Collaborate Disseminate
Facebook admits as many as 14 millions of its users who thought they’re sharing content privately with only friends may have inadvertently shared their posts with everyone because of a software bug.
Facebook said in front of Congress in March over the… Continue reading Facebook bug changed 14 million users’ default privacy settings to public
Marcus Hutchins, the British malware analyst who helped stop global Wannacry menace, is now facing four new charges related to malware he allegedly created and promoted it online to steal financial information.
Hutchins, the 24-year-old better known a… Continue reading Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry-killer, hit with four new charges by the FBI
After the discovery of massive VPNFilter malware botnet, security researchers have now uncovered another giant botnet that has already compromised more than 40,000 servers, modems and internet-connected devices belonging to a wide number of organizatio… Continue reading Prowli Malware Targeting Servers, Routers, and IoT Devices
It turns out that the threat of the massive VPNFilter botnet malware that was discovered late last month is beyond what we initially thought.
Security researchers from Cisco’s Talos cyber intelligence have today uncovered more details about VPNFilter … Continue reading Destructive and MiTM Capabilities of VPNFilter Malware Revealed
Apple is making it easier for mobile developers to port their iOS apps to the next-generation macOS Mojave desktop platform—a major step in bringing the two platforms closer together.
However, at the same time, the company straightforward denied the i… Continue reading Apple will let users run iOS apps on macOS
MyHeritage, the Israel-based DNA testing service designed to investigate family history, has disclosed that the company website was breached last year by unknown attackers, who stole login credentials of its more than 92 million customers.
The company… Continue reading MyHeritage Says Over 92 Million User Accounts Have Been Compromised
Security researchers at British software firm Snyk have revealed details of a critical vulnerability that affects thousands of projects across many ecosystems and can be exploited by attackers to achieve code execution on the target systems.
Dubbed “Z… Continue reading ‘Zip Slip’ Vulnerability Affects Thousands of Projects Across Many Ecosystems
Hundreds of thousands of websites running on the Drupal CMS—including those of major educational institutions and government organizations around the world—have been found vulnerable to a highly critical flaw for which security patches were released al… Continue reading Over 115,000 Drupal Sites Still Vulnerable to Drupalgeddon2 Exploit
After being embroiled into controversies over its data sharing practices, it turns out that Facebook had granted inappropriate access to its users’ data to more than 60 device makers, including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, and Samsung.
Accord… Continue reading Facebook Accused of Giving Over 60 Device-Makers Deep Access to User Data
Here’s the biggest news of the week—Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion.
For those unaware, GitHub is a popular code repository hosting service that allows developers to host their projects, documentation, and code in the cloud u… Continue reading Confirmed—Microsoft Buys GitHub For $7.5 Billion