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At the beginning of this week, Microsoft pulled the plug on MS Celeb, a facial recognition database containing more than 10 million images. The decision came after the Financial Times’ investigation concluded that Microsoft’s picture-gathering methods infringed upon the General Data Protection Regulation. Microsoft denied any legal implication and stated …

The BlueKeep situation seems to have blown out of proportion; or, at least, that’s how it looks after the National Security Agency (NSA) decided to join efforts with Microsoft in an attempt to stop the spread of BlueKeep. The latest reports reveal that over one million machines are at risk. …

In criticizing Google Chrome’s open-end cookie policies, Firefox has decided that the best thing to do would be to block all third-party cookies by default. The Mozilla Foundation has recently announced that the latest version of Firefox will not allow third-party cookies and block all pop-up ads. It’s still unclear …

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that Huawei would no longer be allowed to pre-install certain apps on smartphones. This includes Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. With Google rescinding Huawei’s license and now Facebook pulling the plug, it’s a wonder how Huawei still manages to stay afloat. The ban only applies …

Apple recently revealed that a hotfix had been rolled out for MacOS Mojave. The patch is aimed to fix a synthetic click vulnerability. As the company explained, this issue would have allowed hackers to dismiss on-screen security prompts. Patrick Wardle, a former NSA security researcher and the one who discovered …

An Israeli-based cybersecurity company announced the discovery of a full-fledged crypto mining crusade that crippled at least 50,000 servers around the world. In a blog post dated May the 29th, Guardicore stated that the attack wave, dubbed the Nansh0u Campaign, uses cutting-edge algorithms in infect servers and computers. No one …

The Cupertino tech giant recently announced that a huge milestone in spam filtering had been reached. In a bid to reduce the number of spam and fake calls, Apple has granted Siri the ability to deal with such nuisances. This is the latest feature of iOS 13, the latest version …

It would seem that the cybersecurity league has found a new champion in the fight against malware – an AI-powered ‘watchdog’ which knows how to tackle the most advanced cyber threats known to mankind. The state-the-art software is the brainchild of HP Inc. and Deep Instinct, a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity …

In a bid to stem the spread of BlueKeep, a ‘wormable’ malware that makes computer networks vulnerable to crippling ransomware attacks, Microsoft urges its users to update their systems to Windows 10. Machines running anything below Windows 8 are at great risk, cybersecurity researchers warned. The ominous piece of news …

An uprising ransomware variant proves that even hackers can be considerate. Jerome Segura, a cybersecurity researcher with Malwarebytes, declared that Maze Ransomware, a WannaCry spin-off is capable of determining the ransom amount based on the status of the infected computer. Maze, also called ChaCha ransomware, has already infected thousands of …