Elizabeth Montalbano, Author at CW Enterprises

Google: Flaws in Apple’s Private-Browsing Technology Allow for Third-Party Tracking

23rd January 2020Elizabeth Montalbano

New research outlines vulnerabilities in Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Protection that can reveal user browsing behavior to third parties. Source: Threat Post – [...]

Hacker Leaks More Than 500K Telnet Credentials for IoT Devices

21st January 2020Elizabeth Montalbano

Bad actor obtained passwords for servers, home routers, and smart devices by scanning internet for devices open to the Telnet port. Source: [...]

Trump Slams Apple for Refusing to Unlock Suspected Shooter’s iPhones

15th January 2020Elizabeth Montalbano

Legal battle pitting Feds against the tech giant over data privacy and device security in criminal cases seems inevitable. Source: Threat Post [...]

Apple Denies FBI Request to Unlock Shooter’s iPhone—Again

14th January 2020Elizabeth Montalbano

Refusal to unlock the phones of a Florida shooter could set up another legal battle between Apple and the Feds over data privacy [...]

Lazarus APT Collaborates with Trickbot’s Anchor Project

11th December 2019Elizabeth Montalbano

An unprecedented connection between the North Korean APT and the crimeware giant spells trouble for global banks and other cybercrime targets. Source: [...]

‘Ultimate’ MiTM Attack Steals $1M from Israeli Startup

5th December 2019Elizabeth Montalbano

Researchers uncovers “ultimate man-in-the-middle attack” that used an elaborate spoofing campaign to fool a Chinese VC firm and rip off an emerging business. [...]

‘StrandHogg’ Vulnerability Allows Malware to Pose as Legitimate Android Apps

3rd December 2019Elizabeth Montalbano

The flaw can allow hackers to take over typical device functions like sending messages and taking photos because users think malicious activity is [...]

Google Will Award $1M-Plus to People Who Can Hack Titan M Security Chip

22nd November 2019Elizabeth Montalbano

The company expanded its Android bug bounty program as one of several recent moves to ramp up mobile security. Source: Threat Post [...]

Popular Apps on Google Play Store Remain Unpatched

21st November 2019Elizabeth Montalbano

Check Point researchers found that hundreds of marquee Android mobile apps still contain vulnerabilities that allow remote code-execution even if users update. [...]

Hackers Dump 2.2M Gaming, Cryptocurrency Passwords Online

20th November 2019Elizabeth Montalbano

A data breach left personal information–including email and IP addresses and first and last names—exposed in public databases, according to Troy Hunt. [...]