Apple forgot to sanitize the Phone Number field for lost AirTags September 30, 2021 Another bug-bounty boondoggle leads to public disclosure before the bug is fixed. https://bit.ly/3ioXsL0 Read more
Intel launches its next-generation neuromorphic processor—so, what’s that again? September 30, 2021 Intel's Loihi processors have electronics that behave a lot like neurons. https://bit.ly/3kU0UyQ Read more
PoC exploit released for Azure AD brute-force bug—here’s what to do September 30, 2021 Microsoft maintains it's not a security risk but is working toward a solution. https://bit.ly/2XZW368 Read more
Russia arrests cybersecurity expert on treason charge September 29, 2021 Ilya Sachkov is founder of Group-IB, which specializes in ransomware attack prevention. https://bit.ly/3iiU1p1 Read more
NBC demanded that YouTube TV bundle Peacock or lose access to NBC channels September 28, 2021 YouTube TV could lose NBC channels when contract expires Thursday. https://bit.ly/3ARHIr5 Read more
GM’s BrightDrop starts production of its EV600 electric delivery van September 28, 2021 The vans use GM's new Ultium battery platform and have a range of 250 miles. https://bit.ly/3CT16o1 Read more
New Azure Active Directory password brute-forcing flaw has no fix September 28, 2021 Microsoft says AD authentication responses are working as intended. https://bit.ly/39IYpsy Read more
Ford picks Kentucky and Tennessee for $11.4 billion EV investment September 27, 2021 Three battery plants and a truck factory will add 11,000 new jobs to the region. https://bit.ly/3EXCAEc Read more
Researchers use Starlink satellites to pinpoint location, similar to GPS September 27, 2021 Researchers track six satellites to get location with accuracy of eight meters. https://bit.ly/3EW7QmS Read more
Film studios sue “no logs” VPN provider for $10 million September 27, 2021 Independent movie studios are demanding $10 million in damages from LiquidVPN. https://bit.ly/3oad9t9 Read more
He escaped the Dark Web’s biggest bust. Now he’s back September 25, 2021 DeSnake apparently eluded the takedown of AlphaBay and now plans to resurrect it. https://bit.ly/3u9YtLB Read more
Three iOS 0-days revealed by researcher frustrated with Apple’s bug bounty September 24, 2021 Public disclosure comes in wake of other grumblings about Apple's bug bounty behavior. https://bit.ly/3lYshH7 Read more
Exchange/Outlook autodiscover bug exposed 100,000+ email passwords September 23, 2021 A flaw in the Autodiscover protocol can expose email passwords to third parties. https://bit.ly/39vfqXe Read more
Now the chip shortage is being exacerbated by a labor shortage September 23, 2021 Material costs are rising too, and the shortage will continue into 2022. https://bit.ly/3o1PxXC Read more
Security audit raises severe warnings on Chinese smartphone models September 22, 2021 The audit red-flagged Xiaomi and Huawei phones but gave OnePlus a pass. https://bit.ly/39rjeZH Read more
Phone calls disrupted by ongoing DDoS cyber attack on VOIP.ms September 22, 2021 Threat actors asking $4.2 million from VoIP.ms to stop DDoS attack. https://bit.ly/39sHryB Read more
Linux Foundation says companies are desperate for open source talent September 21, 2021 The 2021 survey shows 97% of hiring managers prioritizing FOSS professionals. https://bit.ly/39nunuu Read more
Ransomware victims panicked while FBI secretly held REvil decryption key September 21, 2021 Up to 1,500 companies were ensnared in the July attacks. https://bit.ly/3zpnzXT Read more
$5.9 million ransomware attack on farming co-op may cause food shortage September 21, 2021 Attack on US farming provider NEW Cooperative may disrupt the food supply chain. https://bit.ly/2VX2x51 Read more
Nation-state espionage group breaches Alaska Department of Health September 20, 2021 Fallout continues from an advanced persistent threat first detected in May 2021. https://bit.ly/3lCP3nU Read more
Epik data breach impacts 15 million users, including non-customers September 20, 2021 Scraped WHOIS data of NON-Epik customers also exposed in the 180 GB leak. https://bit.ly/39ojVCO Read more
SpaceX’s Starlink will come out of beta next month, Elon Musk says September 17, 2021 With 600,000 orders, SpaceX boosting dish production to (hopefully) meet demand. https://bit.ly/39f92TR Read more
Cryptocurrency launchpad hit by $3 million supply chain attack September 17, 2021 SushiSwap's MISO launchpad hacked via a malicious GitHub commit. https://bit.ly/3zjAM4p Read more
Telegram emerges as new dark web for cyber criminals September 17, 2021 Growing network of hackers sharing data leaks on encrypted messaging app. https://bit.ly/2XxVsso Read more
Office 2021 will be available for non-Microsoft 365 subscribers on October 5 September 16, 2021 New release won't get new features like the subscription versions of Office. https://bit.ly/39eC9Xy Read more
Travis CI flaw exposed secrets of thousands of open source projects September 14, 2021 Developers furious at Travis CI's "insanely embarrassing 'security bulletin.'" https://bit.ly/3zb6D7j Read more
Apple patches “FORCEDENTRY” zero-day exploited by Pegasus spyware September 14, 2021 Zero-click flaw has been exploited by NSO since at least February 2021. https://bit.ly/2VGP4hL Read more
Security researchers at Wiz discover another major Azure vulnerability September 14, 2021 A little-known management service handed unauthenticated attackers root access. https://bit.ly/2XoK95U Read more
Infosec researchers say Apple’s bug-bounty program needs work September 09, 2021 Apple allegedly pays less for bugs than its competitors do—and pays more slowly. https://bit.ly/3jYpdLn Read more
WhatsApp “end-to-end encrypted” messages aren’t that private after all September 08, 2021 Millions of WhatsApp messages are reviewed by both AI and human moderators. https://bit.ly/3E0simb Read more
Privacy-focused ProtonMail provided a user’s IP address to authorities September 07, 2021 Swiss courts compelled it to log and disclose a user's IP and browser fingerprint. https://bit.ly/3BRhdSI Read more
Microsoft Outlook shows real person’s contact info for IDN phishing emails September 07, 2021 IDN homograph attacks were a problem to begin with. Outlook just made 'em worse. https://bit.ly/3l0Oy6X Read more
Why ransomware hackers love a holiday weekend September 05, 2021 Looking forward to Labor Day? So are ruthless gangs of cybercriminals. https://bit.ly/3h4kYfy Read more
A brief overview of IBM’s new 7 nm Telum mainframe CPU September 02, 2021 A typical Telum-powered mainframe offers 256 cores at a base clock of 5+GHz. https://bit.ly/3DI9NTC Read more
NPM package with 3 million weekly downloads had a severe vulnerability September 02, 2021 Untrusted JavaScript config file can execute arbitrary code. https://bit.ly/3DEgS7v Read more