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This software is used by thousands of organizations in the world Digital forensics specialists from the International Cyber Security Institute report the discovery of a critical vulnerability in the SQLite software, a widely used database engine; according to reports, the vulnerability could expose millions of implementations to multiple cyberattacks. The SQLite vulnerability, nicknamed “Magellan” by […]
Unsurprisingly, the price of each account is just 10 cents (8p). Last September, the social media giant Facebook revealed that it suffered a data breach in which hackers managed to steal access tokens of over 50 million accounts after exploiting a vulnerability in its View As feature. A couple of weeks later, after conducting an […]
BFuzz is an input based fuzzer tool which take .html as an input, open’s up your browser with a new instance and pass multiple testcases generated by domato which is present in recurve folder of BFuzz, more over BFuzz is an automation which performs same task repeatedly. Run BFuzz [email protected]:~/BFuzz$ ./generate.sh [email protected]:~/BFuzz$ python BFuzz.py Enter […]
Mozilla has announced that it will be launching an experimental feature in the new version of Firefox that will offer ProtonVPN subscriptions. The feature, however, will be accessible by users only after they subscribe for a monthly package. It is basically, a subscription-based VPN (virtual private network) that will cost $10 per month. The new […]
A previously discovered browser hijacker malware dubbed as CeidPageLock has resurfaced again, in a bigger and better avatar, reveal researchers at Check Point security firm. This time around it is loaded with new features and is being distributed through the RIG Exploit kit. Trend Micro states that among all the exploit kits, the RIG is […]
The Firefox Monitor will be launched next week – The tool aims at alerting users if their email has been compromised. Last year, HackRead reported that Mozilla Foundation is planning to join hands with HaveIBeenPwned.com (HIBP), a popular data breach notification website and the aim of it will be to send an in-browser alert to Firefox browser users if they […]
Last month, HackRead reported how tons of popular VPN (Virtual Private Network) software were leaking real IP addresses of users through WebRTC leak along with a list of VPN vendors saving users’ Internet logs despite claiming otherwise. Now, a new study has been conducted according to which some popular Chrome VPN extensions are leaking DNS related data […]
DuckDuckGo search engine and Vivaldi browser are joining hands together to collaborate and enable a new feature that will protect users privacy like none other. According to a press release, from March 22nd, 2018, Vivaldi browser will become the first browser in the world to enable DuckDuckGo as its default search engine in its Private Windows. This means once Vivaldi users […]
Presence of spyware and malware in Chrome browser extensions we use to surf the web is nothing new as every other day we hear about a new strain of malware identified in an extension. Sometimes even the extension turns out to be fake and a piece of malware. According to a report from ICEBRG, four Google […]
Opera browser developers have good news for web users annoyed by the cryptocurrency mining capabilities of certain websites that drain the life out of their CPUs. The Norwegian browser developer firm, Opera, has introduced Opera 50 beta version, which is the first every popular browser to come with cryptocurrency mining blocker. The beta version offers […]
For the last few years, the trend of using third party software such as antivirus scanners has increased and in order to make more profit or provide additional services, companies seek additional access to user’s web browser. This results in jeopardizing browser activity by either crashing or making it slow to use. Now, Google has decided that it will […]
Since our last blog on drive-by cryptomining, we are witnessing more and more cases of abuse involving the infamous Coinhive service that allows websites to use their visitors to mine the Monero cryptocurrency. Servers continue to get hacked with mining code, and plugins get hijacked and affect hundreds or even thousands of sites at once. One of the major drawbacks […]
The Firefox sandboxing innovation confines the browser from the operating system in a way to block web attacks from using a vulnerability in the browser engine and its logical functions to attack the underlying OS, place malware on the filesystem, or remove local files. Chrome has regularly run inside a sandbox. Initially, Firefox ran only […]
Google is onto making some big changes in the way Chrome works as recently the tech and search engine giant has announced that the popular web browser will finally start blocking irritating website redirects. This means Chrome users won’t have to face those annoying, unwanted and surprise redirects to spammy sites. In their blog post, Product Manager for Google […]
The trend of spreading adware, banking Trojans and malicious malware through compromised or fake browser extensions seems to be increasing. Lately, there have been quite a few incidents where malicious extensions were used to spread malware. Cybercriminals are not leaving any stone unturned into hijacking add-ons from popular browsers such as Google Chrome to fulfill […]
The motion seeks to make it more stressful for students to cheat in exams. As a section of the new rules, schools will also be allotted to do history checks on students’ search history and social media activity. The scheme has already been sent for further consideration. Among other things, the draft also specifies that […]
Over 500 million computer are mining cryptoCurrency in their browsers without users knowledge by 100 of the website by injecting mining scripts in their browsers by secretly hijacks visitors CPU’s. Crypto mining is not something like malware or any other malicious payload but its used by many top ranking websites for injecting a mining JavaScript […]
Days of frustratingly loud autoplay ads are numbered – Google to block autoplay videos that annoyed us every time we visited small or popular websites. Are you also annoyed of the auto playback videos that obliterate our eardrums while we surf the net with their insanely loud sound? Isn’t it truly frustrating when all you […]
A fake browser called Rodeo that imitates Tor browser has been discovered luring users to create their accounts on the website which is essentially present in the dark web. The fake website is a marketplace for all kinds of illegal products stealing money from users. The Rodeo The website offers access to a dark web marketplace called […]
Short Bytes: Tor or The Onion Router is a network that enables a user to stay anonymous on the internet and get rid of any possible surveillance, location tracking, etc. while using the internet. We can access the Tor network with the help of a modified Mozilla Firefox ESR web browser. Tor or The Onion […]
It is a fact that lately, malware attacks against Mac devices are on the rise. Chrome users are being targeted rather continuously even on macOS systems; therefore, Google has now decided to broaden the security measures for macOS devices. The primary objective behind this decision is to ensure that users enjoy well-guarded and safe browsing […]