Verizon is sending out a security update to the Samsung Galaxy Note5, the Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+. The only thing noted on the changelist for all four models is Android security patches. Last month, Samsung announced that it would start sending…
Hack Brief: Mobile Manager’s Security Hole Would Let Hackers Wipe Phones
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS for mobile phones are supposed to make it easy for companies to wipe a device clean if it gets lost or stolen. But a vulnerability discovered in a popular remote management system used by thousands of businesses to…
Clark Howard: Hackers, cyber security need to work together
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans to secure it. Channel 2 consumer adviser Clark Howard says companies and security researcher, more commonly known as hackers, need to work together to keep people safe. “The hackers are the ones finding flaws, finding cracks in the system before the…
Hackers exploit ‘Security flaw’ in iOS App to hack WeChat
WeChat hacked through ‘security flaw’ in iOS App, no user data or money stolen The popular messaging app, WeChat, which has over 600 million users was hacked through a security flaw said Tencent on Friday. However, it has been patched since then. After a preliminary investigation, the company said that no…
Government has cyber security in wrong hands
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Retail giants aren’t the only target of hackers who infiltrate computer systems to gain access to sensitive information. The federal government also falls victim, such as recently when the Obama administration revealed that 21.5 million people were affected by a breach…
WhatsApp Web Bug Fixed, Security Firms Urge Users to Update Now
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Towards the end of last month, Check Point, an Israeli-based security firm discovered a bug in WhatsApp Web, the PC version of the famous instant messaging and voice calling app, WhatsApp. However, even before this bug became known to the public,…
Rocket Kitten Hacking Group Linked to Iranian Government by Security Researchers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Group targets individuals, private businesses, academic institutes, and state departments in equal measure Trend Micro and ClearSky security firms have put out a joint, detailed paper in which theyDOCUMENT the actions of an APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group they believe is…
No Notification Given To Millions Of Federal Employees About Security Data Hacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As many as 21.5 million federal employees’ security clearance data has been hacked. The United States government has so far not intimated any of the federal employees whose security clearance data were hacked and the hacking has taken place more than…
BlackBerry spends $425 million to acquire mobile security firm Good Technology
BlackBerry, already the leader in smartphone security, has purchased mobile security firm Good Technologies for $425 million. The acquisition will allow BlackBerry to improve upon its mobile device management capabilities, good news for CIOs and IT departments in charge of managing a fleet of handsets that include iOS, Android and…
Uber hires two Jeep hackers to strengthen security of its Autonomous Car Project
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans San Francisco – Uber Technologies Inc., the taxi giant, is looking forward to making self-driving cars. To prevent their cars from being hacked, the company has hired two of the top vehicle security researchers. The two geeks, namely Charlie Miller and…