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Huawei’s CFO is finally back in China after striking a plea deal with the US authorities in which she admitted playing a pivotal role in a scheme designed to defraud a global financial institution. Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, was indicted by the US in 2019 on charges associated with the firm’s alleged breaking of US sanctions on Iran. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), she lied to a banking partner about the scale…

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has signaled its commitment to cybersecurity by announcing a dedicated new group that will promote best practices and shared standards. The announcement came after the first-ever in-person meeting of the Quad, which comprises the US, India, Japan and Australia in an alliance of democratic nations designed to counter Chinese aggression. A White House briefing on the leaders’ summit detailed multiple areas of cooperation between the four nations, from COVID-19, climate…

The European Union has urged Russia to respect the democratic process after calling out Kremlin-backed hackers for an ongoing information-stealing and disinformation campaign. On Friday, a declaration from foreign policy chief Josep Borrell claimed several unnamed member states had observed malicious activity associated with the Ghostwriter hacking group. “These malicious cyber activities are targeting numerous members of parliaments, government officials, politicians, and members of the press and civil society in the EU by accessing computer…

VMworld 2021 is just around the corner, from Oct. 5-7, and we’re thrilled to offer insightful programming for sys admins to get the most from the VMware products you’re using. You’ll find the top 10 sessions here, from product announcements to insights from practitioners, that can help you learn what’s new in familiar products, see how new products and features work, and get perspective on what the cloud will bring to virtualized data centers. Attend these sessions to enhance your partnership with VMware on your organization’s multi-cloud journey.   And if you haven’t…

Dubbed TangleBot, the malware can overlay financial apps with its own screens in an attempt to steal your account credentials, says Cloudmark. Image: iStock/CarmenMurillo A new and devious SMS malware campaign is trying to infect people via their mobile devices by promising details about COVID-19. Aimed at Android users in the U.S. and Canada, the malware known as TangleBot can make and block phone calls, send text messages, and overlay malicious screens on a compromised…

Wide-ranging BEC scam underscores dangers of doing business with (un)trusted suppliers Source link

Overview On March 21st, 2021, the McAfee Enterprise Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team released several vulnerabilities it discovered in the Netop Vision Pro Education software, a popular schooling software used by more than 9,000 school systems around the world. Netop was very responsive and released several updates to address many of the critical findings, creating a more secure product for our educators and children to use. During any vulnerability research project, as we continue to…