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US accuses Russian hackers of years-long cyber espionage campaign against Western countries
US authorities have charged two hackers linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for allegedly running a years-long cyber-espionage campaign targeting government officials. The Ministry of…
Some popular mobile password managers accidentally spill user credentials due to a vulnerability in the autofill feature of Android apps. The vulnerability, called “AutoSpill,” can expose…
US Senator Warns Governments Spying on Apple and Google Users Through Push Notifications
US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) warned in a letter to the Department of Justice that unknown governments are spying on Apple and Google phone users through…
In 2015, as part of a wave of encryption of all things online, spurred on by Edward Snowden’s revelations, Facebook announced that would allow users to…
On Friday, genetic testing company 23andMe announced that hackers accessed the personal data of 0.1% of customers, or about 14,000 people. The company also said that…
Cyber attack on legal technology provider causes widespread disruption to UK law firms
CTS, a UK-based provider of managed IT services for law firms and the professional services industry, is experiencing a cyber security incident that is causing ongoing…
US access and identity management giant Okta says hackers stole data on all of its customers during a recent breach of its support systems, although it…
British Library confirms customer data stolen by hackers, with outage expected to last ‘months’
The British Library has told customers that their personal data may have been stolen during a recent ransomware attack that knocked the library’s systems and website…
Earlier this week, the quarterly results of public cybersecurity companies left us wondering why there isn’t more venture capital investing in security startups. In an environment…
Apple releases security updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, fixing two active zero days
Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs to fix two vulnerabilities that the company says are being actively exploited to hack people. The…