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  Posted Sep 20, 2017 by John Biggs             Security company Armis has found a collection of eight exploits, collectively called BlueBorne, that can allow an attacker access to your phone without touching it. The attack can allow access to computers and phones, as well as IoT devices. “Armis believes…

Companies are hacking back against cybercriminals to try to prevent—or at least limit the damage of—Equifax-style disasters. One problem: It’s not all that legal. Joseph Cox 09.19.17 Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast         The plan was to hack the hackers. Cybercriminals had targeted a global bank’s customers with phishing emails to…

The admin demanded $10,000 from a company after sabotaging their website.     By Charlie OsborneSeptember 20, 2017 Christopher Schirner | CC     An IT administrator has been sentenced to four years of federal probation after being found guilty of holding a company to ransom and sabotaging their website to redirect visitors to a…

Mobile devices and facial recognition software have made the list this year.     By Charlie OsborneSeptember 19, 2017 Bitglass     Human error is often a factor when cybersecurity barriers fall, but according to hackers, password protection, facial recognition, and access controls are blind spots in corporate network security. According to Bitglass’ Data Games:…

Published: September 19, 2017 Caption by: Zack Whittaker   New to iOS 11? The first thing you should do is take note of these privacy and security steps to lock down your device.       Before you do anything on your iPhone or iPad, you should lock it down. This is how you do…

Ad industry pleads for Apple to change tack with Safari’s new privacy feature.     By Liam TungSeptember 19, 2017 Safari’s new Intelligent Tracking Prevention imposes new restrictions on how cookies can be used to personalize ads. Image: CNET     Apple is rolling out iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra today, bringing with them…

The company is offering up to $15,000 per bounty.     By Charlie OsborneSeptember 18, 2017 File Photo     Microsoft is extending its Microsoft Office Bounty Program until the end of the year, with up to $15,000 on offer for valid vulnerabilities. On Friday, the Redmond giant said in a blog post that the…

Linus Torvalds says Linux 4.14 is getting core new functionality.     By Liam Tung | September 18, 2017 Image: Aalto University/YouTube       Linus Torvalds has announced the first release candidate (rc) for Linux 4.14, the next long term stable release of the Linux kernel. This release introduces several new core memory management…

Popular utility from a company owned by Avast was compromised to spread malware to potentially millions of PCs.     By Liam Tung | September 18, 2017     Hackers use download servers of Avast-owned CCleaner software to infect potentially millions of PCs with a backdoor. The so-called supply chain attack targeting CCleaner users was…

Each record contained details on voters, including names, addresses, dates of birth, their ethnic identity, whether an individual is married, and the individual’s voting preferences.     By Zack WhittakerSeptember 15, 2017 (Image: file photo)           A cache of voter records on over a half-million Americans has been found online. The…