Are you itching for an internet fridge? Hankering for a smart washing machine? Thirsting for an IoT-enabled thermostat? Well, think twice before you make a potentially costly mistake when deciding what appliance you will be next be purchasing for your home. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog.

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Woman stalked by sandwich server via her COVID-19 contact tracing info

Published: 2020-05-14 12:52:57

Popularity: 2329

Author: Lisa Vaas

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pii

She wanted a sub, not Facebook, Instagram and SMS come-ons from the guy who served her and intercepted her contact-tracing details.

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Tor browser fixes bug that allows JavaScript to run when disabled

Published: 2020-03-17 12:16:27

Popularity: 148

Author: John E Dunn

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Tor

The Tor browser has a bug that could allow JavaScript to execute on websites even when users think they’ve disabled it for maximum anonymity.

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Zynga faces class action suit over massive Words With Friends hack

Published: 2020-03-05 11:03:22

Popularity: 741

Author: Lisa Vaas

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It's charging subpar password security and lousy user notification: Zynga has yet to notify users to warn them of the breach, the suit says.

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NCSC: Secure your webcams now

Published: 2020-03-04 11:57:54

Popularity: 339

Author: Lisa Vaas

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IoT

National Cyber Security Centre

National Cyber Security Strategy

We don't want to see what you do behind closed doors, but lots of hackers would be happy to pull up a chair to view that video stream.

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Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

Published: 2020-01-28 10:38:31

Popularity: 283

Author: John E Dunn

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Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous - add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.

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Twitter turns off SMS texting after @Jack hijacking

Published: 2019-09-06 09:41:13

Popularity: 100

Author: Lisa Vaas

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2-factor Authentication

2FA

MFA

SMS

Two problems, Twitter says: vulnerabilities that mobile carriers need to fix & its reliance on linked numbers for 2FA.

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Serious flaws in six printer brands discovered, fixed

Published: 2019-08-15 13:03:19

Popularity: 207

Author: Danny Bradbury

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remote code execution

Ricoh

Xerox

There are many ways to compromise company data, but IT teams often overlook one of the most serious: the humble printer.

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Two zero days and 15 critical flaws fixed in July’s Patch Tuesday

Published: 2019-07-10 11:08:05

Popularity: 731

Author: John E Dunn

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Patch Tuesday July 2019 offers fixes for a total of 77 vulnerabilities, including 15 marked critical, rounded out by two zero-day flaws.

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Docker breach of 190,000 users exposes lack of two-factor authentication

Published: 2019-04-30 10:48:08

Popularity: 397

Author: John E Dunn

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2FA

MFA

The containerisation platform has asked 190k users to change their passwords after hackers gained access to a database of personal data.

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Android users: watch out for this fake address bar trick

Published: 2019-04-30 14:38:05

Popularity: 1221

Author: Danny Bradbury

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iOS

css

When is an address bar not an address bar? When it's a fake.

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Ad blocker firms rush to fix security bug

Published: 2019-04-17 10:59:56

Popularity: 741

Author: Danny Bradbury

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If you’re using an ad blocker to filter out online commercials, then beware: You might be vulnerable to a new attack revealed on Monday that enables hackers to compromise your browser.

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