Online Security
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A Set of Severe Flaws Affect Popular DNSMasq DNS Forwarder
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq, a popular open-source software used for caching Domain Name System (DNS) responses,…
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Apple Removes macOS Feature That Allowed Apps to Bypass Firewall Security
Apple has removed a controversial feature from its macOS operating system that allowed the company’s own first-party apps to bypass…
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NSA Suggests Enterprises Use ‘Designated’ DNS-over-HTTPS’ Resolvers
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday said DNS over HTTPS (DoH) — if configured appropriately in enterprise environments…
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WhatsApp Delays Controversial ‘Data-Sharing’ Privacy Policy Update By 3 Months
WhatsApp said on Friday that it wouldn’t enforce its recently announced controversial data sharing policy update until May 15. Originally…
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Researchers Disclose Undocumented Chinese Malware Used in Recent Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a series of attacks by a threat actor of Chinese origin that has targeted organizations in…
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Experts Uncover Malware Attacks Against Colombian Government and Companies
Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off an ongoing surveillance campaign directed against Colombian government institutions and private companies in the…
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Intel Adds Hardware-Enabled Ransomware Detection to 11th Gen vPro Chips
Intel and Cybereason have partnered to build anti-ransomware defenses into the chipmaker’s newly announced 11th generation Core vPro business-class processors.…
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Warning — 5 New Trojanized Android Apps Spying On Users In Pakistan
Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a new spyware operation targeting users in Pakistan that leverages trojanized versions of legitimate…
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Researchers Find Links Between Sunburst and Russian Kazuar Malware
Cybersecurity researchers, for the first time, may have found a potential connection between the backdoor used in the SolarWinds hack…
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WhatsApp Will Disable Your Account If You Don’t Agree Sharing Data With Facebook
“Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA,” opens WhatsApp’s privacy policy. “Since we started WhatsApp, we’ve aspired to…
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New Attack Could Let Hackers Clone Your Google Titan 2FA Security Keys
Hardware security keys—such as those from Google and Yubico—are considered the most secure means to protect accounts from phishing and…
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North Korean hackers targeting South Korea with RokRat Trojan
A North Korean hacking group has been found deploying the RokRat Trojan in a new spear-phishing campaign targeting the South…
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Creating A Strong Password Policy With Specops and NIST Guidelines
End-user passwords are one of the weakest components of your overall security protocols. Most users tend to reuse passwords across…
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Hackers Using Fake Trump’s Scandal Video to Spread QNode Malware
Cybesecurity researchers today revealed a new malspam campaign that distributes a remote access Trojan (RAT) by purporting to contain a…
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Healthcare Industry Witnessed 45% Spike in Cyber Attacks Since Nov 20
Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations have spiked by 45% since November 2020 as COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally. According to…
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British Court Rejects U.S. Request to Extradite WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
A British court has rejected the U.S. government’s request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country on charges…
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Ticketmaster To Pay $10 Million Fine For Hacking A Rival Company
Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million fine after being charged with illegally accessing computer systems of a competitor…
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Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Some of Its Source Code
Microsoft on Thursday revealed that the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack were able to gain access to…
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Secret Backdoor Account Found in Several Zyxel Firewall, VPN Products
Zyxel has released a patch to address a critical vulnerability in its firmware concerning a hardcoded undocumented secret account that…
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Attackers Abusing Citrix NetScaler Devices to Launch Amplified DDoS Attacks
Citrix has issued an emergency advisory warning its customers of a security issue affecting its NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC)…
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AutoHotkey-Based Password Stealer Targeting US, Canadian Banking Users
Threat actors have been discovered distributing a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language as part of an…
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A Google Docs Bug Could Have Allowed Hackers See Your Private Documents
Google has patched a bug in its feedback tool incorporated across its services that could be exploited by an attacker…
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Law Enforcement Seizes Joker’s Stash — Stolen Credit Card Marketplace
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Interpol have allegedly seized proxy servers used in connection with Blockchain-based domains…
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A New SolarWinds Flaw Likely Had Let Hackers Install SUPERNOVA Malware
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the SolarWinds Orion software may have been leveraged by adversaries as zero-day to deploy the…
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Police Arrest 21 WeLeakInfo Customers Who Bought Breached Personal Data
21 people have been arrested across the UK as part of a nationwide cyber crackdown targeting customers of WeLeakInfo[.]com, a…
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