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Security News This Week: A Notorious Spyware Vendor Wants to Track Coronavirus Spread

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 NewsEditorcoronavirus, COVID-19, cybersecurity, Hacking, Iran, security, security roundup, vulnerabilities

Everybody's worried about Zoom this week. As the video conferencing software rocketed to 200 million users amid widespread shelter-in-place orders, security and privacy pros have catalogued a litany of issues. It's probably perfectly fine for most people! But especially if you need true end-to-end encrypted meetings, maybe give Zoom a minute to get its act together. Zoom's not the only one benefiting from novel coronavirus quarantines. Online credit card skimmers have stepped up their activity now that everyone's shopping from home, according to data from security company RiskIQ. The most…

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Security News This Week: Ransomware Groups Promise Not to Hit Hospitals Amid Pandemic

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 NewsEditorcybersecurity, Hacking, malware, ransomware, security roundup, vulnerabilities

The news at large this week has understandably focused on the new coronavirus that continues to spread throughout the world. It's slowly seeping into the world of cybersecurity as well, as hackers and scammers take advantage of confusion, anxiety, and lax work from home set-ups to stir up trouble. The need for information has spurred partnerships between encrypted messaging app WhatsApp and several governments; on Friday, the World Health Organization announced that it, too, would use the ubiquitous Facebook subsidiary to provide reliable, up-to-date information. The White House, meanwhile, has…