Zack Whittaker
Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack
The U.S. Justice Department this week indicted seven Chinese nationals for a decade-long hacking spree that targeted more than 100 high-tech and online gaming companies. The government alleges the men used malware-laced ...
‘War Dialing’ Tool Exposes Zoom’s Password Problems
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to force people to work from home, countless companies are now holding daily meetings using videoconferencing services from Zoom. But without the protection of a password, there's ...
Apple Explains Mysterious iPhone 11 Location Requests
KrebsOnSecurity ran a story this week that puzzled over Apple's response to inquiries about a potential privacy leak in its new iPhone 11 line, in which the devices appear to intermittently seek ...
Avast, NordVPN Breaches Tied to Phantom User Accounts
Antivirus and security giant Avast and virtual private networking (VPN) software provider NordVPN each today disclosed months-long network intrusions that -- while otherwise unrelated -- shared a common cause: Forgotten or unknown ...
