Government sysadmins have given weekend to fix Zero Logon elevation of privilege bug, rest of us given a stern warning. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has taken the unusual step of issuing an emergency directive that gives US government agencies a four-day deadline to implement a Windows …
Read More »WordPress 5.5 Security Updates
WordPress 5.5 is named “Eckstine” in the honour of Billy Eckstine. It is available for download or update in your dashboard. Now you can choose to update plugins and themes automatically–or pick just a few–from the screens you’ve always used. Auto-updates for Plugins and Themes WordPress Automatic updates have been available …
Read More »Google Chrome Vulnerability exposes billions of users to data theft
A vulnerability in Chromium-based browsers would allow attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (SPC) on websites to steal data and execute dangerous code. The bug (CVE-2020-6519) is found in Chrome, Opera and Edge, on Windows, Mac and Android – and could affect billions of web users, according to cybersecurity …
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If you are going to start a personal blog or any kind of online project then hosting is the initial money-sucking component that you need to get. That’s because the price of a domain is $10 pretty much everywhere, where else hosting server’s price varies a lot based on features …
Read More »APT29 targets COVID-19 vaccine development [NCSC UK Report]
Amid a race against time for the creation of the coronavirus vaccine, Great Britain, Canada and the United States announced on Thursday that they have discovered attempts by Russia to get into computer systems and get their hands on their research in this regard. This attack targeted three countries, namely …
Read More »Twitter Accounts Hacked to spread a crypto scam; $118,000 stolen
A number of high-profile Twitter accounts including @bitcoin, @apple, @JefBezos1 were hacked on Wednesday and used to spread a cryptocurrency scam. In the initial wave of scam posts, @bitcoin, @ripple, @coindesk, @coinbase and @binance were hacked with the same message: “We have partnered with CryptoForHealth and are giving back 5000 BTC to the community,” followed by a link …
Read More »Firefox Send was suspended because it was used by hackers to deliver malware
Mozilla has suspended its private and free file sharing service after security experts warned it was preferred by hackers as a means of spreading malware used in various attacks. The qualities of the Firefox Send file sharing service were appreciated by hackers, who used it in large numbers to deliver …
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If you have a business that advertises, interacts with customers and completes transactions online, you know that a well-working website is crucial to your business’ success. Unfortunately, we live in an age where contending with hacking and sabotage are a very real part of operating a website, which causes trouble …
Read More »Cyber-attacks related to video games increased by more than 50% in April
Cyber attackers exploited the increased popularity of video games during the pandemic to launch various attacks. Kaspersky Lab reports that in April, the daily number of blocked attempts to direct users to dangerous sites that exploit video games increased by 54% compared to January 2020. Other popular video games used …
Read More »Vivaldi Web browser officially launched on Android
Vivaldi is the newest browser available to Android smartphone users and also the newest browser that adds tracker lock features on both desktop and phone. According to release news, Vivaldi is now available on Android 5 or higher and is compatible also with Chromebooks and tablets. Vivaldi for desktop reaches …
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