Canadian retailer's servers storing 15 years of user data sold on Craigslist

NCIX did not wipe or encrypt servers when it closed down and filed for bankruptcy in 2017. Their customers' data is now peddled online by Richmond-based individual. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

AdGuard resets all user passwords after credential stuffing attack

Attackers gained access to some AdGuard accounts but company can't tell how many. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Encryption Bill sent to joint committee with three week submission window

Fresh from rushing the legislation into Parliament, the government will ram its legislation through the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

'Don't steal from Americans. Ever'

ZDNet talks to a former infamous hacker whose "mostly true" book offers a glimpse into the minds of Eastern Europe's cybercriminals. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Google to lawmakers: Yep, Gmail data is still open to app developers

Google says third-party developers can access users' Gmail, but it manually vets them first and uses machine learning to monitor apps. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Thousands of WordPress sites backdoored with malicious code

Malicious code redirects users to tech support scams, some of which use new "evil cursor" Chrome bug. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Google releases final developer preview of Flutter

Flutter aims to help developers build native app interfaces for both iOS and Android. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

This Windows file may be secretly hoarding your passwords and emails

A little-known Windows feature will create a file that stores text extracted from all the emails and plaintext-files found on your PC, which sometimes may reveal passwords or private conversations. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Linux on Windows 10: Running Ubuntu VMs just got a lot easier

Ubuntu VMs can now be launched from Hyper-V Quick Create and use RDP for enhanced session mode. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Linus Torvalds is doing a good and brave thing

Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator, has decided he needs to change his ways and how the Linux community works together. Now, if only other technology leaders would follow his lead. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Facebook enlists AI to tweak web server performance

Facebook has to run lots of live tests to figure out which configurations are best for its HTTP servers, and it sped up the search for optimal settings by employing a machine learning approach called Bayesian optimization to narrow the list of plausible solutions. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

When Microsoft met SUSE: This Windows-Linux partnership gets stronger (2017)

SUSE and Microsoft have the longest running partnership between Linux and Windows. Here's where they've been, where they are now, and where they're going tomorrow. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Linux adds a code of conduct for programmers

In the aftermath of Linus Torvalds apologizing for how he's been running the Linux kernel community, Linux has adopted a new code of conduct. But some now claim this means Linux is being taken over by social justice warriors. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Nvidia researchers generate synthetic brain MRI images for AI research

The research could provide a way to generate larger data sets for training AI systems that analyze brain tumors. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Hackers hijack surveillance camera footage with 'Peekaboo' 0-day vulnerability

The previously unknown security flaw in Nuuo software is thought to impact hundreds of thousands of devices worldwide. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

​Linus Torvalds takes a break from Linux

Linux's creator is stepping back from his Linux kernel work -- to work instead on his behavior toward other developers. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

The laws of mathematics do not apply in Australia

A middle-power nation thinking it can tell US-based multinationals which parts of mathematics they can and cannot use -- we deserve to be sent to time out. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Online sports are about to get actual real-time streaming

When you watch football, soccer, baseball, or any sport with online streaming, you're actually watching video that's seconds behind. Limelight thinks it has the answer to this annoyance. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Nasty piece of CSS code crashes and restarts iPhones

Vulnerability most likely affects any iOS and macOS app that uses the WebKit rendering engine to display web pages. Apple is investigating. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

US loses extradition battle with Russia for Bitcoin kingpin

Around 95 percent of all ransomware payments were laundered through Vinnik's BTC-e platform. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

ANU touts tiny camera lens for quantum information transfer

The Australian National University believes the new invention could result in a device that links quantum computers to an optical fibre network. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Developers, despair: Half your time is wasted on bad code

But which half? Too much effort by developers is wasted on debugging, maintaining and fixing bad code. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Adobe winds down Magento rewards-based bug bounty program

Adobe announces plans to integrate Magento bug bounty program into existing vulnerabilities disclosure platform that offers no monetary rewards to bug hunters. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Is hiring a hacker ever a good idea?

