An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Denis Grisak, the man behind the Internet-connected garage opener Garadget, is having a very bad week. Grisak and his Colorado-based company SoftComplex launched Garadget, a device built using Wi-Fi-based cloud connectivity…

'Extreme Vetting' Would Require Visitors To US To Share Contacts, Passwords
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration is considering whether or not to deploy “extreme vetting” practices at airports around the world, which could force tourists from Britain and other countries visiting the U.S. to reveal their mobile…

Security Researcher Says Samsung's Tizen OS Is The Worst Code He's Ever Seen
Samsung has been working on its Tizen operating system for several years now, implementing it into its various televisions and smartwatches. According to a report from Motherboard, the OS isn’t receiving a lot of praise in the security department. Israeli…

New RAT Targets Koreans And Is Skilled At Evading Detection
Cisco Talos researchers spot a stealthy new remote administration tool calling ROKRAT that targets Korean-language Microsoft Word alternative Hangul Word Processor.

Trump Signs Repeal of ISP Privacy Rules
President Trump signed a resolution to complete the overturning of internet privacy protections that would have prevented ISPs from tracking you online without first asking users to opt-in.

Lessons From Top-to-Bottom Compromise of Brazilian Bank
Hackers pulled off a stunning compromise of a Brazilian bank’s operations, gaining control of each of the bank’s 36 domains, corporate email and DNS.

Details Around Romanian Phishing Kit Creator, Campaign Revealed
Researchers at the Security Analyst Summit on Monday divulged details behind the alleged creator of a Romanian phishing kit.

Android Variant of Notorious Pegasus Spyware Found
Researchers say a variant of the notorious surveillance software called Pegasus has been targeting Android users allowing third parties to take screenshots, capture audio, read email and exfiltrate data from targeted phones.

Still using IIS 6.0? Stop right now – the latest zero-day won’t be patched
Unpatched vulnerability is an echo of how users failed to wean themselves off Windows XP after Microsoft stopped patching the OS

AKBuilder, Microsoft Word Intruder exploiting Office RTF vulnerability
If you haven’t applied the latest patches to Microsoft Office, now is the time to do so – and while you’re at it, check that you’re not running Office with admin rights