37% of World’s Smart Phones Could Have Been Used for Eavesdropping
A problem with Mediatek chips - which has now been addressed - meant malicious android apps could've accessed phone audio.
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Black Friday: UK Activists Kick Off Global Amazon Protests
Extinction Rebellion and Make Amazon Pay - a coalition of over 70 organizations - both have multiple demonstrations planned.
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Best Black Friday Deals for Businesses
The best offers on 2021 essentials, such as password managers, VPNs, anti-virus software and website builders.
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Over 100 Million Pieces of Malware Were Made for Windows Users in 2021
To save you getting your calculator out, that's over 300,000 pieces of malware a day - or 227 every minute.
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Worth a Shot? Google Staffers Sign Manifesto Opposing Vaccine Mandate
At least 600 Google employees have now signed a letter calling for staff to "oppose the mandate as a matter of principle".
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Microsoft to Launch “Teams Phone With Calling Plan” in January
Microsoft said the "all-in-one" communication system will help "SMBs reduce costs and simplify operations."
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Hacky Holidays: FBI Expects Ransomware Surge Over Festive Period
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned US businesses: “Threat Actors Don’t Take Holidays.”
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GoDaddy Might Have Exposed Your WordPress Account Details
GoDaddy's security chief has said the company is "sincerely sorry", as over a million accounts could be compromised.
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Big Tech Is Fighting Over Who Gets to Build a Cloud for the Pentagon
The Dept. of Defense has asked tech companies to bid for the JWCC, which will replace the JEDI contract scrapped in July.
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Hackers are Hijacking Phone Numbers to Empty Crypto Accounts
Aggrieved investors are suing their telecoms providers after falling victim to scammers using SIM-Swapping techniques.
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If You Have FatPipe VPN, Update Now: FBI Warns of Zero-Day Flaw
Hackers have been using the flaw to gain access to companies' internal networks for months.
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Your Favorite Online Store Could Be a Black Friday Cyber Trap
Thousands of websites have been compromised by 'e-skimming' attacks, with hackers intercepting customer payment information.
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Embarrassing Report Finds ‘Password’ is the Second Most-Used Password in the US
A report by NordPass shows just how poor US cybersecurity is, as the top 200 passwords can be cracked in under one second.
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US Banks Will Have 36 Hours to Report Cyberattacks, Regulators Say
As fintech gains a foothold in US banks, regulators are making sure that cybersecurity remains a priority.
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3 Biggest Security Risks to a Workforce Going Remote
The pandemic-driven shift towards remote work has highlighted threats like ransomware and mobile attacks.
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WordPress Sites Face Wave of Fake Ransomware Scams
Why bother with ransomware when you can just lie and say you did? Here's how website owners can spot the latest scam.
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Facebook Adds Features to Allow Shopping Within Groups
Users can now buy merch and products directly from a Group they're in or locate other member-recommended products.
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Survey: 41% of Managers Allow Employees to Set Their Own Hours
Plus, 27% of them say that those hours don't even need to add up to 40 per week.
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Twitter’s Finally Getting Rid of Its Widely Hated Auto-Refreshing Feed
Twitter's also recently changed the way that it displays images, so we're getting a lot of updates here.
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71% of CFOs Sped Up Digital Payment Adoption in the Pandemic
Virtual card payments are up while check and cash payments are down: Payments are officially going remote.
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An FBI Email Network Was Hacked to Send Thousands of Fake Emails
One FBI online portal left its own account verification code publicly accessible in the website's HTML code. That's bad.
