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Virtual iPhone Maker Sued

Computer Daily News August 19, 2019 No Comments

Apple is suing start-up Corellium, which has been offering hackers a virtual iPhone. For a price, users could summon up a virtual iPhone on their computers, changing the model or…

iPhone Contacts Open To Hacking

Computer Daily News August 14, 2019 No Comments

Researchers have found contacts saved on iPhones are vulnerable to an SQLite hack attack which could infect the devices with malware. SQLite is the most widespread database engine in the…

Smart Home Security Market To Hit $1.4B By 2029

Jan Arreza August 13, 2019 No Comments

The global connected home security market is expected to surpass US$400 million by the end of 2019, and is estimated to reach a global value of US$1.4 billion by the…

McAfee Acquires NanoSec

Computer Daily News August 12, 2019 No Comments

Global cyber security firm McAfee has bought Indian cloud security startup NanoSec for an undisclosed sum. NanoSec has its offices in Bengaluru and California and McAfee says it will strengthen…

OZ Set For Record Scam Losses In 2019

Jan Arreza August 12, 2019 No Comments

Projections from losses reported to Scamwatch and other government agencies has warned that Australians are set to lose a record amount (approximately $532 million) to scams by the end of…

Tile Launch Google Assistant & Alexa Integration

Jan Arreza August 9, 2019 No Comments

Tile has integrated Google Assistant and Alexa into its community-powered finding platform, allowing users to sync their accounts with their digital assistant to make finding misplaced items easier. The new…

Apple Face Class-Action For Confidential Siri Recordings

Jan Arreza August 8, 2019 No Comments

Apple is facing a new class-action lawsuit over user privacy, which claims Siri is recording users without their consent. The lawsuit, discovered by The Guardian and first reported on Bloomberg,…

Apple Restricts Facebook Apps

Computer Daily News August 8, 2019 No Comments

Apple is making a change to its mobile OS to restrict a feature that apps like Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp use to make voice calls over the Internet. The call…

FireEye Identifies Prolific Chinese Cyber Threat Group

Computer Daily News August 8, 2019 No Comments

Security intelligence company, FireEye, has released the details of its Advanced Persistent Threat group – APT41. FireEye said individual members of APT41 have been conducting primarily financially motivated operations since…

Microsoft A Popular File For Distribution Of Malicious Activity

Computer Daily News August 8, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft Excel has been signalled out as one of the most popular file types used to distribute malicious activity according to latest security figures from Mimecast in its Threat Intelligence…