Security
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WhatsApp and Telegram Exploit Grants Access To Personal Media Files Despite End-To-End Encryption, Discovers Symantec
WhatsApp and Telegram boast of end-to-end encryption. However, the latest exploit discovered by cyber-security Company Symantec grants access to personal,…
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Antivirus ESET Discovers Attackers Who Exploited Recent Windows OS Zero-Day Vulnerability To Conduct Cyber-Espionage
Makers of popular antivirus and digital security software ESET have discovered the attackers who exploited a recent Windows OS zero-day…
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Social Media Summit At White House Doesn’t Include Facebook and Twitter Because They Are Biased?
The Donald Trump administration will host an official social media summit at the White House this week. There are strong…
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Credit Card Details Including Personal Information, IP Addresses, And Other Communication Found Exposed Of Fieldwork Software
Sensitive private and financial information of hundreds of Credit Card users were discovered to be stored in a database that…
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Chipmaker Broadcom In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Leading Online and Device Security Co. Symantec For $15 Billion?
Broadcom, a leading chipmaker, could soon acquire cybersecurity company Symantec. The deal could be the second-largest full acquisition of a…
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Pro Hacking Groups Are Pivoting To New Form Of Malware With ‘AndroMut’, Targeting Financial Information And Banks Using Social Engineering
A professional hacking group with sophisticated techniques to execute phishing and other forms of malware attacks appears to be altering…
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Why Huawei’s 5G Plan for Russia is Risky
The United States is becoming an increasingly hostile place for international electronics companies like Huawei, thanks to trade tariffs imposed…
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Huawei Left Potentially Exploitable Backdoor In Networking Firmware Claims Security Company
The U.S. has long been claiming Huawei threatened its digital security. Now a security company claims to have unearthed several…
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Google’s Gmail And G Suite Customers Get ‘Sandbox’ And Other Features To Halt Emailed Threats, Viruses And Ransomware
Google intends to halt viruses, ransomware, and other security threats right at the primary point of approach, which is email.…
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BlueStacks Contained Several ‘Severe’ Security Vulnerabilities: Popular Mobile and PC Android Emulator Allowed Remote Code Execution?
BlueStacks, one of the most popular and widely used mobile and PC Android emulator, had several severe security vulnerabilities. These…
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WebLogic Server Zero-Day Vulnerability Patch Issued, Oracle Cautions Exploit Still Active
Oracle acknowledged actively exploited security vulnerability in its popular and widely deployed WebLogic servers. Although the company has issued a…
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Dell PCs With SupportAssist Utility Vulnerable To ‘High Severity’ Privilege Escalation Attacks, Security Update Released For Windows 10
Dell PCs running Windows operating system are reportedly vulnerable to “high severity” security vulnerability. Apparently, Dell’s SupportAssist, a utility that’s…
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Google Clarifies It Is Not Blocking The Adblocking Services, It Is Merely “Improving Them”
A few days back, Google announced that they are getting ahead with their plans regarding the ad block services and…
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Google’s Stand Against Ad-Blocking API Could Pose New Challenges And Opportunities For Other Popular Browsers
Google recently took a stand against ad-blockers. Although its decision to render ad-blockers in Google Chrome largely ineffective is still…
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Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities In IPTV Software Used By Popular Online Media Streaming Platforms
Popular middleware platform for media streaming services has several critical security vulnerabilities, discovered security researchers. If sequentially exploited, these flaws…
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Major Companies Openly Condemn GCHQ Proposal for Ghost Protocol: Letter Signed to Oppose It
Cybersecurity has become much of a threat in recent years. Take the wiki-leaks incident, for example. In a fortnight, so…
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MySQL Databases Being Scanned For Infecting GandCrab Ransomware
A dedicated group of hackers is running a rather simplistic but persistent search for MySQL databases. Vulnerable databases are then…
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Websites Running WordPress And Joomla At Risk Of Malicious Injector And Redirector Script
Websites that employ popular Content Management Systems (CMS) like Joomla and WordPress are subject to a code injector and redirector…
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TP-Link Routers Vulnerable To Remote Intrusion Attacks, But Users Also At Blame
Thousands of TP-Link routers, one of the most common and attractively priced devices for home networking, could be vulnerable. Apparently, a…
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TrueCaller User Data Available For Sale Even As Company Claims No Breach Of Security
User data, including names, phone numbers and email addresses of TrueCaller app users seem to be available for purchase. TrueCaller,…
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Private Data Of 49 Million Instagram Users Leaked: Chtrbox Scrambles To Secure Huge Data Breach Involving Celebrities, Influencers, And Brands
Private data and personal information of more than 49 million members of social media platform Instagram were inadvertently left exposed.…
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State-Owned Telco BSNL Uses Code Injection In Browsers to Display Malicious Ads, India’s Digital Liberties Organization Takes Notice
Privacy and security on the internet should be a fundamental right. Many countries are putting in place strict regulations to…
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Chromium 73 Adds DuckDuckGo As A Default Search Engine Option Within Chrome
DuckDuckGo is an internet search engine, and it looks like any other search engine, however, under the hood, it really…
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Chrome Zero-Day Exploit Patched, Users Should Update Immediately
Security experts at Google have recommended that all Chrome users immediately update their browser, as the zero-day exploit labelled CVE-2019-5786…
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Researchers Find A New Method to Run Malicious Code From Your Browser Silently
Cyber attacks are common nowadays with precautionary measures becoming a necessity. In the latest event, a new browser attack has…
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