People often talk about a skills shortage in cyber security - could hiring those with a murky past be the answer? Or is it too risky? | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Government mass surveillance breached human rights, says European court

Bulk data collection revealed by Edward Snowden has been been found to violate privacy rights of UK citizens. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Kernel exploit discovered in macOS Webroot SecureAnywhere antivirus software

The severe memory corruption flaw permitted attackers to execute malware at the kernel level. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

State Department shamed for poor adoption of multi-factor authentication

Senators demand answers after government report finds that only 11 percent of the Department of State's devices use multi-factor authentication. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

New cold boot attack affects “nearly all modern computers”

Security researchers find a new way to disable current cold boot attack firmware security measures to steal sensitive data from high-value computers. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

​EU smacks internet in the face with link tax and upload filter laws

In one of the dumbest technology regulation moves since the US's FCC destroyed America's net neutrality, the European Union's copyright law overhaul promises to wreck today's internet. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Windows file sharing comes to Chromebooks

Starting in October, Chromebook users will be able to access files natively on Windows PCs and Windows and Samba file servers. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Phishing warning: One in every one hundred emails is now a hacking attempt

And just one mistake can compromise an entire organisation. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

​Nextcloud 14 rolls out with two major security features

Want a full-featured, easy-to-run, open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud to call your own? Check out the latest version of Nextcloud. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

First IoT security bill reaches governor's desk in California

California IoT security bill criticized by security researcher. Expert says bill "is based upon an obviously superficial understanding of the problem." | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

How to steal a Tesla Model S in seconds

An attack technique has been revealed which allows threat actors to unlock a Tesla vehicle in no time at all. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

British Airways breach caused by the same group that hit Ticketmaster

Security researchers find clues connecting the Magecart group to the breach at British Airways. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Trend Micro says sorry after apps grabbed Mac browser history

The company has now removed a browser history data collection feature from its macOS products. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Exploit vendor drops Tor Browser zero-day on Twitter

A company that sells exploits to government agencies drops Tor Browser zero-day on Twitter after recent Tor Browser update renders exploit less valuable. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

​Symantec-secured website shutdown coming soon

In October, Chrome and Firefox users will be blocked from websites still using insecure Symantec/DigiCert TLS certificates. If you don't want to tick off your users, you need to replace these security certificates as soon as possible. Here's how to lock down your site properly. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Researcher finds new malware persistence method leveraging Microsoft UWP apps

New malware persistence method works only on Windows 10 and abuses built-in UWP apps like the Cortana and People apps. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Exploit vendor drops Tor Browser zero-day on Twitter (for previous version)

A company that sells exploits to government agencies drops Tor Browser zero-day on Twitter after recent Tor Browser update renders exploit less valuable. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Rebrands, Repositions Visual Studio Team Services as Azure DevOps

Three months after acquiring GitHub, Microsoft is rebranding and repositioning its VSTS coding collaboration service as 'Azure DevOps,' | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

How Apple Watch saved my life

I have always been a tolerant and loyal opposition user of Cupertino's products. Now I am committed to using them, forever. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

​Hollywood goes open source

When you think of open-source software, you think about smartphones, servers, and the cloud. You probably don't think about movies, but you should. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Why is Google selling potentially compromised Chinese security keys?

Opinion: To sign up for Google's Advanced protection program, you must buy security keys from a Chinese vendor. Security questions have since been raised considering current intelligence laws in China. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

New Silence hacking group suspected of having ties to cyber-security industry

New Russian-speaking "Silence" group linked to the theft of at least $800,000 from Russian and Eastern European banks and financial institutions. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

MEGA.nz Chrome extension caught stealing passwords, cryptocurrency private keys

Tainted extension caught stealing passwords for Google, Microsoft, GitHub and Amazon accounts, but also Monero and Ethereum private keys. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Chrome 69 released with new UI and random password generator

Google revamps Chrome main user interface with new white rounded tabs, replacing classic gray angled tabs after a decade. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Even Linus Torvalds doesn't completely understand the Linux kernel

In a wide-ranging interview at Open Source Summit, Torvalds talked about programmers, Linux, and open-source development. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago