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21 of the 24 dating apps examined were tagged with the “*Privacy Not Included” warning label. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Dating has been a lot tougher for singles since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing many people onto dating apps to supplement the real thing. Most dating apps require users to enter a significant amount of information for safety purposes, but a new report from Mozilla has found that some of the most popular dating…

It’s been one year since we started publishing the Docker Index (stats, trends and analysis from developers and dev teams based on anonymized data from millions of Docker users). At that time we saw how Docker was being used at an incredible scale to power application building globally. Today we are excited to share the latest edition of the Docker Index, this time with some yearly and quarterly comparisons.  Every time we pull these user…

Malware designed to steal log-in information saved in browsers has infected 16 million computers and swiped credentials for up to 174,800 accounts. Image: iStockphoto/ArtHead- It can be annoying when a family member or friend changes a Netflix password on the account that you’ve been sharing with them. That can be fixed (usually) with a call or text to get the new password. The solution is not so easy if a cybercriminal has stolen the account…

Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us – and as couples and singletons alike gear up for a day that’s traditionally all about sharing, when it comes to our digital identities, might we be sharing too much, and how can we protect ourselves? With data showing that past, present and possibly even future lovers are willing to secretly snoop on your online information to find out all about you, it’s safe to say that ill-intentioned online…

Malicious Valentine’s Day-themed phishing campaigns are up 29% from last year, according to Check Point Research. Valentine’s Day-themed phishing campaigns are up 29% from last year, according to Check Point Research. Image: Check Point Research Love may be blind, but cybercriminals are not. Over 400 malicious Valentine’s Day-themed phishing individual email campaigns were spotted on a weekly basis in January, according to Check Point Research. There was also a 29% year-over-year increase in Valentine’s Day-themed…

ScreenConnect Remote Access Tool Utilizing Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Themed EXEs and URLs Authored by: Gage Mele, Winston Marydasan, and Yury Polozov Key Findings Anomali Threat Research identified a campaign targeting government agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and likely the broader Middle East. We assess that Iran-nexus cyberespionage group Static Kitten, due to Israeli geopolitical-themed lures, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) references, and the use of file-storage service Onehub that was attributed to their…

A researcher claims to have hacked into the internal systems of major companies including Apple and Microsoft using a novel supply chain attack.  Alex Biran created malicious node packages and uploaded them to the npm registry under unclaimed names. The node packages collected information through their preinstall script about the machines upon which they were installed.  Next, Biran came up with a way to get the packages to send information back to him.  “Knowing that most of…

A man from New York has admitted hacking into the social media accounts of female college students and stealing intimate photographs to trade online. Over a two-year period, Rochester resident Nicholas Faber compromised the accounts of dozens of women attending State University of New York (SUNY) Plattsburgh to access videos and images in which his victims appeared in a state of undress.  The 25-year-old did not commit his crimes alone. Faber admitted working with co-conspirator Michael…

Tenable® Holdings, Inc. (« Tenable ») (Nasdaq : TENB), la société de Cyber Exposure, annonce être en phase finale d’un accord pour l’acquisition de l’entreprise Alsid SAS (« Alsid »), leader du marché de la sécurité Active Directory (AD). Alsid pour Active Directory est une solution SaaS (Software as a Service) avec une option de déploiement sur site qui surveille la sécurité des systèmes Active Directory en temps réel. La solution permet aux utilisateurs d’identifier et de corriger les vulnérabilités…

  When she’s not perfecting her lock-picking skills, Angel Grant is busy building a diverse team who have the right attributes for the dynamic world of technology. In this edition of our podcast series, Angel explains that since your future job probably doesn’t exist yet, the keys to success are your transferrable skills.