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Smartwatches for Children are a Privacy and Security Nightmare Researchers analyzed the security of four popular smartwatches for children and found pre-installed downloaders, weak passwords, and unencrypted data transmissions. The analysis demonstrates that most of these devices arbitrarily collect and periodically transmit sensitive data to remote servers without the user knowing about it. This finding
EwDoor Botnet Targets AT&T Network Edge Devices at US Firms A recently discovered botnet is attacking unpatched AT&T enterprise network edge devices using exploits for a four-year-old critical severity Blind Command Injection security flaw. The botnet, dubbed EwDoor by researchers at Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab (360 Netlab), targets AT&T customers using EdgeMarc Enterprise Session Border
Android Banking Malware Infects 300,000 Google Play Users Malware campaigns distributing Android trojans that steals online bank credentials have infected almost 300,000 devices through malicious apps pushed via Google’s Play Store. The Android banking trojans delivered onto compromised devices attempt to steal users’ credentials when they log in to an online banking or cryptocurrency apps.
DNA Testing Firm Discloses Data Breach Affecting 2.1 Million People DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), an Ohio-based DNA testing company, has disclosed a hacking incident that affects 2,102,436 persons. The incident resulted in a confirmed data breach that occurred between May 24, 2021, and July 28, 2021, and the firm concluded its internal investigation on October