Cyberattackers have used a bogus mobile device management (MDM) system to target a small – but presumably high-value – set of iPhones in India in a cyberespionage campaign that has some unusual hallmarks. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Single-socket job wakes up and smells the Coffee Lake Intel has done a bit of Xeon processor range in-filling, and brought its single-socket Kaby-Lake-based entry-level E3 workstation family up to date.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Addressing a growing concern by privacy advocates and users alike over the usage of facial recognition by government bodies, Microsoft urged the US government on Friday to start thinking about what limits should be set on the use of such technologies. From a report: In a blog post, Microsoft also said it is consulting with…

Security researchers have been working in overdrive examining processors for issues – and they haven’t come up empty-handed. …read more Source:: DarkReading

All it took was an extra $400 million. …read more Source:: CNet

HackerOne’s 2018 Hacker-Powered Security Report showed that the average award for critical vulnerabilities has increased. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Special counsel Robert Mueller has obtained a new indictment charging 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democrats to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, and with stealing information of about 500,000 American voters, the Justice Department announced Friday. From a report: The indictment lodged in Washington, D.C., accuses the Russian spies of hacking into the…

Special counsel Robert Mueller announced charges against 12 Russian hackers behind attacks against the DNC. …read more Source:: CNet

The scam emails offer, as proof of compromise, a password associated with the target’s online accounts. …read more Source:: Threatpost

At least it was faster than in Greece and Canada. …read more Source:: CNet