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A Speed Bump on the Road to 5G?
The impact of the coronavirus lockdown on the buildout of 5G networks appears to have been minimal.
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BadPower Attack Corrupts Fast Chargers to Melt or Set Your Device on Fire
Chinese security researchers from Tencent's Xuanwu Lab said they can corrupt the firmware of fast chargers to cause damage to the items they charge. The BadPower...
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Phishing Attacks: This Sophisticated Group Has Been Operating Undiscovered for at Least a Year
Cybersecurity researchers found a new phishing group targeting large companies worldwide, which may have been operating undiscovered for over a year.
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São Paulo Subway Facial Recognition System Slammed Over User Data Security, Privacy
Consumer rights groups say the agency operating the subway system in São Paulo, Brazil, has not shown that a new facial recognition technology platform protects...
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Windows 10 2004 Update Block Confusion: 'Your PC Settings Aren't Supported'
Hardware drivers still appear to be causing havoc for users trying to upgrade to Windows 10 version 2004.
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Singapore Issues Covid-19 Contact Tracing Wearables to 'Vulnerable Seniors'
Covid-19 contact tracing wearables are being issued to Singapore's "most vulnerable seniors," who are not digitally connected and at higher risk of catching the...
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Microsoft Releases Emergency Security Update to Fix Two Bugs in Windows Codecs
Security updates have been silently deployed to customers on Tuesday through the Windows Store app.
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Lucifer: Devilish Malware That Abuses Critical Vulnerabilities on Windows Machines
Researchers discovered a new variant of a powerful cryptojacking and DDoS-based malware, called Lucifer, which infects Windows machines by exploiting their vulnerabilities...
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Windows 10 Critical Process Failure: Microsoft Admits June Updates are Triggering Reboots
Forced reboots are affecting some machines running Windows 10 version 1809 and above.
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KingMiner Botnet Brute-Forces MSSQL Databases to Install Cryptocurrency Miner
U.K. cybersecurity firm Sophos is advising MSSQL database owners to fortify their servers against botnet-orchestrated brute-force attacks.
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Kaiji Malware Targets IoT Devices Via SSH Brute-Force Attacks
Researchers have discovered a new strain of malware built to infect Linux-based servers and smart Internet of Things devices.
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Supercomputers Hacked Across Europe to Mine Cryptocurrency
Hackers have compromised multiple supercomputers in the U.K., Germany, Switzerland, and possibly Spain with cryptocurrency-mining malware.
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Cybersecurity Staff Are Being Transferred to IT Support, Adding to the Risk of Data Breaches
Nearly half of 256 cybersecurity professionals polled reported having been reassigned to general IT tasks, due to the global COVID-19 outbreak.
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Academics Steal Data From Air-Gapped Systems Using PC Fan Vibrations
Academics have developed a technique for stealing data from air-gapped systems by manipulating the vibrations of the fans inside computers.
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Docker Servers Targeted by Kinsing Malware Campaign
Over the past few months, a malware campaign has been scanning the Internet for Docker servers running API ports exposed without a password.
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Hacker Group Is Eavesdropping on Corporate Email, FTP Traffic
The Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 reports that a hacker group has been eavesdropping on corporate networks since at least early December.
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Crypto-Mining Botnet Has Been Hijacking MSSQL Servers for Almost Two Years
A malware botnet has been launching brute-force attacks against Microsoft SQL databases for nearly two years.
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COVID-19 Malware Will Wipe Your PC, Rewrite MBR
ZDNet has identified five COVID-19-themed malware strains that can wipe an infected PC's files or rewrite its master boot record (MBR).
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Bugs in Open Source Software Hit a Record High
The number of open source software vulnerabilities identified rose from 4,100 last year to 6,100 this year, according to security firm WhiteSource.
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Modern RAM Still Vulnerable to Rowhammer Attacks
Extensive mitigations deployed during the last six years have failed to eliminate modern random-access memory (RAM) cards' vulnerability to Rowhammer exploits. ...
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Hacking Victims Are Uncovering Cyberattacks Faster; GDPR Is the Reason Why
GDPR has been linked to quicker cyberattack discovery times in the European Union.12