Image: Kyle Dias The UK government said today that Russian hackers were preparing cyber-attacks against the organizers of the Tokyo …
Three npm packages found opening shells on Linux, Windows systems
Three JavaScript packages have been removed from the npm portal on Thursday for containing malicious code. According to advisories from …
Political campaign emails contain dark patterns to manipulate donors, voters
Image: cattu US political candidates use psychological tricks and dark patterns in their emails to manipulate supporters to donate money …
Microsoft releases emergency security updates for Windows and Visual Studio
Microsoft has published today two out-of-band security updates to address security issues in the Windows Codecs library and the Visual …
Card details for 3 million Dickey’s customers posted on carding forum
Image: BlueMauMau on Flickr The card details of more than three million customers of Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, the largest barbecue …
Microsoft rolls out new Edge extensions API but promises to leave ad blockers alone
Microsoft has rolled out today updates to the Edge browser’s extensions system. Known as “Manifest V3” these are changes that …
TrickBot botnet survives takedown attempt, but Microsoft sets new legal precedent
The TrickBot botnet has survived a takedown attempt orchestrated by a coalition of tech companies on Monday. TrickBot command and control (C&C) …
Bitcoin wallet update trick has netted criminals more than $22 million
A simple technique has helped cybercrime gangs steal more than $22 million in user funds from users of the Electrum wallet app; …
Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors
Five Eyes cyber panel at CYBERUK 19 Image: ZDNet/CBSi Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats …
Google Cloud kicks out Proud Boys websites
Image: ZDNet Proud Boys, a far-right neo-fascist extremist group, has been kicked off Google Cloud on Thursday, and the organization …