Cyber Security Today, Nov. 30, 2022 -Inflation benefits scam aimed at Canadians, a warning for Fortinet administrators and more
This episode reports on an inflation benefits scam aimed at Canadians, 13 vulnerabilities found in a Lanner baseboard management controller, a con aimed at TikTok user
Twitter puts an end to its Covid misinformation policy
Twitter announced that it will no longer enforce its long-standing Covid misinformation policy, which was designed to combat misinformation about COVID-19 on the social media platform and resulted in the suspension of over 11,000 accounts. When COVID first appeared in 2020, Twitter implemented a number of measures, including labels and warning messages on tweets containing […]
San Francisco considers arming law enforcement robots
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to allow police officers to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled, ground-based robots to kill “when there is a risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers and officers are unable to subdue the threat after using alternative force options or de-escalation tactics.” However, before becoming […]
Let’s Encrypt issues three billionth certificate
The non-profit that runs Let’s Encrypt, the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), has revealed that the open certificate authority (CA) has issued its three billionth certificate this year. Let’s Encrypt was founded in 2015 with a simple mission: to provide free X.509 certificates for Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption. As a result, the number of […]
New ransomware, Trigona spotted by Malware Hunter Team
The Malware Hunter Team claims to have discovered Trigona, a new encrypting ransomware variant. The malware appears to be a rebranded variant of an older ransomware strain. And this hacking group is unique in that they accept Monero as ransom payments. Trigona was a well-known game hosted on Chinese servers that operated under the same […]
Twitter Analytics department hit by Musk’s layoffs
After slashing the company’s payroll by $800 million and overseeing the departure of nearly half of its workforce, combined with major cuts to its infrastructure, including data centers, it is not wishful thinking to predict that many departments at Twitter will be understaffed or stretched beyond capacity. This is exactly what has happened to Twitter’s […]
Google, iHeartMedia fined for deceptive ads of Pixel 4 phone
The FTC announced that it had settled lawsuits against Google and iHeartMedia over deceptive endorsements of the Pixel 4 phone. While iHeartMedia will have to pay $400,000, Google must pay $9.4 million. In federal court, the FTC and seven states filed a lawsuit against Google and iHeartMedia. On Monday, a settlement was announced in which […]
Amazon Announces AWS Supply Chain
At its annual AWS re:Invent cloud computing conference, Amazon announced several updates, including new data and security services, AWS-designed chips, and more. Also unveiled was Amazon Security Lake, which helps enterprise clients aggregate, manage and analyze cybersecurity information from various vendors, AWS SimSpace Weaver, a fully managed compute service that helps customers build and operate […]
Musk, Spotify, and Epic Games against Apple 30% fees
Elon Musk has found allies in music streaming giant Spotify and Epic Games, creators of the popular online game Fortnite, who, like Musk, are fed up with Apple’s 30% App Store fees. Musk first chastised Apple for charging software developers a fee for in-app purchases and posted a meme implying he was willing to “go […]
Musk to prioritize end-to-end encryption, others in Twitter 2.0
Elon Musk has revealed his plans for Twitter 2.0, including longform tweets, encrypted direct messages, user-to-user payments, and other features. The plans for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages, which guarantees message secrecy using full end-to-end encryption – and code spotted in the iOS app suggests that it will use the same E2E encryption standard […]
