Researchers Use GPU Fingerprinting to Track Users Online A team of researchers from French, Israeli, and Australian universities has explored the possibility of using people’s GPUs to create unique fingerprints and use them for persistent web tracking. The results of their large-scale experiment involving 2,550 devices with 1,605 distinct CPU Read more…
FTC: Americans Lost $770 million from Social Media Fraud Surge Americans are increasingly targeted by scammers on social media, according to tens of thousands of reports received by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021. As revealed by the FTC, over 95,000 US consumers reported losses of roughly $770 Read more…
Managing employee data in Singapore Singapore enacted the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in 2012, which went into effect in stages; the data protection regulations went into effect on July 2, 2014. The PDPA applies to any organization that collects, uses, and discloses personal data (in electronic and non-electronic formats) Read more…
Windows Vulnerability with New Public Exploits Lets you Become Admin A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation vulnerability that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. Using this vulnerability, threat actors with limited access to a compromised device can easily elevate Read more…
Over 20,000 Data Center Management Systems Exposed to Hackers Researchers have found over 20,000 instances of publicly exposed data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software that monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which could be used for a range of catastrophic attacks. Data centers house costly systems that Read more…
Microsoft: Windows Needs at least 8 hours Online to Update Reliably Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they’re released through Windows Update. The amount of time devices running Windows are powered Read more…
The Week in Ransomware – January 28th 2022 – Get NAS Devices off the Internet It’s been a busy week with ransomware attacks tied to political protests, new attacks on NAS devices, amazing research released about tactics, REvil’s history, and more. This week’s biggest news is about a new ransomware Read more…
US Bans Major Chinese Telecom Over National Security Risks The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked China Unicom Americas’ license, one of the world’s largest mobile service providers, over “serious national security concerns.” This effectively bans the telecom company from providing domestic and international telecommunication services within the United States. Read more…
NCSC Alerts UK Orgs to Brace for Destructive Russian Cyberattacks The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging organizations to bolster security and prepare for a potential wave of destructive cyberattacks after recent breaches of Ukrainian entities. The NCSC openly warns that Russian state-sponsored threat actors will likely conduct Read more…
EU to Create Pan-European Cyber Incident Coordination Framework The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) proposed a new systemic cyber incident coordination framework that would allow EU relevant authorities to coordinate better when responding to major cross-border cyber incidents impacting the Union’s financial sector. ESRB is an independent EU body established in Read more…
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