Day: March 5, 2021

Microsoft Exchange Server Exploits Hit Retail, Government, Education

Mandiant researchers identify a range of victims affected in attacks targeting newly reported Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities. …read more Source:: DarkReading


China’s ‘Sharp Eyes’ Program Aims To Surveil 100% of Public Space

schwit1 shares a report: One of China’s largest and most pervasive surveillance networks got its start in a small county about seven hours north of Shanghai. In 2013, the local government in Pingyi County began installing tens of thousands of security cameras across urban and rural areas — more than 28,500 in total by 2016….


EFF urges Google to ground its FLoC: ‘Pro-privacy’ third-party cookie replacement not actually great for privacy

‘That is not the world we want, nor the one users deserve’ With the arrival of Google Chrome v89 on Tuesday, Google is preparing to test a technology called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, that it hopes will replace increasingly shunned, privacy-denying third-party cookies.… …read more Source:: Register


Some Xbox controllers are failing to respond to button presses – CNET

Microsoft acknowledges that Series X controllers may suffer from responsiveness problems. …read more Source:: CNet


U.S. DoD Weapons Programs Lack ‘Key’ Cybersecurity Measures

The lack of cybersecurity requirements in weapons contracts from the Department of Defense opens the door for dangerous cyberattacks. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Samsung and Mastercard To Pilot Biometric Payments Card in South Korea

Samsung Electronics and Mastercard have partnered to pilot a biometric card that uses a built-in fingerprint sensor to authorise in-store transactions. From a report: The partnership, confirmed through a memorandum of understanding, will see the companies develop a card using Samsung’s System LSI Business’ new security chipset, which Samsung claimed has integrated “key discrete chips”…


Microsoft Adopted an ‘Aggressive’ Strategy for Sharing SolarWinds Attack Intel

Rob Lefferts, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365 Security in Security and Compliance, explains the company’s approach to keeping its customers and the industry apprised and updated on its findings from the now-infamous attack. …read more Source:: DarkReading


WordPress Injection Anchors Widespread Malware Campaign

Website admins should patch all plugins, WordPress itself and back-end servers as soon as possible. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Why the mainframe is alive and thriving

Mainframes are still going strong after 70 years. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Massive Supply-Chain Cyberattack Breaches Several Airlines

The cyberattack on SITA, a nearly ubiquitous airline service provider, has compromised frequent-flyer data across many carriers. …read more Source:: Threatpost