Tag Archives: security

It has been almost four years since TalkTalk was hacked, but we are still hearing about the fallout.

It has been just over a year since CPU vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown last dominated the news cycle. Efforts have been made to fix these flaws and newer CPUs have extra protections in place. Unfortunately for Intel, a new issue has now popped up, known as ‘Zombieload', which has …

Best known for its antivirus efforts, Avast has placed an increasing amount of focus on the security of its browser with anti-phishing features and an Extension Guard for malicious plugins. Now, the company is bolstering the Avast Secure Browser with all-new privacy features, helping to stop prying eyes and protect …

Since the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown, there has been an increased focus on CPU and chipset security. Last year, a vulnerability was discovered in Intel's ‘Manufacturing Mode' for laptop CPUs, which leaves systems vulnerable to certain attacks. Recently, it was discovered that a number of Razer laptops were left …

Over the last couple of years, Google has been pushing its Android partners to do a better job of keeping on top of security updates. As one of the largest Android phone makers around, Samsung has been one of the focus points here. This week, Samsung updated its security patch …

Facebook has discovered and now fixed a glitch that stored as many as 600 million passwords in plaintext within internal systems. Without the required encryption to protect sensitive information, the passwords were accessible by up to 20,000 employees and could even date as far back as 2012. Although Facebook has …

The Google Project Zero team is still hard at work examining security flaws and forwarding them on to the affected companies for fixing. From time to time, these warnings go unheard until the flaw is made public. Apple has found itself in that exact situation this week, with a macOS …

Nvidia’s first security patch of 2019 fixes eight security issues that were present in the GPU Display Driver software.

Update (08/02/19): Apple has announced today that Group FaceTime is now back online and the eavesdropping bug fix has begun rolling out to iOS and Mac users. The fix comes as part of the iOS 12.1.4 update, meanwhile Mac users will need to update their FaceTime app. Apple reiterated that …

Following allegations made by the US government, officials from around the world have been omitting Huawei from network infrastructures in fear of surveillance. Huawei has allocated $2 billion in order to address those security concerns in the United Kingdom but has warned that the process could take up to five …

Back in late 2017, Uber came under fire for its security practises after a huge data leak was made public. One hacker had managed to obtain the details of millions of Uber drivers and passengers. Rather than take steps to fix the issue and warn customers, a former Uber executive …

Valve has always had a habit of turning to the community for help, whether its for creating mods and new content for games, or finding and removing bugs. This time around, someone managed to find a bug within Steam that could allow anyone with a developer account to generate free …

Another day, another Facebook breach it seems, as hackers appear to have gotten their hands on the personal messages of more than 81,000 individual accounts. The social network attempts to wash its hands of responsibility, blaming malicious browser extensions for the fault. Before the advertisement was removed, hackers attempted to …

Facebook has lost a lot of trust throughout 2018 after a number of security issues have come to light. The social network stated that it wouldn’t replace its security chief following the departure of Alex Stamos, but that hasn’t stopped the company throwing cash at major cybersecurity firms in order …

Last week’s Facebook hack saw the data of 50 million users compromised, after an attacker exploited the platform’s “View As” feature. As a result, the social network could potentially be hit with a whopping £1.25bn/$1.63bn fine for breaching the Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While Data Protection Commission Ireland …

Calamity swept over Jacksonville, Florida over the weekend as a shooter attacked a Madden NFL 19 esports tournament, killing a total of three people and injuring as many as 11 more. In response, EA has cancelled the remaining qualifiers in the tournament, promising to do better with its security efforts …

Facebook hasn’t had the best year for security and privacy following the reveal of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with founder Mark Zuckerberg often trying to talk his way out of a jam. Now, the platform’s security chief Alex Stamos will be leaving and it looks like Facebook won’t be replacing …

Apple has been the at the centre of a debate regarding user privacy and demands for backdoor access from authorities. They have held steadfast against calls from the US government, but tools allowed police to bypass the security measures Apple put in place. That could all change if Apple decides …

Chinese manufacturer ZTE has been called into question by British cyber-security experts as a potential threat to national security. As a result, telecommunications companies have been warned against working with the manufacturer, echoing the crumbling relationship between the US and smartphone maker Huawei. The warning comes from the British National …

Over the last few years, Google has been making efforts to keep Android secure by frequently pushing out security patches to Pixel devices, and handing them over to third-party Android phone makers so that they can keep their customers up to date. Unfortunately, it looks like many manufacturers are doing …

While WikiLeaks isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, if you’re in the IT field and haven’t investigated the Vault 7 release, this article will be of interest to you. In 2017, WikiLeaks published a series of documents describing hacking tools allegedly in use by the CIA. The release published June 15th …

AMD has officially responded with a technical assessment of the vulnerabilities published by CTS Labs' last week.

While Android offers incredible amounts of versatility, its disparity between manufacturers and carriers can often mean that users are left without the latest update. It seems that Samsung is guilty of this, even issuing security updates less on certain devices than others. The primary reason for the delay in most …

Given that uTorrent is one of the most popular torrent clients around, there is a good chance that many of you currently use it. If you have it installed, then be sure to upgrade to the latest version, as multiple security flaws were recently discovered in the software, and have …

Developers are having fun with the next iteration of Android, with the operating system internally known as Android Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwich. What’s not fun, however, is idle applications having the ability to sneakily take photos or record audio with access to the smartphone’s camera and microphone. This is something …

Reddit has been testing its two-factor authentication (2FA) for months now, attempting to add another layer of security to protect its users’ data. The popular discussion website has worked alongside its users as well as moderators and third-party app developers to ensure Reddit’s new layer of security is up to …

Update 2 (22/01/18): Over the last week, OnePlus has been investigating reports of its customers suffering from credit card fraud shortly after purchasing a phone directly from the company's website. At the time, OnePlus switched off credit card payments as a safety precaution and said that the issue only affected …

Earlier today, macOS users discovered an alarming security flaw that could grant admin access to the system right from the login screen. The bug meant that Macs running High Sierra could be accessed just by typing “root” and pressing enter a number of times. It was an incredibly basic security …

As the impending launch of the OnePlus 5T nears, the company has once again found itself the subject of controversy. It’s been discovered that a testing app has been left on many OnePlus devices, creating a backdoor that bypasses the need to unlock the bootloader to get root-level access. The …

Face ID is pegged to be the future of smartphone security, with Apple leading the charge saying it may one day drop the tried-and-tested Touch ID in favour of it. This is far from a perfected piece of technology, however, as a cybersecurity firm has apparently tricked the protection protocol …