. However, zWarDial can only find meetings…
  • "Serious Vulnerabilities Patched in Chrome, Firefox"
    Google and Mozilla recently patched a number of vulnerabilities reported by external security researchers. The security flaws ranged from low-risk to high-risk. Two of the high-risk bugs discovered by researchers could have been exploited by malicious…
  • "Future Quantum Computers May Pose Serious Security Risks to Our Communications"
    A new report released by the RAND Corporation brings further attention to the threat that future quantum computers may pose to the security of current communications systems. The quantum-mechanical properties contained by quantum computers are expected…
  • "Beware of Fake COVID-19-Themed Emails From President Trump"
    President Trump is supposed to have a final decision about whether the quarantine will be over by Easter, however malware peddlers have decided that the quarantine will be prolonged until August.  Researchers at Inky, have discovered two phishing…
  • "MIT Develops Privacy-Preserving COVID-19 Contact Tracing Inspired by Apple’s 'Find My' Feature"
    Contact tracing apps are being developed and used in some parts of the world to help stop the spread of COVID-19. A contact tracing app alerts a user when one of the people that they have shared space with is later diagnosed with COVID-19. As contact…
  • "Box Will Now Do Its Own Malware Scans on Your Files"
    The California-based cloud service provider, Box, recently announced the implementation of new anti-malware software to its current security product. Box works with more than 60 percent of Fortune 500 companies and is known for offering file-sharing and…
  • "A Cheap 3D Printer Can Trick Smartphone Fingerprint Locks"
    A new study conducted by researchers at Cisco Talos draws further attention to the possibility of defeating fingerprint scanners in smartphones and laptops. The researchers used an inexpensive ultraviolet 3D printer and fabric glue to replicate…
  • "APT Attacks Targeting Linux, Windows and Android Remained Undetected for Nearly a Decade"
    Researchers from BlackBerry have discovered 5 related APT groups, who have systematically targeted Windows systems, Linux servers, and mobile devices running Android.  These 5 APT groups have been working together, undetected for almost a decade.…