UK spy agency GCHQ has admitted it is losing the cybersecurity battle on a national level, despite throwing money at the problem. Alex Dewedney, director … Failed On Cybersecurity Despite £1bn SpendRead more
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UEFI images that could be used for malware transport
Russian security firm Kaspersky claims to have found a number of suspicious UEFI images, based on the leaked source code of the Italian firm Hacking … UEFI images that could be used for malware transportRead more
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Hack of U.S. Gov’t Data Impacted 21.5 Million
The Obama administration has acknowledged a breach of government computer systems was far worse than they initially disclosed. Hackers stole information including fingerprints and Social … Hack of U.S. Gov’t Data Impacted 21.5 MillionRead more
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LinkedIn sued over allegation it secretly reads Apple users’ clipboard content
Microsoft Corp’s LinkedIn was sued by a New York-based iPhone user on Friday for allegedly reading and diverting users’ sensitive content from Apple Inc’s Universal … LinkedIn sued over allegation it secretly reads Apple users’ clipboard contentRead more
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The next generation of hackers may target your medical implants
Implantable medical device (IMD) are extremely vulnerable to hacking. These are devices like pacemakers, neurostimulators, and cochlear implants used to restore hearing. As these grew … The next generation of hackers may target your medical implantsRead more
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New flaw in Intel chips lets attackers slip their own data into secure enclave
A new flaw in Intel chips threatens to allow attackers to not just view privileged information passing through the system but potentially also insert new … New flaw in Intel chips lets attackers slip their own data into secure enclaveRead more
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Intel chipsets have another security issue, this time it’s ‘unfixable’
Researchers have uncovered a fun new vulnerability in Intel processors, and this one has a claim attached that it’s not possible to fix it.Sound familiar? … Intel chipsets have another security issue, this time it’s ‘unfixable’Read more
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Intel chips have two more vulnerabilities
More vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs have been made public. There is a lot of major security problems to go through with Spectre and Meltdown, Foreshadow … Intel chips have two more vulnerabilitiesRead more
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India Says Nuclear Power Plant Was Affected by Computer Malware
Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd., the country’s monopoly atomic power producer, said malware infected a computer network used for administrative functions at one of … India Says Nuclear Power Plant Was Affected by Computer MalwareRead more