Today’s the day. The balloon goes up. The ship goes down. The patches fall behind. The crooks pull ahead.
Category Archives: Berita Keamanan Informasi
Fleeceware is back in Google Play – massive fees for not much at all
The apps itself isn’t malicious – the treachery lies in the payment model.
‘Cable Haunt’ vulnerability exposes 200 million cable modem users
A fortnight in to 2020 and we have the first security flaw to be given its own name: Cable Haunt – complete with eye-catching logo.
Google tests biometric authentication for Android autofill
Google is testing out a feature to make Android’s built-in password manager safer.
Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot
We don’t care how little you made from your crimes, the judge said. We care that you went after an outfit that gives a ton to charities.
Microsoft now reviewing Skype audio in ‘secure’ places (not China)
A former contractor in Beijing: “It sounds a bit crazy now […] that they gave me the URL, a username and password sent over email.”
Powerful GPG collision attack spells the end for SHA-1
New research has heightened an already urgent call to abandon SHA-1, a cryptographic algorithm still used in many popular online services.
Snake alert! This ransomware is not a game…
Looks like the Snake ransomware was created especially for network-wide attacks.
Reddit bans ‘impersonation,’ but satire and parody are still OK
Relax: Nic Cage deepfakes aren’t going anywhere. It’s only “maliciously misleading” impersonations that are now verboten.
Google urged to tame privacy-killing Android bloatware
A letter sent to the Google CEO by Privacy International claims bloatware has allowed a privacy and security hole to open almost unnoticed.