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  • "COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: 8 Privacy Questions Governments Should Ask"
    Governments, research institutions, and industry are developing contact tracing apps in efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus. A contact tracing app records when its users have shared the same space. If one of the users is then diagnosed with…
  • "Safari Bug Let Hackers Access Cameras on iPhones and Macs"
    A security researcher has released details about their discovery of security flaws in the Safari browser. According to the researcher, these flaws could have been exploited by hackers to take control of the camera and microphone on iOS and macOS devices…
  • "Saving the IoT From Botnets"
    Researchers at the Department of Information Engineering at the University of L'Aquila, Italy, have shared their research on IoT (Internet of Things) insecurity with a focus on the execution of botnet attacks on these devices. A botnet is a network of…
  • Wiper Malware Called “Coronavirus” Spreads Among Windows Victims"
    Researchers have discovered a new Windows wiper malware, which has been called Coronavirus. The malware can be delivered through malicious email attachments, file downloads, and fake applications. This malware is also a destructive trojan. The malware…
  • "Ransomware Strikes Biotech Firm Researching Possible COVID-19 Treatments"
    10x Genomics Inc., a California-based biotechnology company, recently revealed in a financial disclosure form filed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it was targeted by an attempted ransomware attack that also resulted in the theft…
  • "Hackers Are Taking Over Twitter Accounts to Advertise Face Masks"
    Many Twitter accounts were recently hacked to advertise a website, called "Masks 2 U", claiming to sell face masks, toilet paper, respirators, and thermometers, further highlighting the different ways in which hackers and scammers are leveraging the…
  • "Online Credit Card Skimmers Are Thriving During the Pandemic"
    The coronavirus outbreak has caused a surge in online shopping, and digital skimmers will take advantage of it. According to researchers at RiskIQ, web-based card-skimming attacks increased by 20% in March. Web skimming refers to the injection of…
  • "Zoom Phishers Register 2000 Domains in a Month"
    Researchers from BrandShield have found 2000 new phishing domains that have been set up over the past month, because of the surging demand for Zoom so that employees can work from home.  Since the beginning of the year, 3300 new domains have been…
  • "FBI Warns of Ongoing Kwampirs Attacks Targeting Global Industries"
    The FBI warns of a malware campaign targeting healthcare organizations and other organizations across industries, including engineering, energy, and finance. A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as Kwampirs has been used in attacks against major…
  • "Researchers Develop Faster Way to Replace Bad Data With Accurate Information"
    Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Army Research Office developed a new model to show how old or inaccurate information is disseminated in online social networks and the Internet of Things (IoT). The circulation of competing…
  • "The SOC Emergency Room Faces Malware Pandemic"
    Security professionals can learn from countries that have responded rapidly and firmly to the spread of COVID-19 to develop new ways to protect their organizations from hacking. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, security operation center (SOC) and…
  • "Millions of Guests Impacted in Marriott Data Breach, Again"
    Marriott hotels, for the second time in two years, has suffered a significant data breach.  This current breach affects approximately 5.2 million of their guests.  The attack was carried out by adversaries through a third-party software that…