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PhoneSpy spyware is currently targeting Android users in South Korea through third-party platforms. Zimperium zLabs researchers have revealed findings on PhoneSpy spyware that can infiltrate Android handsets and is spread through malicious applications. For now, the good news is that the malicious apps are not available on Google Play Store. “Samples of PhoneSpy were not […]
Facebook tracked down the programmer after he mistakenly used his contact information on email and job portals. On October 21, 2021, Facebook filed a lawsuit against a Ukrainian citizen for allegedly scraping information of 178 million users of the social network and selling the data on hacker forums. Reportedly, the data scraping occurred between 2018 […]
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Squid Game and Joker malware turn out to be a “killer combination” after all. Netflix’s biggest ever series Squid Game is a smash hit with over 142 million users watching it globally. This dystopian series from Korea has raked in approx. $900 million against a relatively underwhelming production cost of $21.4 million. The craze surrounding Squid […]
Facebook down? Yes, Facebook is down along with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR due to DNS-related issues. You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook along with its subsidiaries including Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR are down and suffering ongoing service disruption. The outage seems to have begun at around 5:30 pm […]
TangleBot Android malware is delivered through smishing and is currently targeting users in Canada and the US disguised as information about COVID-19 vaccination. It is a fact that SMS messages have become a preferred attack vector to spread malicious software and infect mobile devices. Recently, Hackread reported the notorious FluBot SMS Android malware that targeted […]
With a web hosting service, a small business can focus on what its website should look like, what information it wants to communicate. Whenever a website is launched, it requires a place to store the website’s data. This data associated with the website has to be stored on a dedicated digital storage space, which is […]
Google holds the top slot with over 547 vulnerabilities, Microsoft is on number two with 432 unwanted exposure instances and Oracle is on number three with 316 vulnerabilities in H1 2021. The latest AtlasVPN report analyzes mobile security and common vulnerabilities in the current cybersecurity landscape. The report revealed that in early 2021, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle […]
The vulnerability (CVE-2021-37973) impacts 2 Billion Chrome users worldwide therefore update your browser right now to the latest version. On Friday 24th, Google rolled out an urgent security update to patch a zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome web browser actively exploited in the wild. Google Threat Analysis Group’s Clément Lecigne reported the flaw. Update your […]
Microsoft has warned of a new FoggyWeb backdoor being used by Nobelium, the same state-sponsored hacking group believed to be responsible for SolarWinds supply-chain attacks. According to Microsoft, the notorious attacker group Nobelium is using a never-before-seen post-exploitation backdoor that can steal sensitive data from a compromised AD FS (Active Directory Federation Services) server. What […]
Kape Technologies is an Israeli cybersecurity firm that has bought ExpressVPN for $936 million. Kape Technologies, a leading Israeli cybersecurity firm, has purchased ExpressVPN for nearly $1 billion. The company confirmed that the deal had been finalized for $936 million, out of which $237 million will be in the form of Kape’s shares to ExpressVPN’s […]
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, around 38% of all downloadable malware were found hidden in Office documents – In the first quarter of 2021, this rate decreased slightly to 34%, only to set new records by touching 43% in the next quarter. Microsoft Office documents help tens of hundreds of millions of users in […]
Search engine optimization is one of those fields that’s akin to New York City – it never sleeps. It keeps evolving 24/7 and shifting gears. So, any specialist in this field has to be a life-long learner if they want to keep up. As to how to do that, SEO conferences are an unbeatable option. […]
Researchers have identified 140+ webshells launched against 1,900 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent security alert about a sudden and unexpected rise in ProxyShell attacks. The agency has joined hands with the cybersecurity community to spread awareness among organizations to immediately install the latest security update in […]
View Once feature will keep the images accessible for a maximum of 14 days and expire afterward. It’s quite amusing that Facebook has claimed to allow users ‘more control over their privacy,’ by adding a Snapchat-inspired View Once mode? It’s Facebook, after all– the only social networking platform that’s not believed to be too concerned […]
Organizing remote work is a challenge for any business owner. Read on to find workable strategies to maximize the output of your distributed team. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the world, particularly in the workplace. Due to the virus’s health limitations and consequences, businesses and industries have been compelled to implement remote […]
In BazaCall, a “vishing-like” method is used in which victims receive email messages notifying them that subscription fees apply or their subscription will expire if they don’t call a particular phone number. A new campaign was identified in which fake call centers are tricking victims into downloading malware, performing data exfiltration, and deploying ransomware on […]
Experts reveal that the PetitPotam attack forces remote Windows servers such as Domain Controllers to validate a malicious destination. Microsoft has released an advisory on the newly identified Windows security flaw that allows attackers to take complete control of a Windows domain. Experts revealed that the vulnerability, dubbed PetitPotam, forces remote Windows servers such as […]
Reportedly, the Windows Defender daily update flagged DeCSS DVD encryption software copy as a Trojan and quarantined it before deleting it after 60 seconds interval. The impact of the Windows Defender update on DeCSS software data has enraged Windows 10 by messing with specific stored files. For your information, DeCSS is a free computer system […]
According to Google, SolarWinds hackers used the vulnerability to steal web security credentials from Western European government officials. Google published a report on Wednesday to share details of its latest findings on the SolarWinds supply chain attack discovered in 2020. The latest revelation is that SolarWinds hackers learned about and exploited an iOS zero-day vulnerability […]
Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death Revamped for Windows 11. We thought that the start menu is the only element in Microsoft’s Windows operating system that will receive an overhaul in Windows 11. However, it is being reported that the new OS will feature a Black Screen of Death instead of the customary blue screen of […]