Author Archives: Swati Khandelwal

WannaCry Ransomware That’s Hitting World Right Now Uses NSA Windows Exploit

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Update — After reading this article, if you want to know, what has happened so far in past 4 days and how to protect your computers from WannaCry, read our latest article “WannaCry Ransomware: Everything You Need To Know Immediately.” 

Earlier today, a massive ransomware campaign hit computer systems of hundreds of private companies and public organizations across the globe – which is

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Microsoft Brings Ubuntu, Suse, and Fedora Linux to Windows Store

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Microsoft has been expressing its love for Linux and Open Source for almost three years now, and this love is embracing as time passes.

Just last year, Microsoft made headlines by building support for the Bash shell and Ubuntu Linux binaries into Wind… Continue reading Microsoft Brings Ubuntu, Suse, and Fedora Linux to Windows Store→

All OnePlus Devices Vulnerable to Remote Attacks Due to 4 Unpatched Flaws

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There is a bad news for all OnePlus lovers.

A security researcher has discovered four vulnerabilities that affect all OnePlus handsets, including One, X, 2, 3 and 3T, running the latest versions of OxygenOS 4.1.3 (worldwide) and below, as well as Hydr… Continue reading All OnePlus Devices Vulnerable to Remote Attacks Due to 4 Unpatched Flaws→

Beware! Built-in Keylogger Discovered In Several HP Laptop Models

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Do you own a Hewlett-Packard (HP) laptop?

Yes? Just stop whatever you are doing and listen carefully:

Your HP laptop may be silently recording everything you are typing on your keyboard.

While examining Windows Active Domain infrastructures, securit… Continue reading Beware! Built-in Keylogger Discovered In Several HP Laptop Models→

Dutch Police Seize Another Company that Sells PGP-Encrypted Blackberry Phones

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The Dutch police arrested four suspects on Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and involvement in selling custom encrypted BlackBerry and Android smartphones to criminals.

The Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), dedicated team within the… Continue reading Dutch Police Seize Another Company that Sells PGP-Encrypted Blackberry Phones→

Microsoft Issues Patches for Another Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

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As part of this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security patches for a total of 55 vulnerabilities across its products, including fixes for four zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.

Just yesterday, Microsoft released an … Continue reading Microsoft Issues Patches for Another Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities→

Trump Fires FBI Director Over Clinton Probe, Amid Russia Investigation

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President Donald Trump has abruptly fired James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was leading an investigation into alleged links between Trump and Russia.

The White House announced on Tuesday that Comey was fired on… Continue reading Trump Fires FBI Director Over Clinton Probe, Amid Russia Investigation→

Google 0-Day Hunters Find ‘Crazy Bad’ Windows RCE Flaw

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Update (Monday, May 08, 2017): Microsoft has released an emergency security update to patch below-reported crazy bad remote code execution vulnerability in its Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE) that affects Windows 7, 8.1, RT and 10 computers, as well as Windows Server 2016 operating systems.

Google Project Zero’s security researchers have discovered another critical remote code

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Website of Popular Mac Software Hacked to Spread Malware

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If you have recently downloaded the popular open source video transcoder app HandBrake on your Mac, there are chances that your computer is infected with a notorious Remote Access Trojan (RAT).

The HandBrake team issued a security alert on Saturday, w… Continue reading Website of Popular Mac Software Hacked to Spread Malware→

Explained — How Intel AMT Vulnerability Allows to Hack Computers Remotely

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Earlier this week Intel announced a critical escalation of privilege bug that affects its remote management features shipping with Intel Server chipsets for past 7 years, which, if exploited, would allow a remote attacker to take control of vulnerable … Continue reading Explained — How Intel AMT Vulnerability Allows to Hack Computers Remotely→