Collaborate Disseminate
The US Justice Department has announced criminal indictments against 12 Russian intelligence officers tied to the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during the 2016 US presidential election campaign.
The charges were drawn up as part of t… Continue reading 12 Russian Intelligence Agents Indicted For Hacking DNC Emails
Google has by default enabled a security feature called “Site Isolation” in its web browser with the release of Chrome 67 for all desktop users to help them protect against many online threats, including Spectre and Meltdown attack.
Site Isolation is … Continue reading Google Enables ‘Site Isolation’ Feature By Default For Chrome Desktop Users
Google has by default enabled a security feature called “Site Isolation” in its web browser with the release of Chrome 67 for all desktop users to help them protect against many online threats, including Spectre and Meltdown attack.
Site Isolation is … Continue reading Google Enables ‘Site Isolation’ Feature By Default For Chrome Desktop Users
Facebook has been fined £500,000 ($664,000) in the U.K. after the country’s data protection watchdog concluded that its data-sharing scandal broke the law, making it as the social network’s first fine over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Yes, £500,00… Continue reading Facebook Faces £500,000 Fine in U.K. Over Cambridge Analytica Leak
Intel has paid out a $100,000 bug bounty for new processor vulnerabilities that are related to Spectre variant one (CVE-2017-5753).
The new Spectre-class variants are tracked as Spectre 1.1 (CVE-2018-3693) and Spectre 1.2, of which Spectre 1.1 describ… Continue reading Two New Spectre-Class CPU Flaws Discovered—Intel Pays $100K Bounty
With the release of iOS 11.4.1, Apple has finally rolled out a new security feature designed to protect your devices against USB accessories that connect to the data port, making it harder for law enforcement and hackers to break into your iPhone or iP… Continue reading USB Accessory Can Defeat iOS’s New “USB Restricted Mode” Security Feature
And the hacks just keep on coming.
Timehop social media app has been hit by a major data breach on July 4th that compromised the personal data of its more than 21 million users.
Timehop is a simple social media app that collects your old photos and p… Continue reading Timehop Hacked — Hackers Stole Personal Data Of All 21 Million Users
Security researchers have discovered an interesting piece of malware that infects systems with either a cryptocurrency miner or ransomware, depending upon their configurations to decide which of the two schemes could be more profitable.
While ransomwa… Continue reading New Virus Decides If Your Computer Good for Mining or Ransomware
SUSE, the open source software company owned by British firm Micro Focus International, has been sold to a Swedish private equity firm.
Yes, SUSE Linux and its associated software business has finally been acquired by EQT Partners for $2.535 billion, … Continue reading SUSE Linux Has Been Sold For $2.5 Billion
Reminder—If you’ve forgotten about any Google app after using it once a few years ago, be careful, it may still have access to your private emails.
When it comes to privacy on social media, we usually point fingers at Facebook for enabling third-party… Continue reading Reminder—Third Party Gmail Apps Can Read Your Emails, “Allow” Carefully!