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OneSpan appoints Garry Capers to its Board of Directors
2021-04-12 22:30

OneSpan announced its Board of Directors has appointed Garry Capers as a new independent director, effective April 6, 2021. Mr. Capers has also been named as a member of the Board's Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Finance and Strategy Committee.

ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numbers of 21M Users
2021-04-12 22:18

The stolen data includes customer email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, license plate numbers, hashed passwords and mailing addresses. Gemini shared a new sales thread on a Russian-language crime forum that included my ParkMobile account information in the accompanying screenshot of the stolen data.

Joker Android Trojan Lands in Huawei AppGallery App Store
2021-04-12 22:18

Ten variants of the Joker Android Trojan managed to slip into the Huawei AppGallery app store and were downloaded by more than 538,000 users, according to new data from Russian anti-malware vendor Doctor Web. Also known as Bread, the Joker Trojan was first observed in 2017 when it was originally focused on SMS fraud.

Jerry Raphael joins Axonius as CFO
2021-04-12 22:15

Axonius announced that Jerry Raphael has joined the executive team as chief financial officer. Raphael is passionate about building strong teams that help support and drive rapid company growth.

Why adding neurodiversity to cybersecurity teams is a win-win for companies and employees
2021-04-12 22:12

SAP and IBM have changed the hiring and onboarding process to open up more jobs to non-traditional candidates.

User personas and DaaS could solve some security challenges of remote work
2021-04-12 21:32

Use cases can make life easier for IT departments managing connectivity and access for thousands of home offices.

Windows 10 is getting a 'Windows Tools' control panel for power users
2021-04-12 21:07

In future versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has removed the venerable 'Administrative Tools' and added a new 'Windows Tools' control panel with almost double the number of tools promoted within it. As part of this addition, Microsoft took shortcuts previously located in Start Menu folders such as the 'Windows System', 'Windows Accessories', and 'Windows PowerShell' and moved them into the new Windows Tools control panel.

CS:GO, Valve Source games vulnerable to hacking using Steam invites
2021-04-12 20:44

A group of security researchers known as the Secret Club took to Twitter to report a remote code execution bug in the Source 3D game engine developed by Valve and used for building games with tens of millions of unique players. Exceptions are games built with Source 2 or those that run a modified version of the Source engine, like Titanfall.

1.3M Clubhouse Users’ Data Dumped in Hacker Forum for Free
2021-04-12 20:18

An SQL file containing the personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users has been posted in a hacker forum for free. The CyberNews team added that the SQL file posted in the hacker forum only has Clubhouse-related information and doesn't include "Sensitive data like credit-card details or legal documents."

Man Arrested for AWS Bomb Plot
2021-04-12 20:01

Seth Aaron Pendley was arrested in Ft. Worth after allegedly attempting to get an explosive device from an undercover FBI employee in a sting. The feds were alerted to Pendley after a concerned citizen contacted them on Jan. 8 about posts from Pendley on MyMilitia.com, a forum dedicated to organizing militia groups.