[ad_1] South Korea is one of several countries that used a comprehensive test, trace and isolate plan to dramatically reduce instances of COVID-19. Unfortunately, a New York Times report claims that one of the key pillars of its strategy, a mobile app designed to monitor at-home quarantines for people arriving in the country, was seriously […]
Category: Security
Seven Hong Kong VPN providers accused of exposing private user data
[ad_1] At least some of the information went offline, although it was visible in IoT search engine Shodan.io for 18 days. One of the providers, UFO VPN, claimed that it couldn’t lock down its data quickly due to pandemic-related staff changes. It also maintained that the logs were only used for performance monitoring and were […]
Zoom fixed a vanity URL issue that could have led to phishing attacks
[ad_1] Zoom says it has fixed a security issue that would have let hackers manipulate organizations’ custom URLs for the service and send legitimate-seeming meeting invitations. If a victim accepted the invitation and attended the meeting, the phony caller may have been able to inject malware into their device or carry out a phishing attack. […]
Microsoft is patching a dangerous Windows DNS Server exploit
[ad_1] Security researchers have discovered a serious flaw in Windows’ Domain Name System software that users must patch immediately. Sagi Tzaik from Check Point found a way to run malicious code which can be used to hijack websites, intercept emails, steal private information and take sites offline. Microsoft has already acknowledged the issue and has […]
Google Meet for Education will auto-block users who don’t log in
[ad_1] Google Meet for Education wants to prevent “zoombombing.” G Suite for Education meetings will block anonymous users by default, the company announced today. Users will have to be logged in to a Google account to join a call. This should keep trolls from crashing virtual classrooms and school meetings. As you may remember, at […]
Nigerians face US charges over online fraud worth ‘hundreds of millions’
[ad_1] US law enforcement is cracking down on a pair of alleged online fraudsters that appear to have been wildly successful. The United Arab Emirates has sent the US two Nigerian nationals, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas and Olakean Jacob Ponle, to face charges relating to large “business email compromise” scams. Abbas is accused of money laundering […]
FaceApp is cool again, and adamant it’s not a privacy minefield
[ad_1] FaceApp’s next frontier is bringing its image-editing magic to video, ideally to create live filters on top of videos. A limited version of this feature has already soft-launched on the iOS app, letting you try the old age and child-like filters free of charge. The clips are choppy and struggle to keep up if […]
Palmer Luckey’s startup will build a ‘virtual’ border wall
[ad_1] Anduril’s hardware almost looks like it belongs in orbit, rather than sitting amid desert scrub. On the ground, two wide solar panels collect energy to keep the surveillance tower running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. And at the top of a lengthy mast sit a cluster of cameras, sensors and antennae […]
US pushes Europe to reject Chinese baggage screening tech over spying fears
[ad_1] Nuctech denied the assertions, claiming that data from its devices “belong to our customer[s] only,” and “by no means” go to the Chinese government. It also rejected claims that it had dominant shares of baggage and cargo screening, and that it priced anything below cost to thwart the competition. The EU found the company […]
Another 53 iOS apps besides TikTok are grabbing clipboard data
[ad_1] Some app developers have vowed to alter their behavior. Alongside TikTok, 10% Happier and Hotel Tonight are cutting back their clipboard use. There are apps that make smart use of the clipboard, too. Pixelmator, for instance, only pulls data if there’s an image. It also won’t be surprising if there are more changes thanks […]