Latest hacking publications

After a backlash by the White House and activists, US defence contractor L3Harris has reportedly abandoned talks to buy controversial surveillance technology from Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.

The number of victims of the hacking group have grown in recent months, with just a few days ago access management company Okta and its sub-processor Sitel saying they too had been on the receiving end of a security breach in January that affected up to 366 customers.

As part of the settlement, Zoom has agreed to introduce new security measures, such as alerting users when third-party apps are used in meetings and offering training to employees on privacy and data handling.

A report by the Guardian suggests Jeff Bezos’s phone was accessed through a malicious message from the account of Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The mobile phone of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a WhatsApp message from the account of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, it has been claimed.

December 2018 McAfee Labs threat report shows sharp increase in malware targeting IoT devices, which can then be used for cryptomining exploits IoT malware threats have increased from just over 5,000 in Q4 2016 to over 45,000 incidents detected in Q3 2018. IoT threats may target any kind of connected hardware including routers, smart devices,… Read More