Yes, this is one of those end-of-year summaries. And it’s a long one, since 2019 has been a disaster in terms of cyber-security news, with one or more major stories breaking on a weekly basis.
Below is a summary for the past 10 months of security disasters, organized by month.
JANUARY
Severe vulnerability in Apple FaceTime – A bug in Apple’s FaceTime app let attackers call and self-answer a FaceTime call without any user interaction from the callee, opening the door for secret surveillance.
North Korean hackers infiltrate Chile’s ATM network after Skype job interview – the article’s title is self-explanatory, and the story is worth your time to read.
