A crypto implosion, Twitter shakeups and Patch Tuesday takeaways
Welcome to Changelog for 11/13/22, published by Synack! It’s me, Blake, bringing you the latest news with a boost from README senior editor Nathaniel Mott.
China is scanning U.S. political targets. Who should care?
A recent FBI warning to Republican and Democratic party leaders about suspicious scanning by Chinese hackers left some researchers scratching their heads.
PrivacyCon updates, OpenSSL vulnerabilities and a potential $1.2B in ransomware payouts
Congratulations to the 50,000+ runners who took on today’s New York City Marathon, which is back in full force after a 2020 pandemic cancellation and depressed turnout in 2021.
Feds eye virtual reality as the next privacy and security battleground
At the Federal Trade Commission’s annual PrivacyCon this week, a top regulator and outside experts zeroed in on digital risks posed by the nascent virtual reality industry.
OpenSSL vulnerabilities are closer to heartburn than Heartbleed
The “S” in HTTPS stands for “secure,” but a newly disclosed pair of software flaws in one of the most popular open-source cryptographic libraries shows that assurance can come with a caveat.
A flimsy influence campaign, trouble for Drizly and ransomware updates
Welcome to Changelog for 10/30/22, published by Synack! It’s me, Blake, compiling this week’s top news with help from README senior editor Nathaniel Mott. Hope everyone is having an amazing Halloween weekend — I’m excited to greet some trick-or-treaters tomorrow in Washington, D.C.
4 takeaways from Apple’s security blitz
Apple has recently introduced a standalone security research site, significant changes to its bug bounty program and a bevy of security-related updates with iOS 16.
A kaleidoscope of risk: What’s next for cyberinsurance
README excerpted this article from “Cyberinsurance Policy: Rethinking Risk in an Age of Ransomware, Computer Fraud, Data Breaches, and Cyberattacks."
IoT cyber scorecards, Iranian hacking operations and a “dramatic change” to U.S. nuclear codes
Welcome to Changelog for 10/23/22, published by Synack! Blake here, joined by README senior editor Nathaniel Mott. There was a lot of news last week, so let’s get right to it.