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  • "Digital Point's Unsecured Database Exposed Records of Over 800,000 Users"
    An Elasticsearch database belonging to Digital Point, the world's largest webmaster forum and marketplace for web services, was discovered to be left online without password protection. The unprotected database contained more than 62 million records…
  • "Spyware Labeled ‘TikTok Pro’ Exploits Fears of US Ban"
    Researchers have discovered a malicious app called TikTok Pro. Threat actors are urging users via SMS and Whatsapp messages to download the latest version of Tiktok from a specific web address.  The fake TikTok  Pro app contains malware that…
  • "More IT Security in Port Terminals"
    Ports are critical infrastructures and require improved security, as attacks resulting in disruptions could significantly impact the economy. Digitalized container terminal operations, in particular, face various potential security risks. The movement of…
  • Popular Android Apps Are Rife With Cryptographic Vulnerabilities"
    Researchers at Columbia University have recently released Crylogger, an open source dynamic analysis tool that shows which Android apps contain cryptographic vulnerabilities.  The researchers used the tool to test 1780 popular Android apps from the…
  • "Verizon Engineers Work to Secure the 5G Network"
    Verizon recently released details about its efforts to secure the 5G network. According to Verizon, its network security engineers are developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) security framework to detect security anomalies…
  • "Post-COVID-19 Cybersecurity Spending Update"
    Earlier reports have suggested that the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted security budgets and spending. Organizations have held back on spending while they gain a more in-depth insight into the economic environment, as indicated by…
  • "Facebook Announces New Details on How It Will Disclose Bugs Found in Third-Party Products"
    Facebook has announced its first formal policy that addresses how it will disclose vulnerabilities found in third-party products by security researchers. This policy also covers how long Facebook will give the third-parties to respond, fix, and…
  • "Lockdown Sees Increase in Girls Applying for GCHQ Cyber Courses"
    According to the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), a British intelligence agency, there has been a significant increase in the number of young people, especially girls, applying for online cybersecurity skills courses offered by its…
  • "CISA Pushes Vulnerability Disclosure Policies"
    The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a binding operational directive (BOD) ordering federal executive branch departments and agencies to develop and publish vulnerability disclosure…
  • "Attackers Can Exploit Critical Cisco Jabber Flaw With One Message"
    Researchers with Watchcom have discovered a critical remote code-execution (RCE) flaw in the Windows version of Cisco Jabber, a video-conferencing and instant messaging application. According to these researchers, the flaw could be exploited without the…
  • "Helping Companies Prioritize Their Cybersecurity Investments"
    One of the reasons as to why cyberattacks continue to grow in frequency and sophistication is because there is a lack of information shared about how these attacks occur. Companies that experience cybersecurity incidents often refrain from reporting them…
  • "Revolutionary Quantum Breakthrough Paves Way for Safer Online Communication"
    A team of international scientists led by the University of Bristol has made a significant breakthrough in the field of quantum communication, bringing the world a step closer to having a quantum internet that could deliver impenetrable security for safe…