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Robinhood trading app hit by data breach affecting seven million
US share-trading app Robinhood has been hit by a security breach that has exposed the names or email addresses of more than seven million people. The company says the breach affected "a limited amount of personal information for a portion of our customers". And it...
Hacker steals $55 million from bZx DeFi platform
A hacker has stolen an estimated $55 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from bZx, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that allows users to borrow, loan and speculate on cryptocurrency price variations. “A bZx developer was sent a phishing email to his personal...
Why Microsoft is worried about remote working
Over the last two years, we have witnessed the world of work change dramatically as we collectively embarked on a journey that would take us from remote working at scale to a more flexible hybrid approach. But as we head towards the time of year for self-reflection...
Canon Launches MDR Security as a Service
How ubiquitous are managed detection and response (MDR) security services? The answer: Even printer companies are jumping into the market. The evidence: Canon Solutions America, the MSP and IT consulting subsidiary of Canon U.S.A, has launched Managed Detection and...
Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings
Microsoft is entering the race to build a metaverse inside Teams, just days after Facebook rebranded to Meta in a push to build virtual spaces for both consumers and businesses. Microsoft is bringing Mesh, a collaborative platform for virtual experiences, directly...
Office 365 Phishing Campaign Abuses Stolen Amazon SES Token
A surge in spearphishing emails designed to steal Office 365 credentials include some that were rigged to look like they came from major brands, including Kaspersky. According to a Kaspersky security bulletin posted Monday, two phishing kits identified as “Iamtheboss”...
Europol Captures 12 Suspects Believed to Have Used Ransomware to Attack 1,800 Victims in 71 Countries
Following a two-year investigation, Europol announced this week that it had captured 12 individuals in various criminal organizations who were “wreaking havoc across the world” by launching ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure. According to Europol, the...
Binance Halts Crypto Withdrawals Citing “Large Backlog”
Binance announced it had paused withdrawals “due to a large backlog.” Binance Freezes Withdrawals Binance has temporarily stopped customers from withdrawing their crypto assets. The leading cryptocurrency exchange announced the update in a tweet Monday, explaining...
Apple fixes security feature bypass in macOS (CVE-2021-30892)
Apple has delivered a barrage of security updates for most of its devices this week, and among the vulnerabilities fixed are CVE-2021-30892, a System Integrity Protection (SIP) bypass in macOS, and CVE-2021-30883, an iOS flaw that’s actively exploited by attackers....
What’s New in Chrome 95
Article Author: Joe Fedewa If you feel like the last Google Chrome release just happened, you’re not alone. Version 95 of the popular browser was released on October 19, 2021. This update includes improved security for payments, the ability to save Tab Groups, and...