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United Nations Confirms ‘Serious’ Cyberattack With 42 Core Servers Compromised

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Davey Winder 826 Views disclosure, hack, UN

The United Nations hacked and ‘core’ servers compromised during a cyberattack it chose not to disclose. Here’s what we know.

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Analysis 

Google’s Project Zero disclosure policy change evokes mixed reactions

January 9, 2020 Davey Winder 547 Views disclosure, Google, Project Zero

How responsible are Google’s Project Zero disclosure policy changes? Let’s ask the industry and see what it thinks shall we…

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Slack Hack Prompts 100,000 Account Password Reset

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Davey Winder 1607 Views disclosure, hack, passwords, Slack

Slack, the popular business messaging service, has confirmed it is resetting 100,000 account passwords – what you need to know.

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Lenovo Confirms 36TB Data Leak Security Vulnerability

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Davey Winder 1667 Views Data Protection, disclosure, Lenovo, vulnerabilities

Lenovo has issued yet another security advisory, in what has proven to be a busy few weeks for vulnerability disclosures

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Flipboard Confirms It Was Hacked Twice: 150M Users At Risk As Passwords Stolen

May 29, 2019 Davey Winder 1214 Views breach, disclosure, Flipboard

Flipboard, the hugely popular news aggregation app that is used by 150 million people each month, has been hacked. Twice.

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Uber data breach cover-up: security pros speak out

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Davey Winder 2264 Views breach, disclosure, Reputation, Response, Uber

Industry responds as Uber suffers 57 million record breach, then pays hush-money to prevent disclosure to customers in shocking cover-up.

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Analysis 

BKK: A lesson in creating black hat hackers

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 Davey Winder 1398 Views BKK, disclosure, Hacking

A recent incident highlights just how the security industry could well be pushing legitimate researchers into being black hat hackers.

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Cybercrime 

Tesco Bank attack mode data remains Traffic Light Protocol Red, for now…

November 11, 2016November 11, 2016 Davey Winder 1789 Views attack, Bank, Cybercrime, disclosure, investigation, Robbery, Tesco

Tesco Bank has been robbed. That much we know; the question is when will we know more about attack modes?

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By the numbers: Just how important is transparency to security posture?

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Davey Winder 1325 Views disclosure, industry, News, posture, Research, strategy

Plenty of companies actively fail to report breach numbers, but how much does such transparency matter in keeping data safe?

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Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
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How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
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Windows 10 Warning For 800 Million Users: Microsoft Says Install THIS Update First

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Davey Winder
New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Davey Winder
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Biden Attacks ‘Irrational’ Trump Over Grave Risk To U.S. National Security

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Davey Winder
It’s Not Just You, Google Is Down: Gmail, YouTube And More Affected—Here’s What’s Happening

It’s Not Just You, Google Is Down: Gmail, YouTube And More Affected—Here’s What’s Happening

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Is Almost Perfect—Apart From One Very Sucky Problem

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Is Almost Perfect—Apart From One Very Sucky Problem

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Davey Winder
Microsoft Warns Of Massive New ‘Drive-By Attack’ Targeting Chrome, Edge, Firefox Users

Microsoft Warns Of Massive New ‘Drive-By Attack’ Targeting Chrome, Edge, Firefox Users

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Davey Winder
Don’t Use Ass, Eva Or 2010 In Your Password

Don’t Use Ass, Eva Or 2010 In Your Password

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Davey Winder
Check These ‘Risky’ iPhone 12 Security Settings Now

Check These ‘Risky’ iPhone 12 Security Settings Now

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Davey Winder
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How This Hacked Vacuum Cleaner Can Listen To Your Conversations Using LiDAR

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Davey Winder
World’s Dumbest Passwords Revealed: 200 Reasons To Use A Password Manager

World’s Dumbest Passwords Revealed: 200 Reasons To Use A Password Manager

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Davey Winder
Valhalla Just Got Real-FBI Issues Viking Cyber Raids Alert

Valhalla Just Got Real-FBI Issues Viking Cyber Raids Alert

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Davey Winder
Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Homeland Security (CISA) Confirms Attacks Underway

Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Homeland Security (CISA) Confirms Attacks Underway

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 Davey Winder
Microsoft Confirms Serious Windows 10 Password Problem—Here’s The 5 Step Fix

Microsoft Confirms Serious Windows 10 Password Problem—Here’s The 5 Step Fix

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Hacked In 300 Seconds: iOS 14, Samsung Galaxy S20, Windows 10

Hacked In 300 Seconds: iOS 14, Samsung Galaxy S20, Windows 10

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Davey Winder
Android User Alert—How To Stop 220 Million Websites From Breaking In 2021

Android User Alert—How To Stop 220 Million Websites From Breaking In 2021

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Davey Winder
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