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Microsoft's Top 3 Cybersecurity Concerns for 2019
2019-01-03 14:18

With an operating system that's used by 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies, Microsoft closely monitors cyberattack trends. Joram Borenstein, general manager of Microsoft's Cybersecurity Solutions...

US newspapers battle ransomware
2019-01-03 13:54

On 29 December one of America's largest publishing groups, Tribune Media, found itself battling a major ransomware attack.

Google Partially Patches Flaw in Chrome for Android 3 Years After Disclosure
2019-01-03 12:48

Google has finally patched a privacy vulnerability in its Chrome web browser for Android that exposes users' device model and firmware version, eventually enabling remote attackers to identify...

Dark Overlord hackers release alleged 9/11 lawsuit documents
2019-01-03 11:56

The extortionists leaked a “small sample” of what they say are 18k classified legal documents containing 9/11 “truth” stolen from a law firm.

Google-whisperers beat reCaptcha voice challenge with 90% success rate
2019-01-03 11:08

Code's up on Github and Google's fine with that University of Maryland researchers have given Google a "welcome to 2019" gift by breaking its latest reCaptcha audio challenge.…

Warn your friends they can’t bypass Facebook with this hoax
2019-01-03 11:00

No, none of us can "bypass" Facebook's newsfeed algorithms by copy-pasting our way past them.

It's 2019, and from Beijing to Blighty folk are still worried about slurp-happy apps
2019-01-03 10:16

Developers warned not to overindulge in personal data China's Internet Society chapter has warned local internet app-makers to tone down their collection of personal information.…

Vulnerability in Chrome for Android Patched Three Years After Disclosure
2019-01-03 02:38

A vulnerabilitiy recently patched by Google in Chrome for Android was an information disclosure bug that was originally reported in 2015, but not patched until the release of Chrome 70 in October...