On January 14th, Microsoft will discontinue support for Windows 7. This means any PCs still running the software will no longer receive security updates, software updates, or technical support for any issues. If people continue to use a Windows 7 PC after the January end date, the computer will still work however it will become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses.
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A data breach in Las Vegas comes amid tensions with Iran and a warning from homeland security of quote “potentially disruptive and destructive” Iranian cyber operations. The city released the following statement to News 3: The city of Las Vegas experienced a cyber compromise at 4:30 a.m. PST Tuesday. The city’s Information Technologies Department is assessing the extent of the compromise. When aware of the attempt, the city immediately took steps to protect its data systems. People interfacing with the city may experience brief interruptions of service, but so far those interruptions have been minimal. The city will have a…
It has been reported that multiple vulnerabilities have been found within video sharing app TikTok. Security researchers found that it was possible to spoof text messages to make them appear to come from TikTok. Once a user clicked the fake link, a hacker would have been able to access parts of their TikTok account, including uploading and deleting videos and changing settings on existing videos from public to private. The researchers also found that TikTok’s infrastructure would have allowed a hacker to redirect a hacked user to a malicious website that looked like TikTok’s homepage. This could have been combined with cross-site scripting and other…
Apple has started scanning photos uploaded from iPhones to check for child sexual abuse images, as tech companies come under pressure to do more to tackle the crime. Jane Horvath, Apple’s chief privacy officer, revealed at CES 2020 that the company automatically screens images backed up to the company’s online storage service, iCloud, to check whether they contain the illegal photos.
In response to the news that SNAKE ransomware is targeting entire corporate networks, expert offers perspective. https://twitter.com/BleepinComputer/status/1214826611498999808
It has been reported that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned of the terror threats Iran poses to the US in a joint intelligence bulletin sent to law enforcement throughout the country on Wednesday. In the bulletin, which was obtained by CNN, the agencies predicted Iran could take immediate steps to attack the US in cyberspace, and noted that Iran has a history of attempting assassinations and planting operatives in the US to conduct surveillance for terror attacks.
According to TechRadar, Google’s Project Zero has revealed that it will be trialling a new policy where the security team will give companies a full 90 days before disclosing issues in their systems or software. The search giant’s team of security analysts is well regarded for discovering major vulnerabilities but it has received criticism from others in the industry for its relatively fast disclosure times. The new disclosure policy aims to fix this while also holding companies more accountable for how they patch security issues. https://twitter.com/xdadevelopers/status/1214967602516234245
Engineering & Technology have announced that South Wales Police will once again target football fans with facial-recognition cameras at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday 12 January.This is not the first time police have used this technology, neither is it the first time fans have protested, with the first instance taking place last October.
It has been reported that some of the UK’s biggest high street banks have been impacted following the cyber attack on Travelex – with Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Barclays among those left with no online travel money services. More than a dozen of the major banking players, also including Lloyds Banking Group and Virgin Money, said their online foreign currency systems are down following the New Year’s Eve attack on Travelex. Many are offering customers services in branches, but orders cannot be processed online. https://twitter.com/zcobb/status/1215058885599465473
The personal and medical information of 49,351 patients was exposed following a security incident involving two employees’ email accounts as disclosed by Minnesota-based Alomere Health. The Alexandria, Minnesota-based locally-governed hospital started notifying its patients of the security breach incident on January 3, 2020. The security breach was discovered on November 6, 2019, when the hospital staff found that an employee’s email account was accessed by at least on unauthorized third party between October 31 and November 1, 2019. After securing the breached account and starting an investigation with the help of a forensic security outfit, Alomere Health found on November 10 that a…