Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for IE 0-Day and Windows Defender Flaw

It’s not a Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft is rolling out emergency out-of-band security patches for two new vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical Internet Explorer zero-day that cyber criminals are actively exploiting in the wild.

Discovered by Cl… Continue reading Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for IE 0-Day and Windows Defender Flaw

Two Widely Used Ad Blocker Extensions for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

Two widely used Adblocker Google Chrome extensions, posing as the original — AdBlock and uBlock Origin — extensions on Chrome Web Store, have been caught stuffing cookies in the web browser of millions of users to generate affiliate income from referra… Continue reading Two Widely Used Ad Blocker Extensions for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month

Insecure Internet-connected devices have aided different types of cybercrime for years, most common being DDoS and spam campaigns. But cybercriminals have now shifted toward a profitable scheme where botnets do not just launch DDoS or spam—they mine cr… Continue reading Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month

125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands

The world of connected consumer electronics, IoT, and smart devices is growing faster than ever with tens of billions of connected devices streaming and sharing data wirelessly over the Internet, but how secure is it?

As we connect everything from cof… Continue reading 125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands

US Sanctions 3 North Korean Hacking Groups Accused for Global Cyber Attacks

The United States Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against three state-sponsored North Korean hacking groups for conducting several destructive cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure.

Besides this, the hacking groups have also bee… Continue reading US Sanctions 3 North Korean Hacking Groups Accused for Global Cyber Attacks

Yikes! iOS 13 Coming Next Week With iPhone LockScreen Bypass Bug

Good news… next week, on September 19, Apple will roll out iOS 13, the latest version of its mobile operating system.

Yes, we’re excited about, but here comes the bad news…

iOS 13 contains a vulnerability that could allow anyone to bypass the loc… Continue reading Yikes! iOS 13 Coming Next Week With iPhone LockScreen Bypass Bug

Popular Period Tracking Apps Share Your Sexual Health Data With Facebook

Hello Ladies, let’s talk about periods, privacy, and Facebook.

Are you using an app on your smartphone to keep tracks on your periods?

Well, it’s worrying, because it might be sharing your extremely sensitive information like menstrual cycle and sexu… Continue reading Popular Period Tracking Apps Share Your Sexual Health Data With Facebook

NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs

Unlike previous side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed in Intel CPUs, researchers have discovered a new flaw that can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring an attacker to have physical access or any malware installed on a targeted co… Continue reading NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs

Google to Experiment ‘DNS over HTTPS’ (DoH) Feature in Chrome 78

Immediately after Mozilla announced its plan to soon enable ‘DNS over HTTPS’ (DoH) by default for Firefox users in the United States, Google today says it is planning an experiment with the privacy-focused technology in its upcoming Chrome 78.

Under d… Continue reading Google to Experiment ‘DNS over HTTPS’ (DoH) Feature in Chrome 78

Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Private Network’ VPN Service as a Browser Extension

Mozilla has officially launched a new privacy-focused VPN service, called Firefox Private Network, as a browser extension that aims to encrypt your online activity and limit what websites and advertisers know about you.

Firefox Private Network service… Continue reading Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Private Network’ VPN Service as a Browser Extension