Zeljka Zorz
Phone metadata can reveal sensitive info about individuals
Since Snowden revealed that the NSA collects from Verizon phone records of US citizens on a daily basis, those who support that kind of collection have been repeatedly …
FindFace app heralds the end of public anonymity and privacy?
While Facebook battles in court to be allowed to use its facial recognition tech (which it already gave up using in Europe), another company – whose facial recognition …
Google drops support for old crypto on Gmail, SMTP servers
In less than a month, Google will stop supporting SSLv3 and RC4 on its SMTP and Gmail’s web servers. The end of support is not unexpected, as the Internet giant announced the …
Tech support scammers start locking Windows computers
Tech support scammers have come up with a new way to trick users into sharing their payment card information: screen lockers showing fake Windows alerts telling users that …
Almost all Android users vulnerable to Accessibility Clickjacking attacks
Symantec researchers recently posited that Android banking malware with screen overlay capabilities might soon start tricking users into turning on Android’s Accessibility …
Black Jack Free app carries deadly banking Trojan
Despite Google’s best efforts, malware peddlers occasionally manage to get their malicious wares on Google Play. The latest example of this unfortunate reality is an app …
Bug in Symantec’s anti-virus engine can lead to system compromise
Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has unearthed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the anti-virus engine powering Symantec’s endpoint security …
Latest Flash 0day exploit delivered via booby-trapped Office file
Four days have passed since Adobe patched the latest Flash Player 0day vulnerability exploited in attacks in the wild and, in the meantime, we have been given more details …
Many Americans refrain from shopping, stating opinions online
Recently released results of a survey by the US Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have revealed that security …
iOS app detecting phones jailbroken by malware booted from App Store
The System and Security Info iOS app by German IT security outfit SektionEins has been pulled from Apple’s App Store less than a week after it was made available. The …
Runkeeper: A fitness app or a tracking app?
Popular fitness app Runkeeper tracks users even when not in use, does not delete personal data when users stop using it, and shares users’ personal data with an …
SWIFT warns of new attacks, Bangladesh Bank heist linked to Sony hack
SWIFT, the organization that provides banks with a secure network for sending and receiving information about financial transactions, has sent out a warning about a malware …
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