Apple Touch ID Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack iCloud Accounts

The Hacker News Daily Updates Inside the Mind of a Hacker The most extensive study of global hackers and the economics of security research Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Aug 5, 2020 Case Study: How Incident Response Companies Choose IR Tools Many companies today have developed a Cybersecurity Incident Response (IR) plan. It's a sound security practice to prepare a comprehensive IR plan to help the organization react to a sudden security incident in an orderly, rational manner. Otherwise, the organization will develop a plan while ... Read More Apple Touch ID Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack iCloud Accounts Apple earlier this year fixed a security vulnerability in iOS and macOS that could have potentially allowed an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a user's iCloud account. Uncovered in February by Thijs Alkemade, a security specialist at IT security firm Computest, the flaw resided in Apple's ... Read More US Government Warns of a New Strain of Chinese 'Taidoor' Virus Intelligence agencies in the US have released information about a new variant of 12-year-old computer virus used by China's state-sponsored hackers targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. Named "Taidoor," the malware has done an 'excellent' job of compromising systems as early as ... Read More 17-Year-Old 'Mastermind', 2 Others Behind the Biggest Twitter Hack Arrested A 17-year-old teen and two other 19 and 22-year-old individuals have reportedly been arrested for being the alleged mastermind behind the recent Twitter hack that simultaneously targeted several high-profile accounts within minutes as part of a massive bitcoin scam. According to the U.S. ... Read More EU sanctions hackers from China, Russia, North Korea who're wanted by the FBI The Council of the European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions against persons or entities involved in various cyber-attacks targeting European citizens, and its member states. The directive has been issued against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various ... Read More Inside the Mind of a Hacker The most extensive study of global hackers and the economics of security research Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to myemailku.ghdbrevo2018@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India