Security
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WhatsApp Group Invite Breach: Group Links From Around the World Available Via Google Search
One of the most common messaging app today is WhatsApp. Apart from the Chinese community, the entire world is on…
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EPIC Games Launcher Download And Installation Faked By LokiBot Trojan Malware Campaign
Gamers intending to download EPIC Games Launcher, the platform used to access highly popular online multiplayer video game Fortnite, are…
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Popular Cisco Webex Video Conferencing Platform Security Flaw Allowed Unauthenticated Users To Join Private Online Meetings
A security flaw within the popular Webex Video Conferencing platform allowed unauthorized or unauthenticated users to join private online meetings.…
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AMD “Radeon” Series Graphics Drivers Contained Multiple ‘Severe’ Security Vulnerabilities, Proved Cisco Talos Experts
AMD ATI Radeon Graphics Cards Drivers contained multiple security vulnerabilities, reported the Security and Digital Protection team of Cisco. The…
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Mozilla Firefox Browser Addons Segregated Into Curated And ‘Non-Monitored’ Segments Through ‘Recommended Extensions Program’?
The popular browser Firefox has hundreds of popular and actively used add-ons or extensions. Now Mozilla, the parent non-profit organization…
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Popular WordPress Plugin Vulnerable To Exploitation And Can Be Used To Hijack Complete Website, Warns Security Experts
A popular WordPress plugin that helps website administrators with maintenance and upkeep activities, is extremely vulnerable to exploitation. Easily manipulated,…
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Internet Explorer Suffering From ‘Actively Exploited’ Zero-Day Vulnerability But Microsoft Hasn’t Released Patch Yet – Here’s A Simple But Temporary Workaround
A security flaw within the aging but still actively used Internet Explorer, the ‘default’ web browser for Microsoft Windows operating…
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Google’s First Security Update For Android In 2020 Addresses Security Flaws With ‘High And Critical’ Severity Ratings
Google’s Android operating system for smartphones received its first-ever Security Update of the New Year. Google’s first security update of…
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Security Alert: Android Bug Provides Unwanted Access To Some Apps To Use Your Phone’s Camera
Last year many big names came under the spotlight due to the spying and data breach allegations. Now it seems…
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Facebook Says It Used Your 2FA Info For Mining Contacts
Facebook has always been under criticism because of its bad practices that lead to privacy violations. It has been proved…
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Google To Provide Financial Assistance To Open Source Projects, Enhancing Web Security Under The Patch Reward Program
Google has been supporting open source projects with rewards under its Patch Reward Program since October 2013. The main focus…
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Microsoft Internal Security Audit Of Threat Assessment Reveals Extremely Poor Password Hygiene Of ‘Millions’ Of Users
Microsoft recently conducted its own independent security audit for threat assessment, and the results were shocking. The Windows OS maker…
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OnePlus Suffers Data Breach Again And Exposes Information Of ‘Some’ Buyers, Authentication and Payment Info Safe, Claims Smartphone Maker
OnePlus, the company that became a powerful entity known as the ‘flagship Killer’, suffered yet another data breach earlier this…
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Microsoft Windows 10 To Natively Support DNS Over HTTPS Encryption And Obfuscation Technique Making Internet Traffic Monitoring Near Impossible
Microsoft Windows 10 will natively and intrinsically support DNS over HTTPS protocol. It is an important privacy protection methodology, which…
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India’s Premier Nuclear Power Plant Digitally Attacked And ‘Certain’ Network Systems Compromised?
A relatively large nuclear power plant, currently in full operation mode, was allegedly attacked by persistent threat groups through sophisticated…
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BBC World Service International Website On The Dark Web To Counter Censorship
To counter rising censorship, the British Broadcasting Service or BBC has embraced the Dark Web. The BBC World Service international…
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NordVPN Hacked, But Company Assures Customer Privacy Wasn’t Breached Owing To Company Security Policy?
NordVPN, a popular Virtual Private Network or VPN provider, has admitted it was hacked. Although the company’s security was breached,…
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Monster.com Admits Third-Party Server Exposed Thousands Of Resumes
Monster.com is a popular employment website that contains a huge database of resumes. The platform is trusted by billions of…
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Confidential Computing By Linux Foundation Gets Backing From Biggest Tech Companies To Encrypt Data In Transit
The Linux Foundation recently formed a new group called the Confidential Computing Consortium. The subgroup’s primary aim appears to be…
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Stealthy Trojan Malware Available For Free On The Dark Web Could Give Rise To Phishing Attacks For Financial Profits
Trojan malware is often in great demand from malicious attackers. Usually, potent Remote Access Trojans (RAT) are sold for handsome…
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Millions Of Fingerprints Exposed Online In A New Data Breach Controversy
Many big names have been recently involved in data breach controversies during the last few months. Unfortunately, the list does…
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State-Sponsored Hackers Attacking Video Game Industry In Addition to Cyber Espionage Discover Web Security Researchers
In addition to conducting cyber-espionage, fractions of large and state-sponsored hacking groups appear to be engaged in executing financially motivated…
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Microsoft Listening To Skype And Cortana Recordings Just Like Apple And Google Reveals Severe Lapse Of Privacy And Confidentiality
Microsoft has been reportedly sending audio clips to actual human beings for “analysis and improvement” of its services. After Google…
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Germany Not Worried About Huawei’s Allegedly Vulnerable 5G Equipment, Will Adopt Multi-Vendor Approach And Improve Encryption To Counter Alleged Risks
Chinese mobile communications and wireless networking giant Huawei may have been facing a lot of problems in the U.S for…
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Stolen Credit Cards Available On The Dark Web Reveal Details About The Organized Trade Of Illegally Acquired Financial Products
Stolen or illegally acquired credit and debit card details have always been available for purchase. However, a new report about…
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