Hackers are trying to disrupt the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain

Posted on 03/12/2020 by Engadget

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen hackers target efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but it now seems they’re shifting their attention to the supply chain that will distribute those vaccines to people across the world. IBM s...

Microsoft’s Pluton chip upgrades the hardware security of Windows PCs

Posted on 17/11/2020 by Engadget

The next Windows PC you buy could come with an advanced security co-processor that will protect your data from being stolen by hackers. Building on work it started with the Xbox One, on Tuesday Microsoft announced the existence of Pluton. It’s a new...

FBI, Homeland Security detail how Iranian hackers stole US voter data

Posted on 31/10/2020 by Engadget

US officials are shedding more light on how Iran-linked hackers stole voter info to send intimidating emails to Democrat voters. The FBI and Homeland Security’s CISA have issued an advisory (via Bleeping Computer) explaining the campaign, which ran f...

Some Google One plans now come with a complimentary VPN

Posted on 29/10/2020 by Engadget

If you’re a Google One subscriber, there’s a new reason to consider the service’s $10 per month 2TB plan. Google is adding built-in virtual private network (VPN) functionality to the Google One app, but you’ll need to subscribe to the 2TB and above p...

FBI warns hospitals of ‘increased and imminent’ ransomware threat

Posted on 29/10/2020 by Engadget

US federal authorities have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning hospitals and healthcare providers that they’re in danger of being targeted by a ransomware attack. A number of providers in the US had fallen victim to cybercriminals taking t...

A massive spam attack is ruining public ‘Among Us’ games

Posted on 23/10/2020 by Engadget

Just days after US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez played Among Us to an audience of more than 435,000 viewers, InnerSloth, the developer of the popular multiplayer title, is struggling to contain a spam attack that is affecting most of the g...

Hitting the Books: The latest ‘Little Brother’ is a stark cybersecurity thriller

Posted on 17/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Back in 2008, New York Times best-selling author and Boing Boing alum, Cory Doctorow introduced Markus “w1n5t0n” Yallow to the world in the original Little Brother (which you can still read for free right here). The story follows the talented teenage...

UK report accuses Huawei of collusion with China

Posted on 08/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Lawmakers in the UK have urged the country to speed up the removal of Huawei’s equipment from its 5G mobile infrastructure. The UK’s Defence Committee has published a lengthy report, urging the government to look if the ban can be pushed from 2027 to...

Google apps will add notifications for ‘critical’ security issues

Posted on 07/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google’s latest effort to protect the safety and privacy of its users involves more prominent security alerts. Moving forward, when the company detects a potentially serious issue with your account, it will notify you directly through the Google app...

Suspected ransomware attack hits one of the largest hospital networks in the US

Posted on 28/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

One of the US’s largest healthcare providers has been hit by what looks like a highly coordinated ransomware attack (via NBC News). Over the weekend, hospitals in the US operated by Universal Health Services started to notice problems with their IT s...

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