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Apple API Allows Wi-Fi AP Location Tracking

Privacy FAIL: Apple location service returns far more data than it should—to people who have no business knowing it—and without your permission ...

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North Korea IT Worker Scam Brings Malware and Funds Nukes

Richi Jennings | May 17, 2024 | DPRK, Korea, Korean military, Korean ransomware, North Korea, North Korean Hacking, North Korean Threat Actors, northkorea, Noth Korea, SB Blogwatch

WTH? DPRK IT WFH: Justice Department says N. Korean hackers are getting remote IT jobs, posing as Americans ...

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‘Union Jack’ bunting in Balham after the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, June 2022

Brits Ban Bad Passwords — and Other IoT Stupid Stuff

Richi Jennings | April 30, 2024 | bad passwords, blank password, Consumer IoT, gchq, gov.uk, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, iot, National Cyber Security Centre, NCSC, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (PSTI), SB Blogwatch, The ‘S’ in IoT stands for Security, uk, United Kingdom

Nice Cup of IoTea? The UK’s Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act aims to improve the security of net-connected consumer gear ...

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Three South Korean soldiers stand guard at the DMZ between North and South Korea

South Korean iPhone Ban: MDM DMZ PDQ

MDM Hindered: Android phones are still OK; this is Samsung’s home, after all ...

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House Passes Privacy-Preserving Bill, but Biden Blasts it

Are you a FANFSA fan? The White House isn’t. It says the bill “threatens national security.” ...

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Watch This? Patch This! LG Fixes Smart TV Vulns

Richi Jennings | April 10, 2024 | BitDefender, bitdefender research, Consumer IoT, CVE-2023-6317, CVE-2023-6318, CVE-2023-6319, CVE-2023-6320, iot, LG, SB Blogwatch, Smart TV, Smart TV Security, Smart TV Vulnerability, Smart TVs, The ‘S’ in IoT stands for Security, TV, WebOS

4×CVE=RCE or Merely CE? Update your LG TV now, or let hackers root it. But is Bitdefender overhyping the issue? ...

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An old-school telephone, the like of which Millenials have never seen. Also: Get off my lawn.

FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair?

Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities ...

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IoT Consumer Labeling Goes Global – What This Means for Vendors and Consumers

Carsten Rhod Gregersen | March 21, 2024 | Compliance, Connected Devices, Cyber Resilience Act, cybersecurity standards, Data Security, Device redevelopment, European legislation, Fines for non-compliance, , Internet of Things (IoT)

IoT producers must comprehend the relevant rules, consult legal and technological experts and evaluate cybersecurity procedures ...

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EPA and White House Raise Alarm on Water Cybersecurity

Iran and China fingered: Biden admin. chides governors: Water infra. lacks “even basic cybersecurity precautions.” ...

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Google Splashes the Cash in Bug Bounty Bonanza: $59 Million to Date

Wanna be a VRP VIP? Last year, $GOOG paid $10 million to ethical hackers for finding vulnerabilities ...

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GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

C2A Security’s EVSec Risk Management and Automation Platform Gains Traction in Automotive Industry as Companies Seek to Efficiently Meet Regulatory Requirements

Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On