Day: August 24, 2020

Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome Browser Code Execution Bug

The high-severity flaw, which was patched in the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser, could allow code execution. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Foxconn, Other Asian Firms Consider Mexico Factories As China Risks Grow

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the U.S.-China trade war and coronavirus pandemic prompt firms to reexamine global supply chains. The plans could usher in billions of dollars in badly…


CISA Releases 5G Security Guidelines

The new document defines lines of effort for developing security for the growing 5G network. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Apple will reportedly reopen US stores that closed amid rise in COVID-19 cases – CNET

Some stores will open as soon as the end of August, according to Bloomberg. …read more Source:: CNet


Attackers Use Unicode & HTML to Bypass Email Security Tools

Researchers spot cybercriminals using new techniques to help malicious phishing emails slip past detection tools. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Apple Apologizes To WordPress, Won’t Force the Free App To Add Purchases After All

NoMoreACs shares a report: On Friday, the internet erupted in a small way to learn that Apple had successfully forced WordPress to monetize its free app — forcing it to sell premium plans and custom domain names seemingly just so that Apple could get its traditional 30 percent cut. But one afternoon and evening of…


Palo Alto Networks to acquire incident response firm Crypsis Group for $265M

Meanwhile, the cybersecurity firm posted better-than-expected Q4 results, thanks in part to work-from-home tailwinds. …read more Source:: ZDNet


This’ll upset the Apple cart: 1,200 iOS apps downloaded 300 million times a month include ‘ad fraud’ code

Synk accuses China-based Mintegral of distributing malicious SDK Video For over a year, a widely used code library from Chinese mobile ad biz Mintegral is alleged to have been covertly capturing data about app users’ online interactions to steal ad revenue.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


A Tiny Space Rock Holds Clues About the Evolution of Life

Back in 2012, a team of Japanese and Belgian researchers in Antarctica found a golf ball-sized space rock resting in the snow. Now, NASA astronauts have had a chance to study a piece of that meteorite, Asuka 12236, and they say it may hold new clues about the development of life. From a report: Inside…


The Neato D7 laser guided robot vacuum is selling for its lowest price ever – CNET

Get one of CNET’s favorite automatic floor cleaners for $500. …read more Source:: CNet