Google limits which apps can access the list of installed apps on your device
Apps on Android have been able to infer the presence of specific apps, or even collect the full list of installed apps on the device. What’s more, an app can…
DeepDotWeb Admin Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday said that an Israeli national pleaded guilty for his role as an “administrator” of a portal called DeepDotWeb (DDW), a “news” website…
22-Year-Old Charged With Hacking Water System and Endangering Lives
A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Kansas has been indicted on charges that he unauthorizedly accessed a public water facility’s computer system, jeopardizing the residents’ safety and health…
How to Vaccinate Against the Poor Password Policy Pandemic
Data breaches remain a constant threat, and no industry or organization is immune from the risks. From Fortune 500 companies to startups, password-related breaches continue to spread seemingly unchecked. As…
Hackers Using a Windows OS Feature to Evade Firewall and Gain Persistence
A novel technique adopted by attackers finds ways to use Microsoft’s Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) so as to deploy malicious payloads on Windows machines stealthily. In 2020, hospitals, retirement…
Hackers Set Up a Fake Cybersecurity Firm to Target Security Experts
A North Korean government-backed campaign targeting cybersecurity researchers with malware has re-emerged with new tactics in their arsenal as part of a fresh social engineering attack. In an update shared…
