WhatsApp and Facebook will be scrutinised by a data protection taskforce, after they were accused of “non-compliance” with EU laws. The regulators took issue with the messaging app’s plan to…
Month: October 2017
NHS 'could have prevented' WannaCry ransomware attack
NHS trusts were left vulnerable in a major ransomware attack in May because cyber-security recommendations were not followed, a government report has said. More than a third of trusts in…
Maritime comms flaws exposed
AmosConnect v8 vulnerable to ‘blind SQL injection’ By John Leyden Security researchers have gone public about “critical” security flaws in a maritime communication platform. Stratos Global’s AmosConnect 8.4.0 satellite-based shipboard…
Hop on, Average Rabbit: Latest extortionware menace flopped
The buck stops… somewhere in Ukraine, Turkey, Japan? By John Leyden As the dust settles from Tuesday’s Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak, it’s already clear that it is far less severe…
Dell web address swiped by third party
A web address used by recovery software on Dell PCs was taken over by a third-party after a contractor apparently failed to renew it. Dell’s software checks in with the…
Kaspersky did upload NSA hacking code from PC that was backdoored via pirated software
Kaspersky admitted to uploading NSA hacking code, then deleting it. The upload happened after a user’s PC was backdoored after installing a pirated version of MS Office. By Ms. Smith…