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Back in 2016, The Verge’s Sean Hollister flagged a zero-day vulnerability to Logitech. According to Hollister, due to a factory defect, Logitech’s wireless dongle is susceptible to takeover attacks. Apparently, the vulnerability has yet to be patched, despite cybersecurity experts warning the company about the consequences. Hollister pointed out that …

EA, the company behind award-winning titles such as Apex Legends, Anthem, and Battlefield V, has just announced that a patch has been released for the Origin quagmire. Per the company’s statements, the bug, which was actually a zero-day vulnerability, left some 300 million user accounts exposed. The result – hackers, …

A security researcher has recently revealed a major Windows 10 vulnerability that could potentially give a hacker full access to a computer. The researcher, which goes by the GitHub handle SandboxEscaper, said that the exploit had been successfully tested on machines running the 32- and 64-bit version of Windows 10. …

Earlier this week, Google wrote in its Cloud blog that a zero-day vulnerability had been identified and fix. The issue, which dates back to Gmail Suite’s 2005, would store plain-text passwords on a server that could have been easily targeted by hackers. Why would Google store plain-text passwords? In or …

Although five years have passed since Microsoft announced that Windows XP users will no longer have tech support, it would appear that they haven’t given up on this old-timer. In fact, according to a recent statement, XP users are urged to update their OS to the latest version. This announcement …

Earlier this week, Twitter has come under fire after the social media giant revealed that due to some ‘technical difficulties’ hundreds of users’ addresses were disclosed to an unknown partner. In a Tweet posted on Monday morning, Twitter Support said that the bug has been fixed and that the affected …

In a Google Blog post published earlier this week, Christiaan Brand, Google Cloud’s product manager, urged all Titan Key owners to seek a free replacement. The post comes days after Google announced that a major security breach had been identified. The statement spoke of a bug that allowed hackers to …

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that a major vulnerability had been patched after various users reported that their phones had been hijacked. The bug, which allowed hackers to infiltrate and installs malicious apps on the users’ phone, is well-known to developers and cybersecurity experts. Some sources claim that this type …