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SHA-1, Secure Hash Algorithm 1, a very popular cryptographic hashing function designed in 1995 by the NSA, is officially dead after a team of researchers from Google and the CWI Institute in Amsterdam announced today submitted the first ever successful… Continue reading Google Achieves First-Ever Successful SHA-1 Collision Attack
SHA-1, Secure Hash Algorithm 1, a very popular cryptographic hashing function designed in 1995 by the NSA, is officially dead after a team of researchers from Google and the CWI Institute in Amsterdam announced today submitted the first ever successful… Continue reading Google Achieves First-Ever Successful SHA-1 Collision Attack
Another privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in Linux kernel that dates back to 2005 and affects major distro of the Linux operating system, including Redhat, Debian, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu.
Over a decade old Linux Kernel bug (CVE-2017… Continue reading 11-Year Old Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Flaw Discovered
This newly discovered bugs in Java and Python is a big deal today.
The two popular programming languages, Java and Python, contain similar security flaws that can be exploited to send unauthorized emails and bypass any firewall defenses.
And since bo… Continue reading Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection
This newly discovered bugs in Java and Python is a big deal today.
The two popular programming languages, Java and Python, contain similar security flaws that can be exploited to send unauthorized emails and bypass any firewall defenses.
And since bo… Continue reading Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection
Ukraine has once again been a target of a potential hacking attack that infected computer systems from dozens of Ukrainian businesses with highly sophisticated malware, allowing hackers to exfiltrate sensitive data and eavesdrop on their network.
Late… Continue reading Malware Hijacks Microphones to Spy On Ukrainian Businesses, Scientists and Media
Microsoft is once again facing embarrassment for not patching a vulnerability on time.
Yes, Google’s Project Zero team has once again publicly disclosed a vulnerability (with POC exploit) affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems ranging from Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to the latest Windows 10 that had yet to be patched.
A few months back, the search engine giant disclosed a critical
Continue reading Google Discloses Windows Vulnerability That Microsoft Fails To Patch, Again!
Ransomware has been around for a few years, but in last two years, it has become an albatross around everyone’s neck, targeting businesses, hospitals, financial institutions and personal computers worldwide and extorting millions of dollars.
Ransomwar… Continue reading This Ransomware Malware Could Poison Your Water Supply If Not Paid
Security researchers have discovered a chip flaw that could nullify hacking protections for millions of devices regardless of their operating system or application running on them, and the worse — the flaw can not be entirely fixed with any mere software update.
The vulnerability resides in the way the memory management unit (MMU), a component of many CPUs, works and leads to bypass the
Continue reading A Simple JavaScript Exploit Bypasses ASLR Protection On 22 CPU Architectures
You might be aware of websites, banks, retailers, and advertisers tracking your online activities using different Web “fingerprinting” techniques even in incognito/private mode, but now sites can track you anywhere online — even if you switch browsers.
A team of researchers has recently developed a cross-browser fingerprinting technique — the first reliable technique to accurately track users
Continue reading Websites Can Now Track You Online Across Multiple Web Browsers