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  • "NATO, Ukraine Sign Deal to 'Deepen' Cyber Cooperation"
    NATO on Monday agreed to bolster its cyber support for Ukraine after a cyberattack against Kyiv heightened tensions amid fears that Russia could be plotting an invasion of Ukraine.  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that experts from…
  • "Zoho Patches Critical Vulnerability in Endpoint Management Solutions"
    Zoho Corp has released patches for a critical vulnerability affecting Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP, the endpoint management solutions from ManageEngine.  Tracked as CVE-2021-44757 and rated critical severity, the newly addressed security…
  • "Safari 15 Bug Can Leak Your Recent Browsing Activity and Personal Identifiers"
    Researchers at the browser fingerprinting and fraud detection service, FingerprintJS, discovered a vulnerability in Apple's implementation of IndexedDB in Safari 15 that can leak a user's browsing activity and reveal some of the user's personal…
  • "UTSA Researcher Part of Team Protecting EV Charging Stations From Cyberattacks"
    The need for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and Internet-based managing systems grows as the number of electric cars on the road increases. However, these managing systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks. A team of researchers from the UTSA Cyber…
  • "Many Users Don't Know How to Protect Their Broadband Wi-Fi Routers"
    Broadband Genie surveyed 1,320 broadband users, finding that many of them do not take basic security precautions to protect themselves from online threats. Findings of the survey revealed that 88 percent have never updated their router firmware, and 84…
  • "Personal Information Compromised in Goodwill Website Hack"
    Nonprofit organization Goodwill has started notifying users of its ShopGoodwill.com e-commerce platform that their personal information was compromised due to a cybersecurity breach.  The company has informed users that an “unauthorized third party…
  • "Flaw Found in Biometric ID Devices"
    Security researchers at Positive Technologies have discovered a critical vulnerability in more than ten devices that use biometric identification to control access to protected areas.  The flaw can be exploited to unlock doors and open turnstiles,…
  • "New Vulnerabilities Highlight Risks of Trust in Public Cloud"
    Amazon Web Services (AWS) has fixed two vulnerabilities contained by its core services. According to Orca Security, the exploitation of one of the flaws could have allowed any user to access and take over any company's infrastructure. Although the…
  • "DoD Launches University Consortium for Cybersecurity"
    The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched the DoD University Consortium for Cybersecurity (UC2), which aims to foster better communication between the Secretary of Defense and academia, and meet a requirement set by the 2020 National Authorization Act…
  • "Modelling the Spread of Viruses"
    A new study published in the International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research explores a new path for the propagation of viruses in a computer network. Anis Rezgui of Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie and Carthage University in Tunisia…
  • "Phishers Take Over FIFA 22 Accounts"
    Cybercriminals are using social engineering attacks to take over accounts belonging to players of the Electronic Arts video game FIFA 22.  While the gaming giant’s investigation into the attacks remains ongoing, Electronics Arts estimates that fewer…
  • "Ukraine’s Official Websites Hit by Massive Cyberattack Amid High Tensions With Russia"
    Unknown hackers launched a cyberattack on Ukrainian government websites early Friday, blocking access and warning internet users to “expect the worst.” Officials say it is too early to tell who was behind the attacks.  Viktor Zhora, deputy head of…