https://apnews.com/article/hacking-software-17d67bd69718c2d0d5f6e2493285abc2

Research: Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking

Looks like the NSA is not coming clean on what they are doing for “back doors” in tech. Not good if they are putting them in, we all become at risk because eventually the secret gets out and the “back door” is used against us.
Read the Reuters story https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-congress-insight-idUSKBN27D1CS

Lots of risk here, very bad stuff. Please check your WEBCAMS and change the password and update your software/firmware wherever you can. Patch Patch Patch!
Read the article here
https://www.inputmag.com/culture/hackers-leaked-tons-of-webcam-home-security-footage-on-porn-sites

GCHQ discovered ‘nationally significant’ vulnerability in Huawei equipment

The issue in Huawei’s equipment was initially withheld from the Chinese company and not reported due to security concerns.

https://news.sky.com/story/gchq-discovered-nationally-significant-vulnerability-in-huawei-equipment-12086688

Per this nice article at ENGADGET Github will offer scanning of your code to check for security flaws. A nice feature, hopefully more secure code will follow.
https://www.engadget.com/github-code-scanning-security-093531490.html

Looks like another APP BUG where the app is watching you via the camera. If it can hit someone as big as INSTAGRAM, watch out for the little software people.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-18/facebook-accused-of-watching-instagram-users-through-cameras

Probably the worst thing that can happen is data leaks just before a historic election. Data including contacts of the user and other sensitive data was visible. How long, and how deep it really went… We don’t know, but for the Joe Biden campaign, it is a tech fail. For the cybersecurity aware, it is a reminder to be careful what apps we install on our phones.
Read the article here <<

India bans 118 Chinese apps including PUBG

https://thenextweb.com/in/2020/09/02/india-bans-118-chinese-apps-including-pubg/

Heads up. Don’t just install stuff on your phone. Research first
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/welcome-chat-spying-app