Canonical recently published a major Linux kernel security update for the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system series. The update addresses eleven security flaws which were discovered by independent security researchers. In other words, the 4.15.0-44.47 kernel contains 11…
Apple and Facebook are making the headlines once again with the news that Apple has stopped critical apps associated with the social media that use the Apple Developer Enterprise Program. This decision has been made as a consequence of a…
Security researchers just reported about a possible breach of iCloud that took place late last year. Purportedly, a bug in the platform may have exposed iCloud data to other users. And by the looks of it, Apple chose to remain…
Reportedly, Facebook has been paying people of a certain age group to install a data harvesting VPN tool known as the “Facebook Research” VPN, but also referred to as Project Atlas. The tool has been offered to iOS and Android…
Regardless of the fact that you own or don’t own an Apple device, you must have heard about the serious security bug in the FaceTime app. It is all over the news, and it should be. The FaceTime App Bug…
Facebook is planning to unify Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp into one messaging platform, the New York Times recently reported. To be more precise, the plan is to keep the apps separate but unify their technical and software architecture. This…
Researchers that closely follow Microsoft’s movements have noticed a new support document which, apparently, was quietly published. The document says that the company is abandoning a feature used in Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player. Users No Longer Able…
According to a team of security researchers, “robotics industry has not seriously allocated effort to follow good security practices in the robots produced”. In their attempt to provide this industry with the right assessment tools, the team has created a…
Blockchain and its many promises are definitely part of a modern ‘buzz’ surrounding the technology, but much of it is yet to come to fruition. Throw a stone in any direction, though, and you’ll hit some project or idea that…
A known vulnerability dubbed ThinkPHP, which was disclosed and fixed in December last year, has been exploited for botnet propagation by a new Mirai variant, Yowai, a variant of Gafgyt known as Hakai. The discovery comes from Trend Micro, and…
A proof-of-concept code for jailbreaking iPhone X has been created by a security researcher. The code reveals how two vulnerabilities can be chained to carry out a jailbreak operation, and the attack is quite simple, requiring an attacker to trick…
A new anti-ransomware solution has been developed by Cohesity, a privately held enterprise storage company headquartered in San Jose, California. The solution offers a set of capabilities meant to prevent, detect and respond to ransomware cyberattacks. According to the company’s…
Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, has been blocked by China. This has been confirmed by Chinese users who complained about not being able to use the search engine. Bing is yet another service that has been blocked by the Chinese government…
URLhaus is a cybersecurity project launched by the well-known abuse.ch non-profit organization in Switzerland. The project is focused on sharing malicious URLs, and it just succeeded in taking down nearly 100,000 websites exploited for malware distribution. The take-down operation requires…
Running outdated software hides huge risks but many users (both home and enterprise) do it anyway. According to a new security report, 55 percent of applications installed on machines worldwide are outdated, meaning they have not been updated to the…
A dangerous flaw has been discovered in the APT package manager for Linux distributions which allows hackers to remotely hack target machines. The issue is being tracked in the CVE-2019-3462 advisory which gives further information about the vulnerability. The affected…
A design flaw has been discovered in the file transfer interaction between a client host and a MySQL server. The bug allows threat actors operating a malicious MySQL server to obtain any data the connected client has read access to.…
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the firmware of a Wi-Fi chipset, meaning that a variety of laptop and smart devices are affected. The exploit can happen without user interaction, claims Embedi researcher Denis Selianin. With this research, I’m going…
Cisco Small Business Switches are vulnerable to a remote attack where commands with admin privileges can be executed. The vulnerability is tracked under CVE-2018-15439, and it could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the user authentication mechanism of an…
It is very critical for businesses to protect confidential data that they collect and retain such as customer information, legal contracts, bank details, and other important documents. If not handled properly, data can be compromised which can cause irreversible damages…
