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Airbus Suppliers Targeted In Multiple Cyber-Attacks
Suppliers for aircraft manufacturer Airbus have reportedly been targetted by suspected Chinese hackers, in search of commercial secrets
Apple Warns iOS 13 Users About Keyboard Flaw
Apple promises fix to patch a security issue for iOS 13 users who have installed certain keyboard apps
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For IE
Emergency patch for Internet Explorer to stop attackers hijacking the web browser
‘GandCrab’ Ransomware Returns Despite Retirement Claim
New ransomware has links to GandCrab, warns SecureWorks, casting doubt on retirement claims
Mozilla Says No Plans To Make DoH Default For UK Firefox Users
Firefox users in US will get DoH privacy protection by default, but UK users will have to manually switch it on
Julian Assange Life At Risk In Prison, Claims Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange has been 'psychologically tortured' by his ongoing detention
Mac Malware Pretends To Be Share-Trading App
Newly discovered Mac malware includes copy of real share-trading app, but also steals data and carries out other malicious functions in the background
Targeted Cyber-Attacks Hit Transportation Firms
Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 finds previously unknown tools used in attacks on transportation and shipping firms in Kuwait
Google Changes Terms For Virtual Assistant Transcripts
Company to require users to reconfirm if they want to allow humans to listen to Assistant recordings, following privacy row
Huawei CFO Faces Canadian Court As US-China Row Escalates
Lawyers for detained Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou argue Canadian authorities acted illegally in arresting her at the request of the US
Microsoft President Calls For US To End Huawei Ban
US national security will not be impacted if Huawei is able to use Microsoft's OS and software, says Brad Smith
US Government Sues Edward Snowden Over Book
Former NSA whistleblower and resident of Moscow Edward Snowden is sued by US authorities
Gatwick Airport To Use Facial Recognition For Boarding
Gatwick to become first British airport to use facial recognition for passenger boarding without checks
Multiple Vulnerabilities in D-Link, Comba Routers, Warns Trustwave
D-Link and Comba slated for poor response to discovery of multiple vulnerabilities found on their routers
Google Follows Firefox Lead With Chrome DoH Test
Google confirms it will test DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Chrome 78, days after Mozilla makes Firefox announcement
Mozilla Strengthens Privacy With DoH Switch On
Another move to strengthen its privacy credentials, as Mozilla gradually switches on DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for its Firefox browser
Texas Confirms No Payment Over Ransomware Attack
Just say no. None of municipalities crippled by ransomware attack have paid the hackers, Texas confirms
Wikipedia Website Knocked Offline By DDoS Attack
Outage for Wikipedia website last week after DDoS attack on the online encyclopaedia
Symantec Consumer Division Sale To Equity Firms – Report
Private equity groups sniff around remaining consumer division of Symantec, after enterprise sale to Broadcom
Apple Hits Back At Google Over iPhone Hack Report
Fight, fight. Google security researchers overstated the level of threat to iPhone users, Apple alleges
Database Exposes 419m Facebook Users Phone Numbers
Privacy lapse after a database containing millions of Facebook users phone numbers was left unprotected online
Hacker Group Looks To Gain Control Over Vulnerable WordPress Sites
Attack that began in July takes on new form as hackers begin creating rogue administrator accounts on unpatched sites
Hackers Take Over Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Account
The account was used to broadcast offensive messages to more than four million followers following a hack of Dorsey's mobile phone number
ECB Warns Of ‘Beguiling’ Siren Call Of Facebook’s Libra
Libra cryptocurrency could undermine European Central Bank's ability to set monetary policy, and public trust in money itself, bank warns
Google Warns Of ‘Sustained Effort’ To Hack Apple iPhones
Google's Project Zero warns of a 'sustained effort' to hack iPhones over past two years, via poisoned websites
French Cyber Police Takedown Paris-based Botnet
C3N cybercrime unit, along with the FBI and Avast, take down French botnet that infected 850,000 computers
Dixons Carphone Hits Back At McAfee Lawsuit
McAfee is suing Dixons for £30 million, but British retailer says McAfee AV did not work with Windows 10S
Cyberattack Could Trigger NATO Response
NATO chief warns serious cyber strike on any NATO nation could trigger Article 5 response from the alliance
Cyber warfare, IoT hacks, and mass data gathering – the new security threats of a hyper-connected world
With 5G touted as the catalyst that will propel us into a future transformed by the Internet of Things, we spoke to Troy Hunt, Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, and the creator of the Have I Been Pwned? about the changing nature of ...