Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: exploit kits Tags: eks Tags: rigek Tags: purplefoxek Internet Explorer may be a thing of the past, but there are still users and threat actors trying to deliver drive-by downloads. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: YouTube Tags: shorts Tags: video Tags: spam Tags: scam Tags: comments Tags: replies Tags: block Tags: remove YouTube is making drastic changes to combat a a growing tide of spam comments on the Shorts video category. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: Google Tags: Chrome Tags: Incognito Tags: private mode Tags: fingerprinting Tags: cookies Tags: tracking Private browsing is not what users expect it to be |
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With its August Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft pushed out 90 updates for the Windows and Office platforms. The latest fixes include another update for Microsoft Exchange (along with with a warning about failed updates to Exchange Server 2016 and 2019) and a “Patch Now” recommendation from us for Office.
The team at Application Readiness has crafted this useful infographic outlining the risks associated with each of the updates for this month.
Credit to Author: eschuman@thecontentfirm.com| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:21:00 -0700
When Zoom amended its terms of service earlier this month — a bid to make executives comfortable that it wouldn’t use Zoom data to train generative AI models — it quickly stirred up a hornet’s nest. So the company “revised” the terms of service, and left in place ways it can still get full access to user data.
(Computerworld repeatedly reached out to Zoom without success to clarify what the changes really mean.)
Before I delve into the legalese — and Zoom’s weasel words to falsely suggest it was not doing what it obviously was doing — let me raise a more critical question: Is there anyone in the video-call business not doing this? Microsoft? Google? Those are two firms that never met a dataset that they didn’t love.
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:43:33 +0000
In 2008, Boston’s transit authority sued to stop MIT hackers from presenting at the Defcon hacker conference on how to get free subway rides. Today, four teens picked up where they left off.
Read moreCategories: Threat Intelligence July saw one of the highest number of ransomware attacks in 2023 at 441. At the forefront of these attacks is, once again, Cl0p. |
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Read moreCategories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Microsoft has announced patches for 87 vulnerabilities this month, including two that are being actively exploited. |
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Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:00:57 +0000
How ransomware impacts the healthcare industry, including the frequency, root causes of attacks, and data recovery costs.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000
As the international tech giant moves toward Russian ownership, the leak raises concerns about the volume of data it has on its users.
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