UK Digital Minister Matt Hancock says Uber's October 2016 hack affected UK citizens and the government plans to publish a report in the coming days
but it's still not clear how many Mohul Ghosh / Trak.in : Uber, Ola's Fare Will Be ‘Fixed’ By Maha Govt.; Uber Secretly Settled Data Leak Of 57 Mn Users For $100,000! Haroon Siddique / The Guardian : ...
New “Bad Rabbit” ransomware targets corp networks in Ukraine, Turkey, Germany, infects devices through hacked Russian media sites using NotPetya type methods
There is a connection between Bad Rabbit and Not Petya Waqas / HackRead : Bad Rabbit ransomware spreading like wildfire but there is a way out Dell Cameron / Gizmodo : ‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Strikes ...
Exploits, called KRACK, in Wi-Fi security protocol WPA2 open traffic to eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and malicious injection; US CERT advisory issued
A new vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol … Chris Merriman / Inquirer : KRACK down: Vendors start to patch WPA2 flaw Kevin Beaumont / DoublePulsar : Regarding Krack Attacks—WPA2 flaw Mat Smith / Engadg...
Global accounting firm Deloitte confirms report that it was breached, downplays impact; source: it affected all company email, admin accounts, occurred in 2016
U.S. government agencies … William White / InvestorPlace : Deloitte Data Hack 2017: Clients' Secret Emails Exposed Michael Moore / IT ProPortal : Deloitte hit by major cybersecurity breach Mohit Kumar...
Google Cloud Platform launches cheaper Standard Tier traffic networking option that uses public internet, not its fiber
We are introducing new pricing for Premium and Standard Tiers. Matt Weinberger / Business Insider : Google will let its cloud customers give up a huge advantage to save a wad of cash Google Cloud Plat...
Marcus Hutchins, who helped stop WannaCry, arrested by FBI after Def Con; DoJ indictment accuses him of helping spread Kronos banking trojan in 2014-2015
here's what it is Chris Smith / BGR : This is the banking malware the WannaCry hero supposedly created PYMNTS.com : U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware T...
Qualcomm asks US ITC to ban imports of certain iPhone models using Intel components due to infringement of 6 patents that it claims are not standard-essential
Wall Street reacts to the escalating fight between Apple and Qualcomm Eric Born / The Tech Report : Qualcomm seeks a US import ban on some iPhones and iPads Ashley King / Phandroid : Qualcomm wants to...