One of the scariest parts of the massive cybersecurity breaches at the Office of Personnel Management just got worse: The agency now says 5.6 million people’s fingerprints were stolen as part of the hacks. That’s more than five times the 1. Link: OPM says 5.6 million fingerprints stolen in cyberattack, five times as many as …
Security researchers have both good and bad news about the recently reported outbreak of XcodeGhost apps infecting Apple’s App Store. The bad: The infection was bigger than previously reported and dates back to April. The good: Affected apps are more akin to adware than security-invading malware. Link: XcodeGhost apps haunting iOS App Store more numerous …
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Last week, Chinese app developers disclosed that an Apple programming tool had been hijacked to trick developers into embedding malicious software into apps for Apple devices. Link: Apple’s App Store Got Infected With the Same Type of Malware the CIA Developed
Remote management systems for mobile phones are supposed to make it easy for companies to wipe a device clean if it gets lost or stolen. Link: Hack Brief: Mobile Manager’s Security Hole Would Let Hackers Wipe Phones
The vast majority U.S. organizations are not prepared to properly respond to a cyber attack, according to a new study by the Ponemon Institute. Link: Most U.S. organizations cannot properly respond to a cyberattack
