Category: Security
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Hackers Can Steal Your Passwords Just by Monitoring SmartPhone Sensors
People worry about the data their camera and GPS captures, but there are so many hidden sensors that relay data that most users are unaware of. Hackers Can Steal Your PINs and Passwords Just by Monitoring Sensors on Your SmartPhone Do you know how many kinds of sensors your smartphone has inbuilt? And what data…
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Beware of an Unpatched Microsoft Word 0-Day Flaw being Exploited in the Wild
As a general rule, you should never open a file from anyone that you aren’t expecting. If your best friend or family member sends you a file you didn’t ask for, email them and make sure they sent it. This exploit bypasses the disabled macro settings and is very devious. According to researchers, this zero-day…
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Tools We Recommend – ibVPN
These are some great tools to secure your online privacy. Just getting a vpn or using Tor browser is not enough. Btw, just because someone values their privacy doesn’t mean they are doing something wrong. Privacy can be, and is, eroded at any time, especially when corporate corruption and greed are such strong motivations and…
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No More Ransom — 15 New Ransomware Decryption Tools Available for Free
If viable, these could be very valuable tools… Launched less than a year ago, the No More Ransom (NMR) project has increased its capacity with new partners and new decryption tools added to its now global campaign to combat Ransomware. Started as a joint initiative by Europol, the Dutch National Police, Intel Security and Kaspersky…
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Google Does It Again: Discloses Unpatched Microsoft Edge and IE Vulnerability
Again, how can this be good for Microsoft business? This month has yet been kind of interesting for cyber security researchers, with Google successfully cracked SHA1 and the discovery of Cloudbleed bug in Cloudflare that caused the leakage of sensitive information across sites hosted behind Cloudflare. Besides this, Google last week disclosed an unpatched vulnerability…
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Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection
This newly discovered bugs in Java and Python is a big deal today. The two popular programming languages, Java and Python, contain similar security flaws that can be exploited to send unauthorized emails and bypass any firewall defenses. And since both the flaws remain unpatched, hackers can take advantage to design potential cyber attack operations…
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Beware! Don’t Fall For “Font Wasn’t Found” Google Chrome Malware Scam
Next time when you accidentally or curiously land up on a website with jumbled content prompting you to download a missing font to read the blog by updating the Chrome font pack…… Just Don’t Download and Install It. It’s a Trap! Scammers and hackers are targeting Google Chrome users with this new hacking scam that’s…
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Google Discloses Windows Vulnerability That Microsoft Fails To Patch, Again!
Could this be one of the reasons why Microsoft is no longer an industry leader? Microsoft is once again facing embarrassment for not patching a vulnerability on time. Yes, Google’s Project Zero team has once again publicly disclosed a vulnerability (with POC exploit) affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems ranging from Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to…
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Yahoo Hacked Once Again! Quietly Warns Affected Users About New Attack
People, what will it take for you to stop using Yahoo? Has Yahoo rebuilt your trust again? If yes, then you need to think once again, as the company is warning its users of another hack. Last year, Yahoo admitted two of the largest data breaches on record. One of which that took place in…
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Smart TV Maker Fined $2.2 Million For Spying on Its 11 Million Users
The smarter the object, the more able to relay your personal data. Your government is spying on you! Businesses are spying on you! Your phone and browser are constantly spying on you! Even your TV is spying on you!Yes, you should also worry about your “smart” TV, as one of the world’s biggest smart TV…