Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000
Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China’s military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret, but security researchers say the mystery only gets stranger from there.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:31:41 +0000
At least eight people have been killed and more than 2,700 people have been injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers. Experts say the blasts point toward a supply chain compromise, not a cyberattack.
Read moreSnapchat reserves the right to use your selfies to add a personal touch, as in your face, to its advertisements.
Read moreCredit to Author: Richard Y Lin| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000
Our research reveals two significant vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Private 5G Core (AP5GC). The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-20685) allows a crafted signaling message to crash the control plane, leading to potential service outages. The second (ZDI-CAN-23960) disconnects and replaces attached base stations, disrupting network operations. While these issues are implementation-specific, their exploitation is made possible by a systemic weakness: the lack of mandatory authentication procedures between base stations and packet-cores.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:55:30 +0000
Musk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:52:52 +0000
Apple is launching its first stand-alone password manager app in iOS 18. Here’s what you need to know.
Read moreApple has released iOS 18. We discuss the new privacy and security related features like the very handy Passwords app.
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Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:24:57 +0000
How to make the most of the new features in Sophos Firewall v21.
Read moreGenetic testing company 23andMe will pay $30 million over a 2023 data breach which ended in millions of customers having data exposed.
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