Since Australian telecoms company Optus disclosed a security breach on September 22, 2022, a lot has been happening. Much of it…
Month: September 2022
Fast Company hacked to send obscene and racist messages
Yesterday, Apple News announced it had disabled the channel of Fast Company, a US-based business magazine, after surprised Twitter users reported it was tweeting offensive comments. Fast…
Spyware disguises itself as Zoom downloads
Zoom video call software continues to be a staple in work environments. Despite a slow, post-lockdown easing back to the “old…
APT28 attack uses old PowerPoint trick to download malware
Researchers at Cluster25 have published research about exploit code that’s triggered when a user moves their mouse over a link in…
Erbium stealer on the hunt for data
There’s a new slice of malware-as-a-service doing the rounds, although its actual newness is somewhat contested. The stealer, called Erbium, was…
FCC moves to block robotexts
The American people are fed up with scam texts, and we need to use every tool we have to do something…
TikTok faces $28m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy
TikTok is no stranger to controversy where data usage is concerned. Back in 2021, the social media dance extravaganza platform agreed to pay…
Facebook users sue Meta for allegedly building “secret workaround” to Apple privacy safeguards
Last week, two Facebook users filed a class-action complaint against Meta in San Francisco’s federal court, alleging the company built a “secret…
4 times students compromised school cybersecurity
For many students school can be a tough time, and we’ve all heard stories about bored or frustrated kids compromising school cybersecurity…
Windows 11 pulls ahead of Windows 10 in anti-phishing stakes
Some new security additions and changes have been announced for users of Windows, but you’ll have to be using Windows 11…