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Fortnite hackers making a fortune from reselling stolen accounts
2018-12-21 10:36

Teenage hackers have been making thousands of pounds selling stolen accounts for popular online game Fortnite, it emerged this week.

Nagging text messages can help you to quit smoking
2018-12-21 10:36

Does nicotine have you in its addictive grip? Chinese researchers have found that you might be helped with an SMS-based intervention.

Apple spams users with unwanted ‘Carpool Karaoke’ push notifications
2018-12-21 10:29

It's U2 déjà vu: Apple's yet again shoving stuff at users without their say-so. This time, it's via the TV app, to some iOS users.

FBI Seizes 15 DDoS-For-Hire Websites, 3 Operators Charged
2018-12-21 09:03

The FBI just saved the Christmas. The U.S. Justice Department announced earlier today that the FBI has seized domains of 15 "DDoS-for-hire" websites and charged three individuals running some of...

US Indicts Two Chinese Government Hackers Over Global Hacking Campaign
2018-12-21 07:48

The US Department of Justice on Thursday charged two Chinese hackers associated with the Chinese government for hacking numerous companies and government agencies in a dozen countries. The Chinese...

'Five Eyes' Nations Blame China for APT10 Attacks
2018-12-21 07:24

The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand officially blamed China on Thursday for the cyberattacks launched by a threat group known as APT10 against organizations around...

Cisco Patches Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Adaptive Security Appliance
2018-12-21 05:59

A vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an attacker to retrieve files or replace software images on a device.  read more

2018 ain't done yet... Amazon sent Alexa recordings of man and girlfriend to stranger
2018-12-20 23:20

Just human error, internet giant shrugs after GDPR request went wrong. No sh!t, Sherlock A German man was very confused when he received, at his request, all the information that Amazon possessed on him.…

2019 IoT Security Outlook
2018-12-20 22:33

DigiCert just conducted a global study of how organizations across sectors are approaching IoT security. What are some of the best practices of the organizations that emphasize securing connected...

Update now! Microsoft patches another zero-day flaw
2018-12-20 21:52

Microsoft has released an emergency patch for a remote code execution (RCE) zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer’s Jscript scripting engine affecting all versions of Windows, including Windows 10.