While everyone waits for BlueKeep to be exploited, another RDP threat is already at the door, according to new research from Sophos.
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Microsoft, Google and Apple clouds banned in Germany’s schools
Citing privacy issues, Germany just banned its schools from using Microsoft Office 365, Google Docs, and Apple’s iWork cloud services.
Facebook rolls out anti-scam reporting tool in UK
Facebook has coughed up £3m to help launch an anti-scam service as well as introducing a tool to report scam ads on its UK site.
Researchers hide data in music – and human ears can’t detect it
It’s now possible to secretly transfer data inside music without turning it into unlistenable mush.
GandCrab ransomware revisited – is it back under a (R)evil new guise?
Did the GandCrab ransomware gang really ‘retire’ when they said, or did they never go away?
Bluetooth LE’s anti-tracking technology beaten
Researchers have found a way to beat the MAC address randomisation feature used by Bluetooth to protect users from being tracked.
$5b privacy fine against Facebook seen as ‘chump change’
It’s 200x greater than the largest fine ever for breaking a promise to improve privacy practices.
Ransomware attackers demand $1.8m from US college
The school, located in the Bronx and serving around 8,000 students, has declined to say whether it will pay up.
Asian consortium plans blockchain-based mobile ID system
A group of Asian companies want to create a blockchain-based service to turn your phone into a mobile ID system.
Alan Turing chosen for the UK’s new £50 note – a cracking result!
in case you were wondering, scientists really can change the world, and change it for the better, too.