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A new type of attack could allow a malicious actor with a mid-range thermal camera to capture keys pressed on a standard keyboard. The discovery has been made by three University of California professors. In other words, our fingers’ thermal…Re… Continue reading Thermanator Attack Uses Thermal Residue from Keyboards to Steal Your Passwords
Have you heard of the so-called “download bomb” bug which occurs when hundreds or even thousands of downloads are initiated? The result of this technique is that the affected browser stops functioning properly as it typically freezes on a s… Continue reading Download Bomb Bug Affects Chrome, Firefox Browsers
Facebook is once again facing public opinion as it admitted that it granted special access to users’ data to 61 technology companies. A 747-page document has been handed over to the US House of Represantives’ Energy and Commerce Committee o… Continue reading Facebook Admits It Gave Access to User Data to 61 Tech Companies
Do you have a Samsung smartphone? There is something you need to know. Some devices are randomly sending photos taken with the camera to contacts in the address book without permission. The problem affected Galaxy S9 and S9+ devices, but…Read more
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Facebook has notified 800,000 users whose privacy has been compromised by a “blocked” bug. It appears that blocked individuals on Facebook and Messenger of the affected users were temporarily unblocked. Facebook also has some new API restri… Continue reading Facebook Bug Unblocked Your Blocked Friends for a Week
Security researchers recently found out how attackers are using macOS malware known as OSX.Dummy to target cryptocurrency investors using the Slack and Discord chat platforms. The chat platforms are abused by cybercriminals who are impersonating admins… Continue reading Crypto Investors on Slack and Discord: Beware the OSX.Dummy Malware
A research that was just published reveals how attacks against the mobile communication standard LTE can occur. LTE can be compromised in three attacks where an attacker collects meta- information about the user’s traffic, among other things. Mor… Continue reading LTE (4G) Communication Standard Can Be Hacked, Researchers Prove
Apparently, the GitHub account of the Gentoo Linux distribution has been hacked, as evident by an announcement published on the distro’s official website. The hack took place on June 28 when “unknown individuals” gained control of the… Continue reading GitHub Account of Gentoo Linux Hacked, Refrain from Using Its Code
Adidas customers should be aware of a data breach that affects consumers who made purchases on adidas.com/US. There is still no sufficient information about the incident but the company has acknowledged that an authorized party claims to have acquired … Continue reading Adidas Data Breach: Customers of the American Website Affected
A new vulnerability, CVE-2018-0296, rated high-severe is affecting Cisco ASA and Firepower security appliances. The flaw is being exploited in the wild after an exploit of it showed up online a few days ago. CVE-2018-0296 Official Description A vulnera… Continue reading CVE-2018-0296 Severe Flaw in Cisco ASA and Firepower Currently Exploited