Cyber Security Today, June 17, 2022 – Ransomware could hit Microsoft 365 files, a warning to web developers and more
This episode reports on a way ransomware could hit Microsoft 365 files in SharePoint and OneDrive, and a warning to web developers using the Telerik U
Facebook Phishing Scam Hits Millions Of Users
Millions of Facebook users have been duped by a phishing message on Facebook Messenger. The scam involves a fake Facebook login page that asks users to enter their Facebook credentials. After a victim has been tricked into clicking “Login,” these credentials are sent to the attacker’s server. Afterwards, “in a likely automated fashion,” the attacker […]
Nothing Phone (1)’s Transparent Design Hailed By Analysts
London-based startup Nothing Phone (1) has teased some images of its very first smartphone in a private showcase in Switzerland, displaying its signature transparent design in full view. The see-through nature of Nothing’s first product, the Ear (1), is also the same design philosophy that can be seen in the Phone (1). In reality, smartphones […]
Newly Discovered Office 365 Flaw Potentially Dangerous
Security firm Proofpoint has detected a “potentially dangerous piece of functionality” in Microsoft Office 365 that enables ransomware to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive and makes them unrecoverable without backups or a decryption key from the hacker. Ransomware attacks typically target data across endpoints or network drives. SharePoint and OneDrive are two of […]
Firefox Bans Cross-Site Tracking By Default
Mozilla is now shielding all Firefox users by default from cross-site tracking while browsing the Web. Beginning Thursday, Mozilla has enabled its Total Cookie Protection set of privacy enhancements for all Firefox users anywhere in the world. Total Cookie Protection requires all websites to have their cookies in separate “jars,” thus preventing attempts to track […]
