Security researchers at Sophos Labs alerted Google to the abuse of more than two dozen apps on the Play Store. Google's policies allow them to charge hefty fees to unsuspecting users. Here's how it works: Many apps offer a free and subscription-based service, and many of those allow users to try the full version of the app for a free trial period.
Attachment Extensions Carrying Malware Banned On Microsoft Outlook
One of the most common means by which malware winds up on the computers of its victims is via attachment extensions such as email. In fact, 92% of malware is delivered by email. All it takes is one careless moment. One-click to open a file that turns out to be poisoned and you're in for a world of trouble.
The Wi-Fi Alliance Launches Wi-Fi 6
Most people don't spend a lot of time thinking about standards or the organizations that maintain and push them forward. Standards just aren't very interesting, which is why they don't get a lot of press time. That's exactly why when the Wi-Fi Alliance announced that they're soon to be launching their new Wi-Fi 6 Certification Program, it didn't make the headlines and most people didn't notice.
New Microsoft Update Version 1903
If you haven't yet downloaded and installed the latest Windows 10 update (version 1903), read this article carefully.
Microsoft is reporting that their latest build is causing Wi-Fi connectivity issues with some network adapters. Specifically, the Centrino 6205/6235 and Broadcom's 802.11ac.
New Chrome 77 Enhances User Experience
If you use Google's Chrome browser for web connectivity, you're about to get a new feature you'll probably fall in love with. Chrome 77 is now available for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.
Google's primary mission has been to increase the quality of the user experience and the company keeps finding new ways.
Vulnerabilities Found In IoT Devices
Meanwhile, the SOHOpelessly Broken 2.0 study has been released by Independent Security Evaluators. The picture it paints of routers and the so-called 'smart' devices that make up the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) is not pretty.
Accordingly, the researchers sum up their findings as follows:
"Today, we show that security controls put in place by device manufacturers are insufficient against attacks carried out by remote adversaries.
LastPass Security Breach Resulted In Exposure
Do you use the password manager LastPass? If so, you're certainly not alone. In recent years it has seen its popularity surge and has grown to become the most popular app of its type on the web. Tavis Ormandy discovered a critical flaw in the app's design allowing some user data to become compromised.
Intel Server Processors Are Vulnerable To NetCAT
Researchers at Vrije Universiteit, in Amsterdam, have discovered a disturbing new side-channel attack. All Intel server-grade processors made since 2012 are vulnerable to what has been dubbed NetCAT.
That stands for Network Cache Attack and it exploits a weakness in Intel's Data Direct I/O (DDIO) feature.
Billions Lost From BEC Attacks
The FBI's statistics on BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks are alarming, to say the least. Over the last twelve months, the law enforcement agency has witnessed a 100 percent increase. The identified global exposed business losses attributed to BEC. Between June 2016 and July 2019, a total of 166,349 BEC incidents reported to the FBI. This led to total losses in excess of twenty-six billion dollars.
Google Calendar Settings May Be Sharing Your Info
Twelve years ago, Google introduced a new feature to Google Calendar settings that allowed users to share their calendars with others. It's a great feature and invaluable in a corporate environment because it gives teams an easy way to collaborate. Google itself even touted the "make it pubic" feature of their calendar.