News Archive - May 2024
T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt
May 28, 2024
T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry.
Bitbucket artifact files can leak plaintext authentication secrets
May 21, 2024
Threat actors were found breaching AWS accounts using authentication secrets leaked as plaintext in Atlassian Bitbucket artifact objects. The issue was discovered by Mandiant, who was investigating a recent exposure of Amazon Web Services (AWS) secrets that threat actors used to gain access to AWS.
Android 15, Google Play Protect get new anti-malware and anti-fraud features
May 15, 2024
Google announced new security features coming to Android 15 and Google Play Protect that will help block scams, fraud, and malware apps on users' devices.
Rumble sues Google over digital advertising practices
May 13, 2024
Video sharing platform Rumble said it has sued Google, arguing the tech giant has engaged in anticompetitive practices across its digital advertising products and sought damages in excess of $1 billion.
Leaked FBI email stresses need for warrantless surveillance of Americans
May 9, 2024
A Federal Bureau of Investigation official recently urged employees to "look for ways" to conduct warrantless surveillance on US residents, an internal email shows. Security measures need to be further tightened, both in the consumer and enterprise spaces.
Maximum-severity GitLab flaw allowing account hijacking under active exploitation
May 2, 2024
A maximum severity vulnerability that allows hackers to hijack GitLab accounts with no user interaction required is now under active exploitation, federal government officials warned as data showed that thousands of users had yet to install a patch released in January.