Apple alerted Iranians to iPhone spyware attacks, say researchers
Researchers say Apple sent out threat notifications to several Iranians in recent months, saying their iPhones had been hacked. Iran is likely behind the attacks.
UK government wants ransomware victims to report cyberattacks so it can disrupt the hackers
Experts applauded the proposed change, which would require ransomware victims to notify authorities when paying a hacker’s ransom, arguing that this information can help catch cybercriminals and stop their activities.
Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day
The tech giants have evidence that Chinese hackers are exploiting the new bug, but warned “multiple actors” are also hacking into affected SharePoint systems.
Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry
The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later. Now the founder wants the ban lifted altogether.
Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies
Thousands of SharePoint servers could be vulnerable to hackers, according to cybersecurity firms.
Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies
Thousands of SharePoint servers could be vulnerable to hackers, according to cybersecurity firms.
New zero-day bug in Microsoft SharePoint under widespread attack
Security researchers say Microsoft customers should take immediate action to defend against the ongoing cyberattacks, and must assume they have already been compromised.
These are our favorite cyber books on hacking, espionage, crypto, surveillance, and more
These are our favorite cybersecurity books, both by fiction authors, as well as journalists and researchers.
For privacy and security, think twice before granting AI access to your personal data
AI tools are increasingly asking for gross levels of access to your personal data under the guise of needing it to work.
A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations
The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters.