Zainab Imran
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Security
Synthetic UI Interactions on MacOS could generate Single Clicks for Privilege Escalation and Whole System Compromise
Defcon was held in Las Vegas last week. At the event, a speaker, Patrick Wardle, Chief Research Officer of Digita…
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Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday 17134.228 Enhances Battery Performance and Mitigates L1TF Vulnerability
Microsoft has just come out with its own “Patch Tuesday” update for its Windows 10 operating system. Users on the…
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Security
Adobe’s August Patch fixes 11 Flaws in Flash Player and Acrobat DC + Reader
Following Adobe’s fix of a grand 112 vulnerabilities in its July product range patch, the company has just released its…
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Windows
HP and Samsung Release Windows 10 Compatibility Update for their Multi-printers’ Easy Document Creator Software
As stories emerge of HP’s printer range vulnerabilities, it comes as some good news that HP (and Samsung) have patched…
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Security
Vulnerability in Java VM Component of Oracle Database allows for Whole System Compromise
Oracle has sent out a severe grade warning to all of its users to instantly update their systems to the…
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Security
HP Fax Protocol Flaw Exposes Whole Enterprise Network to Exploit
Check Point has discovered a new vulnerability in HP’s range of office fax machines that allow hackers to exploit a…
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Linux-Unix
SparkyLinux 5.5-dev20180726 ISO Change Sneak Preview Images Released
SparkyLinux has just released new testing images of its SparkyLinux 5.5-dev20180726, the version based upon the Debian testing of “Buster.”…
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Microsoft
Surface Pro 2017 Update improves Pen Performance without Consent on Insider Devices
Microsoft’s Surface Pro range is known for its impeccable display and precision guided touch feedback. One thing that the Surface…
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Windows 7 & 10 Face Faulty “Not Enough Virtual Memory” Error Message
As several users face a “not enough virtual memory” error in Windows, one particular such user has reached out to…
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Security
Open Sesame Vulnerability in Windows 10 Cortana Allows Hackers to Execute Command using Voice on Locked Device
Microsoft’s Windows 10 is known to be a very customizable operating system. This allows for a multitude of ways to…
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Windows
Intel Graphics Driver v24.20.100.6229 brings Visual Improvements for Dell HDR Range
Intel has just released an update of its graphics driver. The update, version 24.20.100.6229, is said to bring optimizations and…
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Windows
Classic Shell Rebrands Itself as Open Shell and Transitions into Open Source
Classic Shell is a software that was designed by Ivo Beltchev to allow for the customization of the Windows Start…
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Security
Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel Patched in v4.9.116 and v4.17.11
SegmentSmack, a vulnerability that could permit denial of service attacks when exploited, gained instant fame and popularity when it was…
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Security
Hackers can Steal your Credit Card Information and Money through Cheap Mobile POS Card Reader Flaws
A lot has come out of the Black Hat USA 2018 conference in Las Vegas over these last few days.…
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Security
Crowdfense Announces Vulnerability Research Platform v1.0 to streamline 0day Market
Crowdfense, a premiere vulnerability research channel based in Dubai, has just announced that it will be launching a web-based Vulnerability…
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Security
WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Hackers Intercept & Manipulate Messages to Spread Fake News
Following WhatsApp’s crackdown on preventing the spread of fake news, a new flaw has been discovered in the immensely popular…
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Windows
InPrivate Desktop Sandbox Feature for Windows 10 Enterprise Allows Admins to Test Risky Software Without Fear of it Affecting the OS
Running unknown software or files from an untrustworthy origin is a risky gig. It comes forward as a wonderful innovation,…
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Security
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor Versions 6.2 – 6.5 found Vulnerable to XML External Entity (XEE) Injection & DoS Crash
An XML External Entity (XEE) injection vulnerability has been discovered in Dell’s EMC Data Protection Advisor’s version 6.4 through 6.5.…
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Security
Surface Pro 3 Firmware Update 3.11.2450.0 “Improves Device Security”
Microsoft’s flagship 2-in-1 laptop product, the Surface Pro, has just released an update for its 3rd generation model from 2014:…
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Windows
Ring 0 Army Knife (r0ak) Read, Write, and Debugging Execution Tool Released ahead of Black Hat USA 2018
In a tweet by Alex Ionescu, Vice President of EDR Strategy at CrowdStrike, Inc., he announced the release of the…
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Security
iPhone Chip Manufacturing Halts as TSMC’s Network is Hit by WannaCry Variant Virus
Following the rumors of a delayed shipment of Apple’s latest iPhone, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has come forward…
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Security
HP Releases Critical Firmware Updates for 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities affecting 166 printer models
HP offered a $100,000 cash prize to researchers who could find vulnerabilities in its printer products just days ago, and…
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Security
Firefox’s Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) may let Cloudflare and the US Government Spy on your Browsing Activity
Mozilla Firefox is expected to introduce two new features in its next patch: DNS over HTTPs (DoH) and Trusted Recursive…
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Security
Qualys announced Out-of-Band Configuration Assessment (OCA) for its Cloud Platform
Running on the motto “everything visible, everything secure,” Qualys, Inc. has just come out with another IT security solution that…
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Security
PMKID Vulnerability that bypasses 4-way Handshake discovered in WPA2 WiFI Encryption
WPA / WPA2 have long been determined to be the most secure form of WiFi encryption. In October of 2017,…
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