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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...

Hacker cyber-gang: Give us cyber-cash for cyber-cache of 18,000 stolen Sept 11th insurance docs
2019-01-03 00:20

Law firm computers raided, siphoned of info – and companies can pay to redact files, it is claimed The hackers who claim to have breached a British insurer last year say their cache of pilfered...

Detailed: How Russian government's Fancy Bear UEFI rootkit sneaks onto Windows PCs
2019-01-02 23:13

ESET sheds new light on 'Lojax' firmware infection ESET eggheads have shed more light on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) rootkit being used by the Kremlin's Fancy Bear hacking crew.…

Website security paradox: What's a small business to do?
2019-01-02 21:34

Small-business owners are considering whether to spend hard-earned money on historically less than effective cybersecurity and what it means if they don't. A security expert at GoDaddy weighs in.

HHS Publishes Guide to Cybersecurity Best Practices
2019-01-02 20:33

Four-Volume Publication Designed for Healthcare Organizations of All SizesWith the aim of helping healthcare entities of all sizes improve their cybersecurity, the Department of Health and Human...