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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A new blockchain platform named Lygon, formed by Australian banks ANZ, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Westpac, IBM, and shopping center company Scentre...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | February 18, 2021
A study by blockchain investigations firm Chainalysis found that cybercrime gangs often switch ransomware-as-a-service suppliers as they seek better profits.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2021
Researchers have uncovered seven vulnerabilities that affect Dnsmasq, a domain name system forwarding client for *NIX-based operating systems.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2021
According to cybersecurity company Wandera's Cloud Security Report 2021, malware attacks increasingly targeted remote workers last year.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2021
Researchers at French security company NinjaLab found a vulnerability impacting chips used in Google Titan and YubiKey hardware security keys.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 19, 2021
The Defense Digital Service and HackerOne are calling on military and civilian hackers to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the U.S. Army's computer systems...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2021
Cybersecurity firm Check Point found a 45% increase in cyberattacks against the global healthcare sector since November, versus a 22% uptick against all worldwide...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 12, 2021
Software engineer Tillie Kottmann said Nissan North America's misconfiguration of a Bitbucket Git server led to the online leakage of the automaker’s source code...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2021
A newly discovered malware strain collects an infected user's Basic Service Set Identifier, in order to ascertain the location of the user and their Wi-Fi access...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2021
The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center has published guidance for farmers to help guard against cyberattacks.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | December 23, 2020
This year has forced organizations to adapt quickly to enabling employees to work from home. That's creating 'chaos with no control' - which cyber criminals are...ZDNet From ACM News | October 27, 2020
Positive Technologies' Sergey Puzankov said that outstanding issues in the Signaling System 7 protocol continue to plague the telecommunications industry as it...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2020
A new report says emerging technologies could enhance the productivity, diversity, and profitability of Australia's agricultural sector.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2020
More than $44.75 million in bounties was awarded to hackers worldwide over the past year, up 86% year-on-year, according to HackerOne.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 28, 2020
An advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of attacks against U.S. federal networks by hacker groups associated with China's...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 22, 2020
A study found just 82 of 629 commercial cybersecurity reports published in the last decade discuss threats to civil society, with the rest devoted to cybercrime...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2020
Defiant Inc. reports millions of WordPress sites have been attacked by hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the "File Manager" WordPress plugin.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2020
Security researchers at NVISO Labs discovered a malware gang is using a .NET library to create malicious Excel files.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2020