“In addition to new auto-delete defaults, Google is making it easier to control key privacy settings. Google Account controls will be directly available in Search, while Incognito Mode is becoming more ubiquitous.”
How To Disable Apple And Google’s COVID-19 Notifications On Your Phone
“As the debate around Apple and Google’s COVID-19 contact tracing app framework continues to grow, many people are asking how they can disable it.”
Microsoft releases emergency security update to fix two bugs in Windows codecs
“Microsoft has published on Tuesday two out-of-band security updates to patch two vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library. Tracked as CVE-2020-1425 & CVE-2020-1457, the two bugs only impact Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 distributions.”
Best password manager to use for 2020: LastPass, 1Password and more compared
“If you’ve always had a hard time keeping track of all your passwords, the coronavirus pandemic probably isn’t helping. What can help, however, is a password manager to oversee and handle the login credentials of each of your devices.”
Security firm warns of new malware strain ‘wreaking havoc’ on Windows PCs
“During the Great GPU Shortage of Yesteryear, cryptocurrency mining was all the rage. This also gave way to a class of ‘cryptojacking’ malware that would attempt to pilfer computing resources from an infected PC and use them to most often mine Monero. That has not been a big concern in a long while.”
Chinese bank requires foreign firm to install app with covert backdoor
“A large, multinational technology company got a nasty surprise recently as it was expanding its operations to China. The software a local bank required the company to install so it could pay local taxes contained an advanced backdoor.”
Fake VPN messages used to lure Office 365 phishing victims
“A new phishing campaign is targeting Office 365 customers by impersonating their organizations in messages telling them they need to update their VPN configuration while working remotely.”
NAS devices targeted by ransomware attack
“QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices are once again under attack as the operators of the eCh0raix ransomware have launched a new wave of attacks. The eCh0raix ransomware was first deployed last July when its creators released the first version of their malware into the wild.”
AWS stops largest DDoS attack ever
“Amazon has revealed that its AWS Shield service was able to mitigate the largest DDoS attack ever recorded at 2.3 Tbps back in February of this year.”
New Apple Security Blow: If You Have An iPhone, Look Away Now
“Apple had been hoping to move past its recent run of security warnings—but no such luck. After a dreadful April, here we are in May with yet another security blow for the hundreds of millions of iOS users around the world.”
