WhatsApp Discloses 6 Bugs via Dedicated Security Site
The company also committed to more transparency about app flaws, with an advisory page aimed at keeping the community better informed of security vulnerabilities.
Digital Education: The cyberrisks of the online classroom
This past spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, online learning became the new norm as universities and classrooms around the world were forced to close their doors. By April 29, 2020, more than 1.2 billion children across 186 countries were impacted by school closures. Shortly after schools began to transition to emergency remote learning,…
Attackers Can Exploit Critical Cisco Jabber Flaw With One Message
An attacker can execute remote code with no user interaction, thanks to CVE-2020-3495.
Google Ups Product-Abuse Bug Bounties
The top award for flaws that allow cybercriminals to abuse legitimate services has increased by 166 percent.
Python-based Spy RAT Emerges to Target FinTech
The Evilnum APT has added the RAT to its arsenal as part of a big change-up in its TTPs.
NSA Mass Surveillance Program Illegal, U.S. Court Rules
The NSA argued its mass surveillance program stopped terrorist attacks – but a new U.S. court ruling found that this is not, and may have even been unconstitutional.
IT threat evolution Q2 2020. Mobile statistics
IT threat evolution Q2 2020. ReviewIT threat evolution Q2 2020. PC statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, the second quarter saw: 1,245,894 detected malicious installers, of which 38,951 packages were related to mobile banking…
IT threat evolution Q2 2020. PC statistics
IT threat evolution Q2 2020. ReviewIT threat evolution Q2 2020. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2: Kaspersky solutions blocked 899,744,810 attacks launched from online resources in 191 countries across the globe.…
IT threat evolution Q2 2020
IT threat evolution Q2 2020. PC statisticsIT threat evolution Q2 2020. Mobile statistics Targeted attacks PhantomLance: hiding in plain sight In April, we reported the results of our investigation into a mobile spyware campaign that we call ‘PhantomLance’. The campaign involved a backdoor Trojan that the attackers distributed via dozens of apps in Google Play…
U.S. Agencies Must Adopt Vulnerability-Disclosure Policies by March 2021
U.S. agencies must implement vulnerability-disclosure policies by March 2021, according to a new CISA mandate.