Category: News

Security researchers say that they have found evidence that for the first time Russia-backed hackers are now using a more sophisticated type of malware to target government entities. ESET presented its case Thursday that the hacker group, known as Fancy Bear (or APT28), is using rootkit malware to target its victims. That marks an escalation […]

Source: Russian hackers ‘Fancy Bear’ now targeting governments with rootkit malware

Source: Delta Computer Glitches Force Flight Halts Third Year in a Row – Bloomberg

Password managers from Keeper, Dashlane, LastPass, and 1Password found to be vulnerable, study finds.

Source: Password managers can be tricked into believing that malicious Android apps are legitimate | ZDNet

A security researcher has claimed a new vulnerability in the latest version of macOS — just hours before the software is due to be released. Patrick Wardle, chief researcher officer at Digita Security, tweeted a video Monday of an apparent privacy feature bypass that’s designed to prevent apps from improperly accessing a user’s personal data. […]

Source: Security researcher claims macOS Mojave privacy bug on launch day

Microsoft automatically installs six bloatware apps on every Windows 10 PC, even after a clean install. This needs to stop.

Source: Hey, Microsoft, stop installing third-party apps on clean Windows 10 installs!