Afghanistan is seeing a wave of targeted killings against women, but a group of young women are making themselves prominent despite the dangers and breaking through as Gen Z influencers on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The country’s biggest social media influencer, Ayeda Shadab has nearly 400,000 followers on TikTok and more than 230,000 followers on…
Endpoint Security , Internet of Things Security ‘Arson Cats’ Researchers Say Device Flaws Gave Them Full Access to Verkada Cameras Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 10, 2021 Security researchers say they were able to remotely access Verkada cameras used by numerous organizations, including at this Tesla warehouse in Shanghai. Security researchers say…
There is a “tradition” of racism in the British press, Joseph Harker, deputy opinion editor at the Guardian has said. Mr Harker, who is also a former publisher and editor of Black Britain told BBC World News it was a “laughable claim” to suggest the press was not racist in the UK. “You can look…
Some fashion companies are creating virtual clothes to reduce their environmental footprint.
9 Android Apps On Google Play Caught Distributing AlienBot Banker and MRAT Malware | IT Security News 9. March 2021 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware dropper contained in as many as 9 Android apps distributed via Google Play Store that deploys a second stage malware capable of gaining intrusive access to the financial…
The former ITV Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan is not racist and has the right to say what he wants, the television presenter and friend of Morgan, Sharon Osbourne has said. “I sent out a tweet saying I stand by Piers, I do because he has the right to his opinion – that’s what…
Hackers with suspected ties to Iran are actively targeting academia, government agencies, and tourism entities in the Middle East and neighboring regions as part of an espionage campaign aimed at data theft. Dubbed “Earth Vetala” by Trend Micro, the latest finding expands on previous research published by Anomali last month, which found evidence of malicious…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Agency Is the Latest Victim of Attacks Exploiting Newly Exposed Flaws Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • March 9, 2021 A Microsoft Exchange Server at the European Banking Authority, a regulatory agency of the European Union, was hacked. But the agency…
Cybercrime , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Email Security & Protection Window Closing to Secure Small Organizations from Ransomware Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • March 10, 2021 Computer security researchers have acquired an enormous list of compromised email servers from the perpetrators of the mass Microsoft Exchange compromises – a lucky but not uncommon…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Legislation & Litigation Proposal Comes as SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange Hacks Are Investigated Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • March 9, 2021 Reps. Colin Allred (left) and Jack Bergman support the legislation. Legislation introduced in the House would allow U.S. citizens to file lawsuits against foreign…
