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Were you unexpectedly logged out of your Facebook session just this morning (28th September, 2018)? Well, there is a reason for that, and it had to do with a brand new security vulnerability in Facebook, BBC reported. New Security Flaw…
Phishing has long been a crucial part of attackers’ arsenal. The technique is often deployed against companies and their employees, tricking them into clicking on the provided links and thus initiating various malicious campaigns. To counter the success of phishing,…
In July, Microsoft made the announcement that it’s about to discontinue Skype Classic on September 1st. However, because of the negative feedback, this date got delayed. Unfortunately, the delay is also going to end soon, as Microsoft is expected to…
Just a couple of days ago, privacy-savvy eyes noticed that Chrome 69 keeps Google cookies even when the user specifically asks it to delete all cookies. What exactly happens when the user tries to clear all cookies from Chrome 69?…
Twitter just fixed a vulnerability that may have shared direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets of some users with developers who were not authorized to access the information. It appears that the bug is related to Twitter’s Account Activity API…
A Twitter discussion started by Christoph Tavan has revealed that Chrome 69 will keep Google Cookies even when the user specifically asks it to delete all cookies. ““Clear browsing data” -> “Cookies and other site data” doesn’t empty local storage.…
CVE-2018-8373 is a severe remote code execution vulnerability which was fixed in August 2018 Patch Tuesday. The vulnerability was located in Internet Explorer and the way it manages objects in memory. At the time the advisory was published, there were…
Security researcher Patrick Wardle has disclosed a new security vulnerability in the latest version of macOS, Mojave, hours before the version was released. The researcher showed the privacy feature bypass in a video shared on Twitter. The original purpose of…
Remember the Equifax breach? The major security havoc affected one of the largest credit reporting companies operating in the USA. As a result of the malicious intrusion, cybercriminals were able to obtain information on millions of users worldwide. The data…
CVE-2018-1149 is a new stack buffer overflow zero-day vulnerability which endangers IoT video and security camera. Also known as Peekaboo, the zero-day is affecting security cameras and surveillance equipment that use the NUUO software. If exploited, the flaw could allow…
How does a self-spreading malware with cryptomining and ransomware capabilities sound to you? Entirely hypothetical? Not at all. This new malware strain exists and is a real threat not only to Windows servers but also to Linux. It is dubbed…
Quite the peculiar botnet was detected in the wild by Qihoo researchers. The botnet, dubbed Fbot and based on the code of Satori, appears to be “just going after and removing another botnet com.ufo.miner”. Fbot is displaying other forms of…
Apple has released a new set of security fixes that address vulnerabilities in Safari, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It should be noted that some of the vulnerabilities were disclosed before the security updates, which opened a loophole for threat actors.…
CCleaner is once again being criticized. The software is forcing an update to the latest version, 5.46, even in cases when users have configured it not to undergo automatic updates. On top of that, once the upgrade is done, the…
A denial-of-service vulnerability typical for older versions of Windows has resurfaced in the operating system. The security flaw has been dubbed FragmentSmack (identical to SegmentSmack in Linux) and has been given the CVE-2018-5391 identifier. As explained in Microsoft’s advisory, “an…
The Bristol Airport in the UK has become a victim of a ransomware attack. As a result, the airport’s in-house TV screens needed to display arrival and departure flight information were affected and literally blacked out. The attack happened several…
A new tech support scam involving Google Chrome has been detected. Apparently, the scam is using a novel technique to hijack the browsing sessions of Chrome users. The scam relies on well-known tricks such as browser locking where the user…
Another day, another vulnerability. Intel has just released firmware updates for a vulnerability (CVE-2018-3655) in the Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine (CSME). The security flaw enables threat actors to recover, modify, or delete data stored on Intel’s CPU chip-on-chip…
Security researcher and privacy advocate Troy Hunt has reported an intriguing incident involving a free, public, and anonymous hosting service. Apparently, a large database containing email addresses, passwords in clear text and partial credit card details has been uploaded to…
Jaxx cryptocurrency wallet is the latest victim of hackers. A website spoofing the official website of Jaxx was recently taken down after Flashpoint researchers discovered several infections connected to the operation. The fake site had a URL similar to the…
