Apple to Scan Every Device for Child Abuse Content — But Experts Fear for Privacy

The Hacker News Daily Updates Dissecting Today's Ransomware Ecosystem Ransomware-As-A-Service, Targeted Intrusions and Opportunistic Attacks Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Aug 9, 2021 A Critical Random Number Generator Flaw Affects Billions of IoT Devices A critical vulnerability has been disclosed in hardware random number generators used in billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices whereby it fails to properly generate random numbers, thus undermining their security and putting them at risk of attacks. "It turns out that these 'randomly' chosen ... Read More Users Can Be Just As Dangerous As Hackers Among the problems stemming from our systemic failure with cybersecurity, which ranges from decades-old software-development practices to Chinese and Russian cyber-attacks, one problem gets far less attention than it should—the insider threat. But the reality is that most organizations should be at ... Read More Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts A new Android trojan has been found to compromise Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021 via fraudulent apps distributed through Google Play Store and other third-party app marketplaces. Dubbed "FlyTrap," the previously undocumented malware is believed to ... Read More Pulse Secure VPNs Get New Urgent Update for Poorly Patched Critical Flaw Pulse Secure has shipped a fix for a critical post-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Connect Secure virtual private network (VPN) appliances to address an incomplete patch for an actively exploited flaw it previously resolved in October 2020. "The Pulse Connect Secure ... Read More Apple to Scan Every Device for Child Abuse Content — But Experts Fear for Privacy Apple on Thursday said it's introducing new child safety features in iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS as part of its efforts to limit the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in the U.S. To that effect, the iPhone maker said it intends to begin client-side scanning of images shared via every ... Read More Breaking the Chain of Employee Data Exfiltration With people working from anywhere today, experts warn that companies need control over what sensitive information is leaving their organization on email. 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