Cybersecurity

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This posting is here to collect cyber security news in November 2019. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. If you are interested in cyber security trends, read my Cyber security trends 2019 posting. You are also free to post related links.     →

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-scariest-hacks-and-vulnerabilities-of-2019/ Since 2019 has been a disaster in terms of cyber-security news, this is a very long list of this year’s biggest and scariest security incidents, data breaches, and vulnerabilities. →

For years there has been prediction when cyber incident will kill someone. It seems that it has happened. “Some of the recent cybersecurity incidents involving industrial control systems (ICS) have resulted in injury and even loss of life, according to a survey conducted by Control Systems Cyber Security Association International (CS2AI).” More: https://www.securityweek.com/some-ics-security-incidents-resulted-injury-loss-life-survey →

There have been many news on a hacked Lightning cables that allow someone to take over a computer as soon as they are plugged into a Mac or PC. There has also been USB cables with hidden Wi-fi.. How about a DIY hack on this? The latest development in the ESP32 world comes is a →

This posting is here to collect cyber security news in October 2019. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. If you are interested in cyber security trends, read my Cyber security trends 2019 posting. You are also free to post related links.   →

SimJacker is 0-day vulnerability under active attack according to this article: Dubbed “SimJacker,” the vulnerability resides in a particular piece of software, called the S@T Browser (a dynamic SIM toolkit), embedded on most SIM cards. New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/simjacker-mobile-hacking.html Huge security issue claims need some →

This posting is here to collect cyber security news in September 2019. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. If you are interested in cyber security trends, read my Cyber security trends 2019 posting. You are also free to post related links.     →

Almost all connected device makers claim to care about security in their sales pitch, but the reality seems that the security of most device firmware is terrible. According to recent research the firmware security has not improved in any measurable way over the last 15 years, even as attacks on connected devices like home routers →

This posting is here to collect cyber security news in August 2019. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. If you are interested in cyber security trends, read my Cyber security trends 2019 posting. You are also free to post related links.   →