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Cyber Security Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines

Cybersecurity News – September 16, 2020

Senator calls for US to reject Oracle’s TikTok deal The Republican Senator for Missouri, Josh Hawley has publicly, called on the Treasury Department to reject...

Cybersecurity News – September 15, 2020

ByteDance chooses Oracle's bid to become TikTok's trusted technology partner Oracle confirmed that its bid for TikTok was selected, paving the way to become the...

Cybersecurity News – September 14, 2020

SoftBank close to a deal to sell Arm to Nvidia, creating a powerhouse The potential deal, worth more than $40 billion, is the latest in...

Cybersecurity News – September 11, 2020

Portland passes bans on facial recognition technology The move comes from a unanimous vote by the Portland, Oregon City Council on two facial recognition tech...

Cybersecurity News – September 10, 2020

NSA, CIA have proof of Russians hacking Florida voting systems, says Woodward's ‘Rage’ It’s not November yet, but it’s time for an election dust-up in...

Cybersecurity News – September 9, 2020

China launches initiative to set global data-security rules China is launching its own initiative to establish global standards for data security, as a counter measure...

Cybersecurity News – September 8, 2020

Visa discovers new skimming malware The company's Payment Fraud Disruption unit discovered the Baka skimmer back in February, ultimately finding seven severs distributing the malware....

Cybersecurity News – September 4, 2020

Facebook formally codifies policy on third-party vulnerabilities The change was published in a blog post, and Facebook says that when third-party critical bugs or security...

Cybersecurity News – September 3, 2020

U.S. spying exposed by Snowden was illegal, court rules The government surveillance operation that National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on seven...

Cybersecurity News – September 2, 2020

Facebook threatens to block sharing of news stories in Australia In a response to pressure from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that would require...

Cybersecurity News – September 1, 2020

Apple accidentally notarized malware on macOS The malware was initially discovered by college student Peter Dantini and passed on to security researcher Patrick Wardle. The...

Cybersecurity News – August 31, 2020

China’s new salvo in TikTok war means restrictions on AI technology exports New restrictions, unveiled Friday by China’s ministries in charge of commerce, science and...

Cybersecurity News – August 28, 2020

You can teach a Qbot new tricks The banking trojan Qbot was initially discovered in 2008, but a new report from Check Point Research finds...

Cybersecurity News – August 27, 2020

Facebook warns Apple privacy changes will decimate ads When iOS 14 hits iPads and iPhones in September, advertisers should expect weaker performance, Facebook claims. Apple...

Cybersecurity News – August 26, 2020

Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite Epic Games has won a partial victory against Apple thanks to a temporary restraining order...