Image: Adobe Adobe plans to prompt users and ask them to uninstall Flash Player from their computers by the end …
Academics studied DDoS takedowns and said they’re ineffective, recommend patching vulnerable servers
A team of Dutch and German academics has studied the aftermath of a major crackdown against DDoS providers and concluded …
Russia unbans Telegram
The Russian government has lifted its largely ineffective two-year-old ban on the Telegram instant messaging service. In a message posted …
AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever
Image: Amazon Amazon said its AWS Shield service mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded, stopping a 2.3 Tbps attack …
Avon recovering after mysterious cyber-security incident
Image: kinkate, Avon Cosmetics giant Avon is recovering from a mysterious cyber-security incident that took place last week, on June …
South African bank to replace 12m cards after employees stole master key
Postbank, the banking division of South Africa’s Post Office, has lost more than $3.2 million from fraudulent transactions and will …
Lamphone attack lets threat actors recover conversations from your light bulb
In a research paper published this week, academics detailed a novel method of recovering conversations and audio recordings by observing …
Stalkerware detection rates are improving across antivirus products
Detections rates for stalkerware applications on Android and Windows devices are slowly improving, according to the findings of a seven-month …
Time to accept India’s web and video-conferencing app, Bharat Meet.
Bharat Meet is yet another video-calling app that competes against the likes of Zoom and Google Meet. Should you switch …
Russia says Germany has not provided any evidence of Bundestag hack
Image: Getty Images Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. …