Catalin Cimpanu
Author Bio
Catalin Cimpanu was the Security News Editor for Bleeping Computer from November 2016 to August 2018.
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Ubuntu Is Undoing a GNOME Security Feature
Current versions of Ubuntu and CentOS are disabling a security feature that was added to the GNOME desktop environment last year.
- August 27, 2018
- 12:30 AM
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Fortnite Android App Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Disk Attacks
Google security researchers have revealed this week that the immensely popular Fortnite Android app is vulnerable to so-called man-in-the-disk (MitD) attacks.
- August 25, 2018
- 07:17 PM
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Smartphones From 11 OEMs Vulnerable to Attacks via Hidden AT Commands
Millions of mobile devices from eleven smartphone vendors are vulnerable to attacks carried out using AT commands, a team of security researchers has discovered.
- August 25, 2018
- 11:30 AM
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Senators Demand Voting Machine Vendor Explain Why It Dismisses Researchers Prodding Its Devices
Four US senators, members of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter on Wednesday to Election Systems and Software (ES&S), the largest voting machine vendor in the US, asking for clarifications on why the vendor is trying to discourage independent security reviews of its products.
- August 24, 2018
- 12:43 PM
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Iranian Hackers Charged in March Are Still Actively Phishing Universities
An Iranian hacking group has continued its phishing operations undeterred by indictments from the US Department of Justice.
- August 24, 2018
- 09:00 AM
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T-Mobile Detects and Stops Ongoing Security Breach
T-Mobile USA announced a security breach late last night. The company says its cyber-security team discovered and shut down unauthorized access to its customers' data on Monday, August 20.
- August 24, 2018
- 03:37 AM
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Third SIM Swapper Arrested in the US
During the past two months, US law enforcement authorities have arrested three suspects on accusations of performing illicit SIM swaps.
- August 24, 2018
- 12:20 AM
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Mirai IoT Malware Uses Aboriginal Linux to Target Multiple Platforms
Big changes on the IoT malware scene. Security researchers have spotted a version of the Mirai IoT malware that can run on a vast range of architectures, and even on Android devices.
- August 23, 2018
- 12:30 PM
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Huawei & ZTE Banned From Providing 5G Equipment in Australia
The Australian government has banned Huawei and ZTE from providing hardware equipment for the country's 5G network, a Huawei spokesperson revealed today.
- August 23, 2018
- 10:36 AM
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Recent DNC Hacking Attempt Was Just a Simulated Phishing Test
A recent hacking attempt against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) proved to be a false alarm, according to a clarifying statement released by the DNC chief security officer Bob Lord.
- August 23, 2018
- 06:26 AM
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Lazarus Group Deploys Its First Mac Malware in Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack
Lazarus Group, the North Korean hackers who hacked Sony Films a few years back, have deployed their first Mac malware ever, according to Russian antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.
- August 23, 2018
- 04:00 AM
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Idle Android Phones Send Data to Google Ten Times More Often Than iOS Devices to Apple
An idle Android smartphone sends user data back to Google servers nearly ten times more frequently as an Apple device sends data back to Apple servers.
- August 23, 2018
- 12:10 AM
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Facebook Thwarts Iranian Social Media Influence Campaign Aimed at Western Users
Following a report from US cyber-security firm FireEye, Facebook has removed 652 pages, groups, and accounts associated with social media influence campaigns coming out of Iran.
- August 22, 2018
- 12:24 PM
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New Android Triout Malware Can Record Phone Calls, Steal Pictures
Security researchers from Bitdefender have discovered a new Android malware strain named Triout that comes equipped with intrusive spyware capabilities, such as the ability to record phone calls and steal pictures taken with the device.
- August 22, 2018
- 10:00 AM
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Vulnerability Affects All OpenSSH Versions Released in the Past Two Decades
A vulnerability affects all versions of the OpenSSH client released in the past two decades, ever since the application was released in 1999.
- August 22, 2018
- 07:01 AM
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