Tag: Cybersecurity

Capital One Fined $80 Million For Security Negligence
Capital One has been fined some $80 million by the government for failing to adequately protect consumer data....
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Trump Bans TikTok and WeChat, Effective September 15
President Trump has followed through on his promise, issuing a ban on TikTok, as well as WeChat, with both bans set to take effect in mid September....
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Canon Suffers Major Ransomware Attack
Cannon has suffered a crippling ransomware attack, impacting numerous services and resulting in data loss and theft....
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Court Kills EU-US Privacy Shield
An EU court has struck down a privacy agreement that made it possible to share the data of EU citizens with the US....
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Check Point Identifies Security Issue With Zoom URLs
Israeli security firm Check Point has worked with Zoom to fix an issue with Zoom vanity URLs. Van...
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Microsoft Releases Patch for 17-Year-Old Bug
Better late than never—Microsoft has released an update to a major vulnerability that is some 17 years old....
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Sony Announces $50,000 PlayStation Bug Bounty
Sony has announced it will pay significant bug bounties for PlayStation 4 bugs. Bug bounties are...
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Honda Partially Halts Production Due to Cyberattack
Honda has had to halt production at some of its facilities as a result of a cyberattack. Honda’s...
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IBM Unveils Homomorphic Encryption Toolkit for macOS and iOS
IBM has unveiled a toolkit for developers to start implementing homomorphic encryption on macOS and iOS....
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Majority of Users Don’t Change Passwords After Data Breach
A new study has found the vast majority of users fail to change their passwords after being notified their data was impacted by a security breach....
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Facebook Beefs Up Messenger Security
Facebook has announced significant new measures to increase the security of Messenger, as well as combat predators and scammers....
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‘Fool Me Once…’ — Clearview AI Promises to End Private Contracts
Clearview AI has promised it will end all contracts with private companies in the face of public backlash and lawsuits....
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Advanced Malware Has Been Infiltrating Google Play Store For Years
A new report has found that hackers have been loading advanced Android malware onto the Google Play Store for years....
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Microsoft Blames Security For Lack of Thunderbolt, Removable RAM on Surface Devices
Microsoft has blamed an unlikely target for Surface devices not having Thunderbolt ports or removable RAM: security....
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Sophos Issues Hotfix For Firewall Zero-Day Being Actively Exploited
Sophos has issued a hotfix for its XG Firewall to patch a zero-day exploit that was being actively exploited by hackers....
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