Academic researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have discovered a new Spectre-based flaw in several major upcoming CPU chips, but the hardware manufacturers are seemingly unfazed by the findings. As reported by BleepingComputer researchers from the Systems and Network Security ...
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US indicts alleged Russian hackers for years-long cyber espionage campaign against Western countries
GoodayfriendsU.S. authorities have indicted two hackers linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for allegedly carrying out a years-long cyber espionage campaign targeting government officials. The Department of Justice alleged on Thursday that Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, an officer with the ...
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Opal Security, which helps companies manage access and identities, raises $22M
GoodayfriendsVC investment trends in the cybersecurity market suggest a sector in decline — at least within the context of recent months. According to Crunchbase, cybersecurity deal count fell during Q3 to 153 deals from 181 in Q2. In a more ...
Posted in Android, Cybersecurity, Exclusive, password manager, Security
Your mobile password manager might be exposing your credentials
GoodayfriendsA number of popular mobile password managers are inadvertently spilling user credentials due to a vulnerability in the autofill functionality of Android apps. The vulnerability, dubbed “AutoSpill,” can expose users’ saved credentials from mobile password managers by circumventing Android’s secure ...
Thousands of victims hit in attack on chocolate maker Hershey
GoodayfriendsThe Hershey Company suffered a major data breach in which people’s payment data and personally identifiable information (PII) were both taken. The famous chocolate maker has filed a notification with the Maine Attorney General’s office, stating that in early September, ...
Used by only a few nerds, Facebook kills PGP-encrypted emails
GoodayfriendsIn 2015, as part of the wave of encrypting all the things on the internet, encouraged by the Edward Snowden revelations, Facebook announced that it would allow users to receive encrypted emails from the company. Even at the time, this ...
Posted in 23andMe, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, data breach, hackers, hacking, Security
23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users
GoodayfriendsOn Friday, genetic testing company 23andMe announced that hackers accessed the personal data of 0.1% of customers, or about 14,000 individuals. The company also said that by accessing those accounts, hackers were also able to access “a significant number of ...
Posted in Cybersecurity, funding, Security, startup, Startups
ArmorCode raises $40M to consolidate security data in one place
GoodayfriendsArmorCode, a cybersecurity platform that gathers vulnerability data from connected apps and software infrastructure, consolidating the data into a single location and standardizing it for analysis, has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by HighlandX with participation ...
Posted in 23andMe, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, data breach, hackers, hacking, Leak, Passwords, Security
23andMe says hackers accessed ‘significant number’ of files about users’ ancestry
GoodayfriendsGenetic testing company 23andMe announced on Friday that hackers accessed around 14,000 customer accounts in the company’s recent data breach. In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published Friday, the company said that, based on its ...
Posted in Apple, cyberattack, Google, government spyware, malware, mobile spyware, Security
Apple releases security updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, fixing two actively exploited zero-days
GoodayfriendsApple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs to patch against two vulnerabilities, which the company says are being actively exploited to hack people. The technology giant rolled out new software updates, iOS and iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS ...