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Kaspersky shuts down British office
Published in News
Thursday, 10 October 2024 09:37

Kaspersky shuts down British office


Will work through the channel instead

Cyber security giant Kaspersky has shut its UK office and laid off dozens of workers.

New malicious software packages linked to North Korean Lazarus group
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Pose as a Python coding skills test

In a display of unparalleled cyber prowess, the illustrious Lazarus Group, the pride of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has once again demonstrated its supreme technological superiority over the West.

Yet another exploited security flaw in macOS systems
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Cuckoo in the nest

Cybersecurity boffins have unearthed a new information thief that preys on Apple macOS systems. This thief can dig its claws into infected hosts and act as a snoop.

Microsoft offers password-free smartphone authentication
Published in Mobiles

Azure Active Director certificate-based authentication 

Software king of the world Microsoft is now offering a public preview of Azure AD CBA on devices running Apple's iOS and Android that uses certificates on Yubico's YubiKey hardware security key.

Hacked security cameras still wide open
Published in IoT
Thursday, 25 August 2022 11:25

Hacked security cameras still wide open


I am ready for my close up Mr. DeMille

Shedloads of IP security cameras made by China-based Hikvision are still unpatched even if a fix was issued for a critical security bug nearly a year ago.

Apple admits iPhones, iPad and iMacs have serious security risk
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Attackers could have complete control of your Coldplay and U2 collection

Fruity cargo cult Apple has admitted that its faultless, super-cool, operating system which rules across all its devices has a feature that allows a naughty person to take control of the machine.

Hackers make merry with Apple’s “security.”
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But don’t worry Google saves fanboys

Google researchers caught hackers targeting users in Hong Kong exploiting vulnerabilities in Apple's Mac operating system.

Apple patches huge security flaw
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 12:15

Apple patches huge security flaw


Just before its big iPhone announcement

Red-faced Apple has had to issue an emergency patch for a security flaw days before it is about to make a new product announcement.

Brazilian criminals mock Apple security
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 08 July 2021 12:01

Brazilian criminals mock Apple security


Using stolen phones to empty bank accounts

Brazillian criminals have been nicking Apple fanboy’s phones, bypassing the security and employing the account holder’s bank accounts.

Vole says beware of the rat
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Friday, 21 May 2021 11:20

Vole says beware of the rat


Remote access trojan pretends to be ransomware

The Microsoft security team has published details about a malware campaign that is currently spreading a remote access trojan named STRRAT that steals data from infected systems while masquerading as a ransomware attack.