South Korean data watchdog fined Microsoft and five other companies, with a combined total of US$75,000. South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission found that each company had failed to protect administrative accounts. This led to the leak of over 119,000…
According to Microsoft, Russian hackers target the upcoming US election. The company mentioned that three groups of hackers from Russia, China and Iran launched cyberattacks. They have been “targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential…
After the release last week, Microsoft decided to block the Windows 10 update on some devices. According to the company, the decision came as it admitted that there are some known issues preventing the update from being installed on some machines.
The company mentioned that…
Attackers abuse Chrome with a very dangerous malicious software. It can access sensitive information and bypass Windows security features, such as User Account Controls (UAC). The new campaign targets Windows 10 PCs with malware that can infect systems without notifying the…
The Russian hackers in the Nobelium group, who were behind the SolarWinds attack are back with a phishing attack. They struck again, according to Tom Burt, Microsoft vice president. Nobelium sent phishing emails In his post, Burt mentioned that hackers managed to gain…
Windows 10 will be ending support for Internet Explorer in 2022. The browser will retire from all Windows 10 devices. Safety systems will keep Internet Explorer alive The move will not affect devices that have long-term servicing options such as medical equipment, air…
Following the Instagram for kids project, lawmakers show their concern about Facebook’s plan. Four Democratic lawmakers ask some technical questions about the project. Senators Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal, together with Representatives Kathy Castor and Lori Trahan…
South Korean Intelligence officials warned that a cyber attack from North Korea targeted the technology behind the vaccine against COVID, developed by Pfizer. Nothing about the possibly stolen data According to Yonhap News Agency, the state intelligence agency made…
The researchers assume that the operators of the Ryuk ransomware managed to make more than $150m, in cryptocurrency. The security specialists studied the flaw of Bitcoin to the ransomware operators.
The AdvIntel company, together with the Hyas vendor came with a report which…
Trump fired Chris Kerbs, one of the senior US cybersecurity officials in the U.S. government. Kerbs was the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), since November 2018. But Donald Trump removed him from this position.
US cybersecurity…