Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co.,Ltd (Xiongmai), the Chinese manufacturer that made many of the devices left vulnerable to Mirai, is back with another vulnerability that puts millions of devices across the world at risk yet again.
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Jailbroken PS4 seller sued by Sony
The consoles allegedly sold on eBay by the California man were packed with over 60 pirated games.
Update now! Microsoft fixes 49 bugs, 12 are critical
Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday update made its scheduled appearance on Tuesday with fixes for 49 security flaws across its family of products, 12 of which are listed as ‘critical’.
How a WhatsApp call could have taken over your phone
A WhatsApp buffer overflow that crashed your phone due to audio data sent by a caller meant that just answering a call could spell trouble.
Google+ wakes up to what the rest of us already knew
Google’s closing down the platform nobody uses and might face a class-action lawsuit over a G+ spawned breach it took 7 months to report.
291 records breached per second in first half of 2018
Over 4.5 billion data records were breached in the first half of this year, according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index released this week.
Cyber tormentor leaves a trail that lands him 17.5 years
Ryan S. Lin pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, distribution of child abuse imagery, hoax bomb threats, computer fraud and abuse, and ID theft.
Airport mislays world’s most expensive USB stick
In October 2017, a member of the public found a USB stick containing a trove of data on security systems and procedures at one of the world’s busiest airports.
Apple and Amazon hacked by China? Here’s what to do (even if it’s not true)
Are major US companies really under attack from Chinese “zombie microchips” – and what should we do, whether it’s true or not?
Don’t fall for the Facebook ‘2nd friend request’ hoax
Cloned accounts are a real thing, but this viral message isn’t. Don’t forward it!