Facebook Open Sources Fizz — TLS 1.3 Library For Speed and Security

Facebook has open sourced Fizz—a library designed to help developers implement TLS 1.3 protocol with all recommended security and performance related configurations.

Since late last month, Google Chrome web browser has started marking all non-HTTPS we… Continue reading Facebook Open Sources Fizz — TLS 1.3 Library For Speed and Security

TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—the world’s largest makers of semiconductors and processors—was forced to shut down several of its chip-fabrication factories over the weekend after being hit by a computer virus.

Now, it turns out tha… Continue reading TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt

Symfony Flaw Leaves Drupal Sites Vulnerable to Hackers—Patch Now

It’s time to update your Drupal websites.

Drupal, the popular open-source content management system, has released a new version of its software to patch a security bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected… Continue reading Symfony Flaw Leaves Drupal Sites Vulnerable to Hackers—Patch Now

Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware

Security researchers have discovered at least three massive malware campaigns exploiting hundreds of thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers to secretly install cryptocurrency miners on computers connected to them.

In all, the malware campaigns have c… Continue reading Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware

Google Secretly Planning to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China

After an eight-year-long absence from the most populated country in the world, Google search is going to dramatically make a comeback in China.

Google is reportedly planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that is going to b… Continue reading Google Secretly Planning to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China

Dixons Carphone Data Breach Affects 10 Million Customers

Dixons Carphone’s 2017 data breach was worse than initially anticipated.

In an announcement on Monday, Dixons Carphone, one of the largest consumer electronics and telecommunication retailers in Europe, admitted that the breach affected around 10 mill… Continue reading Dixons Carphone Data Breach Affects 10 Million Customers

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store

Following Apple’s lead in banning cryptocurrency mining apps, Google has also updated its Play Store policy this week to ban apps that mine cryptocurrencies on users’ devices in the background.

However, there are countless cryptocurrency mining apps, … Continue reading Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store

NetSpectre — New Remote Spectre Attack Steals Data Over the Network

A team of security researchers has discovered a new Spectre attack that can be launched over the network, unlike all other Spectre variants that require some form of local code execution on the target system.

Dubbed “NetSpectre,” the new remote side-c… Continue reading NetSpectre — New Remote Spectre Attack Steals Data Over the Network