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Users call on Microsoft to update Outlook’s friendly name feature
That one weird thing in Outlook that gives phishers and scammers an in to an inbox Users are urging Microsoft to rethink how it shows sender email addresses in Outlook because phishing criminals are taking advantage, using helpful, friendly names to serve up emails loaded with malicious intent.…
Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet
Chap named 'Roman Boss' accused of being just that at a cryptocash laundering outfit Users of Cryptonator – an online digital wallet and cryptocurrency exchange – received an unpleasant surprise last weekend after the service was shuttered in a combined operation run by the FBI, the US Internal…
MDM vendor Mobile Guardian attacked, leading to remote wiping of 13,000 devices
Singapore Ministry of Education orders software removed after string of snafus UK-based mobile device management vendor Mobile Guardian has admitted that on August 4 it suffered a security incident that involved unauthorized access to iOS and ChromeOS devices managed by its tools, which are currently unavailable. In Singapore,…
That cyber-heist of 2.9B personal records? There’s a class-action lawsuit looming for that
Background check biz accused of negligence A lawsuit has accused a Florida data broker of carelessly failing to secure billions of records of people's private information, which was subsequently stolen from the biz and sold on an online criminal marketplace.…
Your copilot for improved cyber protection
Watch this video to learn how Palo Alto Networks is using GenAI to automate and simplify cybersecurity Sponsored Post Cyber security is complex right, particularly when you're tyring to monitor and configure multiple tools across a host of different on- and off-premise IT environments?…
Sneaky SnakeKeylogger slithers into Windows inboxes to steal sensitive secrets
Malware logs users' keystrokes, pilfers credentials, exfiltrates data Criminals are preying on Windows users yet again, this time in an effort to hit them with a keylogger that can also steal credentials and take screenshots.…
CrowdStrike unhappy about Delta’s ‘litigation threat,’ claims airline refused ‘free on-site help’
Vendor plans to aggressively defend its case before listing catalog of shortcomings at the airline CrowdStrike says it is "highly disappointed" and rejects the claims made by Delta and its lawyers that the vendor exhibited gross negligence in the events that led to the global IT outage a…
China starts testing national cyber-ID before consultation on the idea closes
Eighty-one apps signed up to pilot facial recognition and real name ID system Chinese app developers have signed up to beta test a national cyberspace ID system that will use facial recognition technology and the real names of users, according to Chinese media.…
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course
Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request? To accelerate the transition to memory safe programming languages, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is driving the development of TRACTOR, a programmatic code conversion vehicle.…
Israeli hacktivist group brags it took down Iran’s internet
WeRedEvils alleges successful attack on infrastructure, including data theft Israel-based hacktivists are taking credit for an ongoing internet outage in Iran.…