Phishing False Alarm
A very security-conscious company was hit with a (presumed) massive state-actor phishing attack with gift cards, and everyone rallied to combat it—until […]
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159-CVE January Patch Tuesday smashes single-month record
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Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates
Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day” weaknesses that are […]
Microsoft Takes Legal Action Against AI “Hacking as a Service” Scheme
Not sure this will matter in the end, but it’s a positive move: Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a “hacking-as-a-service” […]
Friday Squid Blogging: Cotton-and-Squid-Bone Sponge
News: A sponge made of cotton and squid bone that has absorbed about 99.9% of microplastics in water samples in China could […]
Apps That Are Spying on Your Location
404 Media is reporting on all the apps that are spying on your location, based on a hack of the location data […]
Zero-Day Vulnerability in Ivanti VPN
It’s being actively exploited. ————— Free Unlimited, Encrypted, Anti Snoop & Ad Free Email Boost Aviation Internet Speeds – Cuts tracking and […]
A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution that they will never reach out […]
US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks
From the Washington Post: The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon […]
Privacy of Photos.app’s Enhanced Visual Search
Initial speculation about a new Apple feature. ————— Free Unlimited, Encrypted, Anti Snoop & Ad Free Email Boost Aviation Internet Speeds – […]