Collaborate Disseminate
It’s only been a few hours since Apple releases iOS 12.1 and an iPhone enthusiast has managed to find a passcode bypass hack, once again, that could allow anyone to see all contacts’ private information on a locked iPhone.
Jose Rodriguez, a Spanish se… Continue reading New iPhone Passcode Bypass Found Hours After Apple Releases iOS 12.1
Microsoft silently patched a bug in its Windows 10 operating system with the October 2018 update (version 1809) that allowed Microsoft Store apps with extensive file system permission to access all files on users’ computers without their consent.
With… Continue reading Windows 10 Bug Let UWP Apps Access All Files Without Users’ Consent
Signal, the popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app, is planning to roll out a new feature that aims to hide the sender’s identity from potential attackers trying to intercept the communication.
Although messages send via secure messaging services,… Continue reading Signal Secure Messaging App Now Encrypts Sender’s Identity As Well
It’s been quite a year for the open source platforms.
Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired popular code repository hosting service GitHub for $7.5 billion, and now IBM has just announced the biggest open-source business deal ever.
IBM today confirme… Continue reading IBM Buys “Red Hat” Open-Source Software Company for $34 Billion
Facebook has finally been slapped with its first fine of £500,000 for allowing political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly gather and misuse data of 87 million users.
The fine has been imposed by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Of… Continue reading Facebook Fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
Cybersecurity firm FireEye claims to have discovered evidence that proves the involvement of a Russian-owned research institute in the development of the TRITON malware that caused some industrial systems to unexpectedly shut down last year, including … Continue reading FireEye: Russian Research Lab Aided the Development of TRITON Industrial Malware
A security researcher with Twitter alias SandboxEscaper—who two months ago publicly dropped a zero-day exploit for Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler—has yesterday released another proof-of-concept exploit for a new Windows zero-day vulnerability.
Sandb… Continue reading Hacker Discloses New Windows Zero-Day Exploit On Twitter
A security researcher has discovered several critical vulnerabilities in one of the most popular embedded real-time operating systems—called FreeRTOS—and its other variants, exposing a wide range of IoT devices and critical infrastructure systems to ha… Continue reading Critical Flaws Found in Amazon FreeRTOS IoT Operating System
Tumblr today published a report admitting the presence of a security vulnerability in its website that could have allowed hackers to steal login credentials and other private information for users’ accounts.
The affected information included users ema… Continue reading Tumblr Patches A Flaw That Could Have Exposed Users’ Account Info
A 21-year-old Kentucky man who previously pleaded guilty to developing, marketing, and selling an infamous remote access trojan (RAT) called LuminosityLink has now been sentenced to 30 months in prison.
According to a press release published Monday by… Continue reading LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Author Gets 30-Months Prison Sentence