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Top CyberNews December 2021 – Week 2

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December 9 2021
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Home printers to iPhones are getting hacked and a topper got fined for too much content.

More than a hundred HP printer models are vulnerable to hacking 

Hackers may have been able to grab control over a series of vulnerabilities affecting more than 150 printer models manufactured by HP, one of the largest businesses in the sector.

In HP’s MFP (multi-function printer) M725z – part of HP’s FutureSmart series of printers – security consultants Timo Hirvonen and Alexander Bolshev detected exposed physical access port vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-39237) and font parsing vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-39238). In total, the consultants discovered 150 different HP models that leverage the port and font parsing vulnerabilities.

NSO Group’s spyware used to hack US State Department iPhones

According to Reuters, the Pegasus spyware, manufactured by Israeli technology company NSO group, was used to infiltrate the phones of at least nine US Department of State employees over the previous few months, citing four unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation.

Pegasus spyware used to infiltrate the phones of at least nine US Department of State employees over the previous few months, citing four unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation.
US State Department iPhones Hacked

The employees who used Apple’s iPhones were either based in Uganda or worked on Ugandan-related issues.

According to Reuters, these are the most significant recorded Pegasus spyware-based hacks aimed at US officials. Unidentified officials speaking to AP and CNN confirmed the incursions, which Reuters initially reported.

Russia fines Google over content, enormous penalty looms

Moscow court fined Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) 9 million roubles ($121,000) on Tuesday, the latest in a series of fines against the internet giant for failing to erase content that the government considers illegal.

Top CyberNews December Week - 1
Russia fines Google

This year, Moscow has stepped up its pressure on international tech companies in what opponents see as an attempt by the authorities to tighten control over the Internet, which they believe threatens individual and corporate freedom.

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