Day: February 22, 2021

Accellion FTA Zero-Day Attacks Show Ties to Clop Ransomware, FIN11

The threat actors stole data and used Clop’s leaks site to demand money in an extortion scheme, though no ransomware was deployed. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Spotify to launch in 80 new markets across Asia, Africa, Caribbean, Latin America – CNET

Spotify revealed the plans, which will kick off in the “next few days,” at its Stream On virtual news event Monday. …read more Source:: CNet


NurseryCam hacked, company shuts down IoT camera service

Real names, usernames, and what appears to be SHA-1 hashed passwords exposed Daycare camera product NurseryCam was hacked late last week with the person behind the digital break-in coming forward to tip us off.… …read more Source:: Register


Apple Is Going To Make It Harder to Hack iPhones With Zero-Click Attacks

Apple is going to make one of the most powerful types of attacks on iPhones much harder to pull off in an upcoming update of iOS. From a report: The company quietly made a new change in the way it secures the code running in its mobile operating system. The change is in the beta…


8 Ways Ransomware Operators Target Your Network

Security researchers explore how criminals are expanding their arsenals with new, more subtle, and more effective ransomware attack techniques. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Slow your roll: LG reportedly puts new smartphone on ice as it mulls future in market

Display-tastic firm’s work on flashy CES kit said to have been paused LG has reportedly put its novel rollable phone on ice, telling suppliers to pause work on the project as it re-examines the long-term viability of its loss-making mobile business.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


G4S: Allied Universal in top position; GardaWorld declines to raise bid

In the latest twist in the bidding war to purchase guarding company G4S, GardaWorld declined to raise its bid for the company, moving Allied Universal into what appears to be the winning position. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


WhatsApp To Switch Off Messages For All Who Reject New Terms

WhatsApp users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be unable to receive or send messages until they do so. From a report: Their account will be listed as “inactive”. And inactive accounts can be deleted after 120 days. Calls and notifications will still function for “a…


Hunting For Bugs In Telegram’s Animated Stickers Remote Attack Surface

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Sequoia Capital is hacked due to phishing scam

Sequoia Capital, one of the largest and most successful venture capital firms in the world, has told its investors that some of their personal and financial information may have been accessed by a third part, after a Sequoia employee’s email was successfully phished, according to an Axios report. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine