Well, here we have great news for Facebook users, which is otherwise terrible for marketers and publishers whose businesses rely on Facebook advertisement for re-targeted conversations. Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has taken several privacy measures in the past one year with an aim to give its users more control over their data and […]
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iOS 12.4 jailbreak released after Apple ‘accidentally un-patches’ an old flaw
A fully functional jailbreak has been released for the latest iOS 12.4 on the Internet, making it the first public jailbreak in a long time—thanks to Apple. Dubbed “unc0ver 3.5.0,” the jailbreak works with the updated iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches by leveraging a vulnerability that Apple previously patched in iOS 12.3 but accidentally reintroduced […]
How Activity Logs Help WordPress Admins Better Manage Website Security
Managing a WordPress website can sap a lot of your time and energy, which otherwise you’d spend on managing your business. If you’re looking to cut down on the hours, you spend troubleshooting WordPress technical and security problems, better managing and monitoring your website and users, or your customers, you need a WordPress activity log […]
Hackers Planted Backdoor in Webmin, Popular Utility for Linux/Unix Servers
Following the public disclosure of a critical zero-day vulnerability in Webmin last week, the project’s maintainers today revealed that the flaw was not actually the result of a coding mistake made by the programmers. Instead, it was secretly planted by an unknown hacker who successfully managed to inject a backdoor at some point in its […]
European Central Bank Shuts Down ‘BIRD Portal’ After Getting Hacked
The European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed Thursday that it had been hit by a cyberattack that involved attackers injecting malware into one of its websites and potentially stealing contact information of its newsletter subscribers. Headquartered in Germany, the European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted […]
Patches for 2 Severe LibreOffice Flaws Bypassed — Update to Patch Again
If you are using LibreOffice, you need to update it once again. LibreOffice has released the latest version 6.2.6/6.3.0 of its open-source office software to address three new vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to bypass patches for two previously addressed vulnerabilities. LibreOffice is one of the most popular and open source alternatives to Microsoft Office […]
Bluetana App Quickly Detects Hidden Bluetooth Card Skimmers at Gas Pumps
In recent years, gas stations have become one of the favorite targets for thieves who are stealing customers’ credit and debit card information by installing a Bluetooth-enabled payment card skimmers at gas stations across the nation. The media has also reported several recent crimes surrounding credit card skimmers, including: Gas pump skimmer found at a […]
New Bluetooth Vulnerability Lets Attackers Spy On Encrypted Connections
Over a billion Bluetooth-enabled devices, including smartphones, laptops, smart IoT devices, and industrial devices, have been found vulnerable to a high severity vulnerability that could allow attackers to spy on data transmitted between the two devices. The vulnerability, assigned as CVE-2019-9506, resides in the way ‘encryption key negotiation protocol’ lets two Bluetooth BR/EDR devices choose […]
Google Discloses 20-Year-Old Unpatched Flaw Affecting All Versions of Windows
Update — With this month’s patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft has finally addressed this vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1162, by correcting how the Windows operating system handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC). A Google security researcher has just disclosed details of a 20-year-old unpatched high-severity vulnerability affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows, back from Windows […]
Kaspersky Antivirus Flaw Exposed Users to Cross-Site Tracking Online
In this digital era, the success of almost every marketing, advertising, and analytics company drives through tracking users across the Internet to identify them and learn their interests to provide targeted ads. Most of these solutions rely on 3rd-party cookies, a cookie set on a domain other than the one you are browsing, which allows […]