“Cybercriminals are reportedly exploiting a critical flaw in the Magento e-commerce platform only days after it was made public by the researchers who discovered it. Scoring a 9.”
Gmail, Netflix and PayPal Users Targeted In DNS Hijacking Campaign
“On Friday (5 April), it emerged that home routers such as those manufactured by D-Link were being targeted by DNS hijacking. Security researchers at Bad Packets identified three waves which took place between December last year and the end of March this year, detailed in a blog.”
Gmail, Netflix and PayPal Users Targeted In DNS Hijacking Campaign
“On Friday (5 April), it emerged that home routers such as those manufactured by D-Link were being targeted by DNS hijacking. Security researchers at Bad Packets identified three waves which took place between December last year and the end of March this year, detailed in a blog.”
Google Has to Hit Delete After Right to Be Forgotten Turns to Crime
“Google’s effort to rein in the so-called right to be forgotten has taken a hit after U.K. and French judges said the reputation of businessmen tarnished by old news stories about improper conduct trumped the public’s need to know.”
Ongoing DNS hijacking campaign targeting consumer routers
“Over the last three months, our honeypots have detected DNS hijacking attacks targeting various types of consumer routers. All exploit attempts have originated from hosts on the network of Google Cloud Platform (AS15169).”
Sources: Apple is acquiring music recognition app Shazam
“Update: this story has now been confirmed. As Spotify continues to inch towards a public listing, Apple is making a move of its own to step up its game in music services.”
Gmail Labs: the most awesome Gmail features you don’t know about
“There is a part of Gmail that you may not be familiar with. It’s hiding in your settings, in a tab you may not have noticed called “Labs”. Gmail Labs are basically add-ons that you can use in Gmail which give the very popular email client a bit of extra functionality.”
Microsoft emergency update: Malware Engine needs, erm, malware protection
“Microsoft has posted an out-of-band security update to address a remote code execution flaw in its Malware Protection Engine. Redmond says the flaw, dubbed CVE-2017-11937, has not yet been exploited in the wild.”
Samsung Galaxy S9 Official Cases Leaked
“We are expecting to seethe new Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus at Mobile World Congress in February. We have already heard a number of specifications about the handset and now we have some details on some accessories that will launch with the handsets.”
iOS 11.2 Bug: Apple Issues Fix For HomeKit Zero-Day Flaw
“A zero-day security vulnerability discovered in Apple’s HomeKit app in the current version of iOS 11.2 would allow attackers to gain unauthorized control of Internet of Things devices connected via the application, 9to5Mac reported .”
