Internet security

A security researcher was recently able to change the top results in Microsoft’s Bing search engine and access any user’s private files, potentially putting millions of users at risk — and all it took was logging into an unsecured web page. The exploit was discovered by researcher Hillai Ben-Sasson at their team at Wiz, a cloud security firm. According to Ben-Sasson, it would not only allow an attacker to change Bing search results, but would also grant them access to millions of users’ private files and data.…

Ferrari has been targeted by a hacker who is threatening to release data linked to its customers unless the automaker hands over a ransom payment. Ferrari said it’s refusing to pay up. In a statement posted online on Monday, the company said it had been “recently contacted by a threat actor” who is demanding payment to prevent the release of customer details that include names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers. Customers’ payment details, bank account numbers, and details of Ferrari cars owned or…

Image: Tor Publishing | Ufuk Kaya/ShutterstockA few weeks ago, right here on io9, readers got their first look at the cover for Christopher Paolini’s newest Fractalverse novel, Fractal Noise. Almost immediately, people could see something was off about the artwork used on the cover. With some quick deduction, Twitter users realized that it was AI-generated art, which was originally posted to a stock art site by a user named Ufuk Kaya. It was also arranged by the in-house designer, who is not credited—something unusual for…

Image Source : APPLE SUPPORT Apple Meta has launched a new advertisement campaign to target Apple's iMessage platform. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, has revealed that the new campaign by Meta in which Apple has been criticised for only providing the end-to-end encryption for iMessage and not for regular SMS communication. Image Source : PIXABAYWhatsApp…

A copy of SMACS 0723 sent via phishing email contains some Base64 code written by hackers. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScIThis is why we can’t have nice things: Security analytics firm Securonix has revealed that hackers have nefariously hidden malware code in a copy of an image from the Webb Space Telescope as part of a broader hacking campaign.The Webb Space Telescope is offering views of our universe like never before, but hackers are attempting to use images from the telescope for more sinister purposes. Securonix…

Nov 2, 2019 San Francisco / CA / USA - Exterior view of Cloudflare headquarters; Cloudflare, Inc. is an Ameircan web infrastructure and website security companyPhoto: Sundry Photography (Shutterstock)Last year, IT firm Cloudflare launched an email routing service, giving users the ability to set up a large number of addresses connected to the same inbox. Email routing can be a powerful privacy tool, as it allows you to hide your actual email address behind a network of temporary or “burnable” addresses. Unfortunately, as…

A large number of websites went down early Tuesday, including many tied to Cloudflare, a web security company that provides services like protection against DDoS attacks. Websites and apps including Discord, Medium, Coinbase, Grindr, and DoorDash all appeared to be delivering errors early Tuesday, according to Down…Read more... A large number of websites went down early Tuesday, including many tied to Cloudflare, a web security company that provides services like protection against DDoS attacks. Websites and apps…