SonicWall Customers Targeted Using Unknown Vulnerability
A potentially serious breach was reported last week against San Francisco-based software accounting firm Codecov. Now, hackers have targeted customers of California-based network service provider SonicWall through a previously unknown vulnerability in its email security product. In a statement released, SonicWall revealed that the vulnerability had been “exploited in the wild,” implying only that hackers […]
Billions In Damages Claimed In TikTok Child Privacy Lawsuit
The popular video app TikTok and the Chinese parent company ByteDance could face billions in damages over allegations that the company illegally stole the private data of millions of European children. Anne Longfield, the former Children’s Commissioner for England and also the “litigation friend” of an anonymous 12-year-old girl leading the class action, says that […]
Google Patches Seven Security Vulnerabilities In Latest Chrome Update
Google recently released an update that includes seven security fixes including one for the zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild. The recently released version 90.0.4430.85 of the Chrome browser will be available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. In an advisory penned by Chrome technical program manager Srinivas Sista, he thanked five researchers for their contributions […]
Regulators Team Up To Break Big Tech Monopolies
Three major state regulators have signed a pact to prevent mergers that harm competition, particularly in the technology sector. Competition watchdogs such as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) are working together to support an “effective” merger regime designed to prevent […]
Fake LinkedIn Profiles Used To Steal Classified Information
The counter-intelligence service MI5 has revealed that spies may be using fake Linked In profiles to help steal classified information. MI5 says that in the last five years at least 10,000 British citizens have been approached by fake profiles linked to hostile states. It warned users who accepted such connection requests that they may have […]
Microsoft May Launch a Cloud PC Service This Summer
Microsoft may be planning to launch its rumoured cloud PC service as early as this summer. According to industry sources, Microsoft will sell the new service as a managed Microsoft 365 experience at a flat price per user. With Cloud PC, users will be able to access a Windows desktop and remotely use software such […]
Unsecured Cloud Storage Causes Eversource Energy Data Breach
Eversource, the UK’s largest energy company, warned its customers in a privacy breach notice that an unsecured cloud storage server had exposed their data including their name, address, telephone number, social security number, service address and account number. Affected users should be on the lookout for possible phishing emails claiming to be from Eversource or […]
