Sources: Chinese hackers are thought to have hacked a payroll agency inside the US Dept. of Agriculture in 2020 by exploiting another bug in SolarWinds software
Update Now Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek : China-Linked Hackers Exploited SolarWinds Flaw in U.S. Government Attack: Report Phil Muncaster / infosecurity-magazine.com : US Payroll Agency Targeted in Se...
A researcher says she archived 99.9% of posts on Parler, many with users' location data, as Apple, Google, and Amazon took the service offline
They're Blaming Amazon Instead Alison Durkee / Forbes : Parler Sues Amazon After Company Forces Social Media Site Offline Bernard Meyer / CyberNews : Data collection cheat sheet: how Parler, Twitter, ...
Researchers found a now-secured database online with ~900K records of plastic surgery patients, including photos with nudity and identifying information
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Researcher: since at least October, web source code for thousands of Instagram profiles leaked the user's contact info; the issue was fixed in March
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Facebook says it has disabled 66 profiles and pages run by Social Data Hub, a company that has called itself the “Cambridge Analytica of Russia”
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Researchers find alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy hacks due to outdated EFI firmware; Windows and Linux PCs are also likely at risk
Even With Updated Software Bryan Clark / The Next Web : Report: Countless PCs vulnerable to newly discovered firmware attack [Update] Paul Wagenseil / Tom's Guide : Many Macs Can Be Hacked by Firmware...
WikiLeaks releases mostly decade-old documents detailing CIA techniques for compromising Macs and iOS devices using EFI, UEFI, and firmware malware
Sci-fi fans who have watched Doctor … Sam Biddle / The Intercept : Apple Says It Fixed CIA Vulnerabilities Years Ago Alexandra Burlacu / Tech Times : Apple On Latest WikiLeaks CIA Documents: No Worrie...
US government officially blames Russia for hacking DNC and a range of other institutions and prominent individuals to “interfere with the US election process”
Internal strategy documents and emails … Lily Hay Newman / Wired : Feds Pin Political Hacks on Russia. But How to Respond? Laura Hautala / CNET : Hacking trust: Fears of election-tampering shake faith...
Samsung shareholders anxious as company confirms Galaxy Note 7 shipments have been halted to South Korea's mobile carriers amid quality control issues
exploding batteries suspected Adario Strange / Mashable : Samsung Galaxy Note7 shipments delayed amid reports of exploding batteries Brad Ward / TalkAndroid.com : Galaxy Note 7 battery explosions migh...
Hundreds of computer systems breached at Oracle, including the customer service portal for its MICROS POS CC payment service; Oracle prompts password resets
Oracle's Micros Payment Systems Hacked Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek : Cybercrime Gang Suspected in Attack on Oracle PoS Division Finextra Research Headlines : Hackers hit Oracle Micros POS unit Duncan...