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Security Camera Firm Arlo Zaps High-Severity Bugs
2019-07-02 21:23

Bugs in Arlo Technologies’ equipment allow a local attacker to take control of Alro wireless home video security cameras.

IBM Patches Critical, High-Severity Flaws in Spectrum Protect
2019-07-02 20:28

IBM has disclosed multiple critical and high-severity flaws across an array of products, the most severe of which exist in its IBM Spectrum Protect tool.

We are shocked to learn that China, an oppressive surveillance state, puts spyware on foreigners' phones
2019-07-02 19:55

Border police accused of loading visitors' mobiles up with snoop app in Muslim area Authorities in a tumultuous region of China have been accused of loading spyware onto the phones of people visiting.…

Top 5 things to know about Europe's SCA rules
2019-07-02 19:53

Europe's Strong Customer Authentication compliance regulations go into effect in September 2019. Tom Merritt explains five things you need to know to get ready for SCA.

Huawei Remains Blocked From US 5G: White House Trade Advisor
2019-07-02 19:07

China's telecoms giant Huawei remains barred from the development of 5G wireless networks in the United States, a senior White House trade advisor said Tuesday. "US policy on Huawei with respect...

Adware Gathers 9 Million Downloads in Google Play
2019-07-02 18:59

A recently identified adware campaign has gathered over 9 million downloads via 111 infected applications distributed through Google Play, Trend Micro’s security researchers reveal. read more

Health Data Breach Tally: A Mid-Year Update
2019-07-02 18:48

What Trends Does the Breach List Reveal So Far in 2019?With half of 2019 in the rear-view mirror, what are the emerging healthcare data breach trends so far this year? Hacker/IT incidents continue...

Americans Want to Protect Their Information, but Don't Know How: Survey
2019-07-02 18:40

Americans are keen on security, but do not necessarily understand it. This is the conclusion of a new survey of 1,300 Americans undertaken by YouGov, which basically suggests that attitudes...

Google July Android Security Bulletin Fixes 3 Critical RCE Bugs
2019-07-02 17:50

Google fixed several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its Android operating system.

Threat Actor Targets Libyans with Malware via Facebook
2019-07-02 16:54

A threat group has been targeting mobile and desktop users in Libya with malware through Facebook pages, Check Point has discovered. read more