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D-Link, IoT Devices Under Attack By Tor-Based Gafgyt Variant
A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet – that’s actively targeting vulnerable D-Link and Internet of Things devices – is the first variant of the malware to rely on Tor communications, researchers say. Researchers have discovered what they say is the first variant of the...
Microsoft Teams update could soon give you a whole new view on your calls
New view switcher feature provides a different outlook on Microsoft Teams (Image credit: Microsoft) Users of Microsoft Teams might be able to get a new outlook on their video conferencing calls thanks to a new feature for the platform. The view switcher tool will...
Phishing Attack Uses Fake Google reCAPTCHA
A Microsoft-themed phishing campaign is using phony Google reCAPTCHA in an attempt to steal credentials from senior employees of various organizations, a new report by security firm Zscaler says. The company says it prevented more than 2,500 phishing emails tied to...
Hackers access surveillance cameras at Tesla, Cloudflare, banks, more
Hackers gained access to live surveillance cameras installed at Tesla, Equinox, healthcare clinics, jails, and banks, including the Bank of Utah. In addition to images captured from the cameras, the hacker also shared screenshots of their ability to gain root shell...
Cloud-based email threats capitalising on chaos of COVID-19
Cloud-based email threats are capitalising on the chaos of COVID-19, according to Trend Micro. The cloud security firm says it blocked 16.7 million high-risk email threats that slipped past webmail providers' native filters, an increase of nearly a third on 2019...
The iMac Pro has been discontinued
Apple will no longer sell the iMac Pro after current supplies run out, the company has confirmed. In the past few days, online Apple Store customers noticed that the iMac Pro's usual plethora of configuration options had been significantly stripped down. The online...
Cyberattack shuts down online learning at 15 UK schools
15 schools in the United Kingdom have been unable to provide online learning due to a cyberattack. The schools, based in Nottinghamshire, belong to the Nova Education Trust co-operative. On Wednesday 3rd March, as reported by local publication NottinghamshireLive,...
Unpatched QNAP devices are being hacked to mine cryptocurrency
Unpatched network-attached storage (NAS) devices are targeted in ongoing attacks where the attackers try to take them over and install cryptominer malware to mine for cryptocurrency. The threat actors exploit two pre-auth remote command execution (RCE) vulnerabilities...
Google Will Launch HTTPS First Approach With URLs From Chrome 90
After advocating for years for the HTTPS adaptation, Google has now taken another step. In future Chrome releases, Google will launch the HTTPS First approach by default. This will compel the websites to adopt HTTPS by redirecting HTTP traffic. Chrome HTTPS First With...
Microsoft unveils new cloud platforms focused on industry
In an effort to help businesses innovate as part of their digital transformation efforts, Microsoft has announced three new industry-specific cloud offerings for Azure in the form of Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing and...