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Below you will find our latest blog posts.Drupal Fixes “Highly Critical” Vulnerability
Administrators of websites running the Drupal content management software (CMS) are urged to take immediate action to mitigate a newly discovered a vulnerability that can lead to remote execution of PHP code under specific circumstances. [...] from...
GandCrab Ransomware Affiliates Continue to Push Decryptable Versions
GandCrab Ransomware affiliates are doing their victims a favor by screwing up and distributing a version of the ransomware that can be decrypted for free. [...] from...
Mozilla Firefox 67 to Warn About Breached Sites Using New Add-On
Firefox Monitor is a Mozilla service that has partnered with Have I been Pwned to alert users when their email address has been discovered in a data breach. In the past, Firefox Monitor was a standalone service, but starting in Firefox 67 it will now be included as an...
Twitch: How Ninja was unseated as most-subscribed streamer
How Ninja has gone from a high of 200,000 Twitch subscribers to around 30,000 in only 10 months. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-47305665
Microsoft Edge Secret Whitelist Allows Facebook to Autorun Flash
Microsoft's Edge web browser comes with a hidden whitelist file designed to allow Facebook to circumvent the built-in click-to-play security policy to autorun Flash content without having to ask for user consent. [...] from...
New Attack Kit Combines Trojans and Tools to Spread Miners, Steal Data
A new malware-powered attack kit that stitches up two Trojans and a coinminer to mine for data and Monero was observed while scanning for vulnerable machines from China, Taiwan, Italy, and Hong Kong, and spreading itself over the Internet and on local area networks....
Nestle and Epic pull YouTube ads over abuse claims
Several big firms pull ads after they appear next to sexualised comments left on children's videos. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47311482
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18342 Released With Numerous Improvements
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18342 (19H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring. This build adds numerous Windows Sandbox fixes, changes to gaming, and the ability to access WSL files in File Explorer. [...] from...
Galaxy Fold: The internet reacts to Samsung’s flexible phone
The handset-maker wows with its phone-tablet hybrid, but many struggle to get over its price. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47313049
New AI-Powered Site Generates Horrific Images of Cats
A new web site called thiscatdoesnotexist.com is using artificial intelligence to create images of cats on the fly. Due to the many variations of a cat's position, their surroundings, and the furniture in the background, many of these pictures look like they are...
Samsung reveals Galaxy Fold and S10 5G
The "luxury" foldable-screened phone can run up to three apps at once when opened up into tablet mode. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47277324
Facebook ‘failed to protect’ health data in private groups
A complaint says Facebook should have told users of their data being downloaded from private groups. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47308655
JD Finance Android App Caught Storing Screenshots With Banking Info
JD Finance apologized to the users of its Android application on Sunday after one customer found out that screenshots taken of his account on the China Merchants Bank app were being added to the cache of the JD Finance app while it was running in the background. [...]...
Could Huawei threaten the Five Eyes alliance?
Different views about the threat posed by the Chinese firm pose risks to the intelligence alliance. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47305420
Formjacking Surpasses Ransomware and Cryptojacking as Top Threat of 2018
A new year in review report from Symantec shows that formjacking accompanied by supply chain attacks were the fastest growing threats of 2018, while living-off-the-land (LotL) attacks saw a large boost in adoption from threat actors, with PowerShell scripts usage, for...
Russia bans smartphones for soldiers over social media fears
The decision comes after social media use by soldiers raised national security issues. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47302938
Windows 10 Cumulative Update Build 17134.619 Released With Fixes
Windows 10 April 2018 Update Build 17134.619 is now rolling out to the general public with a bunch of new fixes and improvements. Windows 10 KB4487029 (Build 17134.619) includes fixes for Internet Explorer and other core components. [...] from...
UK 4G ‘slower than most of EU when busy’
In a table of 77 countries, the UK ranked 35th for download speeds, a report finds. from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47305465