Emergency iOS Update Patches Zero Days Used by Government Spyware
Apple rushed an emergency iOS update that patches three zero days being exploited in spyware sold to oppressive governments to monitor human rights activists and journalists. Source: Threatpost
26/08/2016
France, Germany Call for European Decryption Law
France’s and Germany’s Interior Minister are urging the EU to consider implementing a law to get companies to decrypt encrypted communications. Source: Threatpost
25/08/2016
Keystroke Recognition Uses Wi-Fi Signals To Snoop
Researchers develop WiKey technology that can sniff out keystrokes with 97.5 percent accuracy using an off-the-shelf Wi-Fi router and a $200 laptop. Source: Threatpost
25/08/2016
VMware Patches Flaws in Identity and Cloud Products
VMware this week patched its Identity Manager and vRealize Automation products against privilege escalation and remote code execution vulnerabilities. Source: Threatpost
25/08/2016
Tor Update Fixes ReachableAddresses Problem
Tor updated its software to 0.2.8.7 and fixed a number of issues, including a bug in the ReachableAddresses option that possibly degrades anonymity. Source: Threatpost
25/08/2016