Security researchers are reporting that malicious Android apps they have detected and reported to Google the first time, have slipped back into the Play Store after changing their name. Seven of these apps have been « rediscovered, » said Symantec in a report published yesterday. The company’s experts say the author of […]
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A security researcher has disclosed details of an important vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for which the company released an incomplete patch this month—almost 18 months after receiving the responsible disclosure report. The Microsoft Outlook vulnerability (CVE-2018-0950) could allow attackers to steal sensitive information, including users’ Windows login credentials, just by convincing […]
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The Internet of Things (IoT) devices, especially smart home devices, are built to get things done conveniently and to some extent, these devices have been playing a major role in our lives. At the same time, these smart devices are also home to critical security vulnerabilities. Recently, the IT security researchers […]
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A scan of nearly one million Ethereum smart contracts has identified 34,200 vulnerable contracts that can be exploited to steal Ether, and even freeze or delete assets in contracts the attackers don’t own. For the average user not familiar with the world of cryptocurrencies, smart contracts are a set of coded operations […]
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Canonical announced plans to roll out a user data and diagnostics collection system with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). This new system will collect data on the user’s OS details, hardware setup, apps and OS settings. « We want to be able to focus our engineering efforts on the things that […]
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According to Kaspersky Lab’s “Spam and Phishing in 2017” report, criminals have been following a global agenda by using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to fool users and steal their money or personal information in the last 12 months. Spammers have shown themselves to be thoughtful actors, […]
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Security expert Paulos Yibelo has discovered a vulnerability in Hotspot Shield VPN from AnchorFree that can expose locations of the users. Paulos Yibelo, a security researcher, has discovered a vulnerability that can expose users and locations around the globe compromising their anonymity and privacy. The company has about 500 million […]
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Online scammers have made over $5,000 worth of Ethereum in one night alone, showing how gullible some cryptocurrency users can be. Miscreants achieved this by creating fake Twitter profiles for real-world celebrities and spamming the social network with messages tricking users to participate in « giveaways. » Crooks deceived users into sending […]
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Three Sonic apps in the Google Play are leaking data to uncertified servers According to a researcher from security firm Predeo, three Sonic apps in the Google Play published by SEGA leak users’ data to uncertified servers. According to a researcher from security firm Predeo, some game applications in the Google […]
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It has been a matter of days when we found out about the flaws in AMD, ARM and Intel’s computer microchips that allowed attackers to carry out Spectre and Meltdown attacks. Since these microchips are widely used in almost all desktops/laptops, smartphones and tablets, therefore, the discovery sent out shockwaves […]
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