The Verge reports that New York City has prohibited the use of TikTok on government-owned devices, with city agencies compelled to uninstall the app in the next 30 days, following an NYC Cyber Command review noting the social networking service's threat to the city's networks.
BleepingComputer reports that malware has been used by threat actors to distribute and install proxy server apps on at least 400,000 Windows systems to create a massive botnet that used the compromised systems as residential exit nodes.
ATMs impacted by four Iagona ScrutisWeb ATM fleet monitoring system flaws, which have been remediated last month, could be subjected to remote hacking attacks, reports SecurityWeek.
Two Israeli researchers showed the Black Hat security conference how Windows Defender could be subverted to allow malware infection or even remove critical system files.
Findings presented by security researchers at the recent DEF CON security conference showed that multiple security vulnerabilities are present in the PowerPanel Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Management software offered by CyberPower and Dataprobe's iBoot Power Distribution Unit device, which when exploited together can cause catastrophic damage to data centers that use them, reports The Hacker News.
