Information Security News Blog
Google has unexpectedly done what many had already given up hoping for: Android and AirDrop can now, at long last, exchange files with one another. The world, mercifully, remains intact — yet mobile life...
COMmander is a tool written in C# that can enrich defensive telemetry around RPC and COM. For a detailed blog post on the development of the tool and ruleset, see Jacob Acuna’s blog post COMmander leverages...
The United States is intensifying pressure on the infrastructure used by organizers of major online-fraud hubs across Southeast Asia. Authorities are attempting to sever the communications channels that enable sprawling operations built on cryptocurrency...
The operation in the Netherlands concluded with the large-scale seizure of servers that had long served as a backbone for shadow hosting. A team from the eastern part of the country undertook the task...
Germany is strengthening the protection of its digital and physical infrastructure. After a brief round of deliberations, the Bundestag approved a law that aligns German legislation with the European NIS2 directive and establishes unified...
The California-based company TP-Link has declared that it may lose more than a billion dollars as a result of false allegations claiming its networking equipment is used by Beijing for cyberattacks. In a lawsuit...
Apple has updated its App Store moderation rules, tightening oversight of how developers handle user data when working with third-party algorithms. The company has introduced a new requirement for apps that transmit information to...
Government plans in the United Kingdom to prohibit ransom payments by operators of critical infrastructure have ignited an intense debate among companies and professional communities. The initiative, introduced by the Home Office over the...
Windows is receiving a major security and resilience upgrade that reshapes how the operating system manages agent-based mechanisms, protects data, and restores devices after failures. Microsoft has expanded the feature set by building on...
The scale of the leak described by the team from the University of Vienna underscores how perilous an ordinary contact-lookup feature in popular messengers can become. WhatsApp has always emphasized the convenience of adding...
A message has appeared on the dark-web site operated by the Everest group, in which the actors claim responsibility for breaching Under Armour’s infrastructure and stealing a vast trove of data. The post concerning...
Somali authorities have confirmed a serious breach affecting the nation’s electronic visa system. After reports surfaced of an intrusion that placed the personal data of more than 35,000 applicants at risk, Minister of Security...