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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of WatchBog, a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware botnet, which now also includes a module to scan the Internet for Windows RDP servers vulnerable to the Bluekeep flaw.
BlueKeep is a highl… Continue reading Linux Botnet Adding BlueKeep-Flawed Windows RDP Servers to Its Target List
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today officially confirmed that Facebook has agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine over privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Besides the multibillion-dollar penalty, the company h… Continue reading Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion Fine and Setup New Privacy Program for 20 Years
If you are in Kazakhstan and unable to access the Internet service without installing a certificate, you’re not alone.
The Kazakhstan government has once again issued an advisory to all major local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) asking them to make… Continue reading Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of All Citizens Forcefully
If you think that the media files you receive on your end-to-end encrypted secure messaging apps can not be tampered with, you need to think again.
Security researchers at Symantec yesterday demonstrated multiple interesting attack scenarios against W… Continue reading Hackers Can Manipulate Media Files You Receive Via WhatsApp and Telegram
Watch out! Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has recently patched a critical vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to compromise any Instagram account without requiring any interaction from the targeted users.
Instagram is growing quickly—a… Continue reading This Flaw Could Have Allowed Hackers to Hack Any Instagram Account Within 10 Minutes
The chaos and panic that the disclosure of privacy vulnerability in the highly popular and widely-used Zoom video conferencing software created earlier this week is not over yet.
As suspected, it turns out that the core issue—a locally installed web s… Continue reading Zoom Video Conferencing for macOS Also Vulnerable to Critical RCE Flaw
A new ransomware family has been found targeting Linux-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices made by Taiwan-based QNAP Systems and holding users’ important data hostage until a ransom is paid, researchers told The Hacker News.
Ideal for home an… Continue reading A New Ransomware Is Targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) Devices
Lodash, a popular npm library used by more than 4 million projects on GitHub alone, is affected by a high severity security vulnerability that could allow attackers to compromise the security of affected services using the library and their respective … Continue reading Unpatched Prototype Pollution Flaw Affects All Versions of Popular Lodash Library
Smartphones are a goldmine of sensitive data, and modern apps work as diggers that continuously collect every possible information from your devices.
The security model of modern mobile operating systems, like Android and iOS, is primarily based on pe… Continue reading Over 1,300 Android Apps Caught Collecting Data Even If You Deny Permissions
Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today hit British Airways with a record fine of £183 million for failing to protect the personal information of around half a million of its customers during last year’s security breach.
British Airway… Continue reading British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach