Zeljka Zorz
Office 365 users targeted by phishers employing simple HTML tricks
Phishers are using a simple but effective trick to fool Microsoft’s NLP-based anti-phishing protections and Office 365 users into entering their login credentials into …
Cisco plugs critical flaws in many switches, security appliances
Cisco has released security updates to address a bucketload of vulnerabilities affecting multiple products, including 24 critical and high-severity flaws found in many of its …
Google lays groundwork for secure offline app distribution
Google will start adding security metadata to Android application packages (APKs) distributed via Google Play, so that users with limited internet access can check whether the …
iOS 12 will allow users to share their exact location with emergency services
When iOS 12 is released later this year, it will come with a new feature that will allow iPhone users in the US who call 911 to “automatically and securely” share …
Fraudster exploited US govt staff info stolen in 2015 OPM breach
The data breach suffered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is, by now, very old news, but some of the people involved and affected are still feeling the …
French authorities dismantle Black Hand dark web market
The “Black Hand” forum, considered to be one of the most important illegal platforms of the dark web in France, has been dismantled by French law enforcement. …
Vulnerability in GnuPG allowed digital signature spoofing for decades
A vulnerability affecting GnuPG has made some of the widely used email encryption software vulnerable to digital signature spoofing for many years. The list of affected …
Apple prohibits developers from using, selling users’ Contacts
According to new rules recently published by Apple, iOS app developers must refrain from creating a database of the information gleaned from users’ Contacts and to sell …
Researcher hacks smart fingerprint padlock in mere seconds
The Tapplock one “smart” padlock, which received many rave reviews by tech-focused news sites and YouTubers, can be forced to open in under two seconds with a …
Dixons Carphone breach: Personal and payment card info compromised
Dixons Carphone, the multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer that holds over 2,000 stores across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, has suffered a security …
Overview: Microsoft June 2018 Patch Tuesday
It’s that time of the month again when Microsoft releases patches for its software. The June 2018 updates fix 50 vulnerabilities, 12 of which are critical. The company …
Google removes inline installation option for Chrome extensions
Google is shutting down an often used vector for delivering malicious Chrome extensions to users by removing the inline installation option. What will happen? The announcement …