The once-pioneering BlackBerry is pretty much out of the smartphone manufacturing game, but the Canadian company has been busy transitioning to providing software for connected devices, including smart cars. Now it’s brought that section of its business to China. This week, BlackBerry announced that it will be powering the Level 3
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U.S. urges Linux users to secure kernels from new Russian malware threat
The FBI and NSA jointly issued an advisory on Drovorub – a newly disclosed malware program targeting Linux systems. (Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images) Linux users should not assume they are safe from the ambitions and reach of reputed Russian hacking group Fancy Bear, which has been using a newly
This Week in Apps: US tops China on downloads, EU regulates app stores, Instagram takes on TikTok
High-severity bugs patched in Chrome, Firefox browsers
Google this week introduced multiple security fixes for the desktop edition of its Chrome browser and Mozilla has also done the same for Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release. Google’s stable channel update to version 83.0.4103.97 for Windows, Mac, and Linux has patched six bugs, four of which were rated high
Microsoft announces Project Reunion to make Windows app development easier again
Microsoft today announced a major new initiative that will finally alleviate some of the persistent confusion around Windows app development. Project Reunion, as it is called, is meant to unify the Windows developer platform, which is currently broken up between Win32, which was long the standard way of building
‘Sandworm Team’ hackers from Russia are exploiting Exim, warns NSA
The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday issued an advisory alleging that hackers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) have been actively exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability in Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) software, found in Unix-based systems. Researchers and analysts reacting to the agency’s warning say the announcement is
Patch round-up: Cisco repairs RCE bug; notable fixes from VMware, Google, Adobe
Cisco Systems on Wednesday fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its Unified Contact Center Express solution — one of a flurry of patches and bug disclosures announced this week by tech giants such as Microsoft, Apple and Google. Found in Unified CCX’s Java Remote Management Interface, the critical Cisco flaw
Pwn2Own contest yields 13 bugs, as virtual format expands talent pool
Research teams at the Pwn2Own 2020 competition successfully exploited 13 software vulnerabilities this past week, including bugs found in products from Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, Oracle and Ubuntu. Participants earned $270,000 over the two-day event — the first Pwn2Own ever to be held virtually, as a measure to combat the rapid
Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Framemaker patched
Adobe conducted a large-scale rollout of security updates for a variety of its products for February Patch Tuesday, including a critical patch for Flash Player that if exploited could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Joining Adobe Flash Player in receiving security updates are Framemaker, Acrobat Reader and DC, Digital
Google app vulnerability being exploited in the wild: Trend Micro
The Sidewinder APT group has been actively abusing a Binder vulnerability in at least three apps found in the Google Play store. The three apps, all file manager and photography tools, were uploaded starting in March 2019, but have since been removed. The apps involved are Camero, FileCrypt and callCam. The vulnerability effects several Android devices,