Hacker Breaks Into French Government’s New Secure Messaging App
A white-hat hacker found a way to get into the French government’s newly launched, secure encrypted messaging app that otherwise can only be accessed by
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Facebook Stored Millions of Instagram Users’ Passwords in Plaintext
Facebook late last month revealed that the social media company mistakenly stored passwords for “hundreds of millions” of Facebook users in plaintext, including “tens of
Facebook Collected Contacts from 1.5 Million Email Accounts Without Users’ Permission
Not a week goes without a new Facebook blunder. Remember the most recent revelation of Facebook being caught asking users new to the social network
Drupal Releases Core CMS Updates to Patch Several Vulnerabilities
Drupal, the popular open-source content management system, has released security updates to address multiple “moderately critical” vulnerabilities in Drupal Core that could allow remote attackers
Researcher Hijacks a Microsoft Service Using Loophole in Azure Cloud Platform
A cybersecurity professional today demonstrated a long-known unpatched weakness in Microsoft’s Azure cloud service by exploiting it to take control over Windows Live Tiles, one
Over 100 Million JustDial Users’ Personal Data Found Exposed On the Internet
An unprotected database belonging to JustDial, India’s largest local search service, is leaking personally identifiable information of its every customer in real-time who accessed the
Google Makes it Tough for Rogue App Developers Get Back on Android Play Store
Even after Google’s security oversight over its already-huge Android ecosystem has evolved over the years, malware apps still keep coming back to Google Play Store.
New Rapidly Evolving Rootkit-Enabled Spyware Discovered
A new powerful rootkit-enabled spyware operation has been discovered wherein hackers are distributing multifunctional malware disguised as cracked software or trojanized app posing as legitimate
Google Helps Police Identify Devices Close to Crime Scenes Using Location Data
It’s no secret that Google tracks you everywhere, even when you keep Google’s Location History feature disabled. As revealed by an Associated Press investigation in
Apache Tomcat Patches Important Remote Code Execution Flaw
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released new versions of its Tomcat application server to address an important security vulnerability that could allow a remote
Hackers Compromise Microsoft Support Agent to Access Outlook Email Accounts
If you have an account with Microsoft Outlook email service, there is a possibility that your account information has been compromised by an unknown hacker
Russia Fines Facebook $47 Over Citizens’ Data Privacy Dispute
Yes, you read that right! Russia has fined Facebook with 3,000 rubles, roughly $47, for not complying with the country’s controversial Data Localization law. It’s
Encrypted Messaging Project “Matrix” Suffers Extensive Cyber Attack
Matrix—the organization behind an open source project that offers a protocol for secure and decentralized real-time communication—has suffered a massive cyber attack after unknown attackers
Popular Video Editing Software Website Hacked to Spread Banking Trojan
If you have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between late February to late March this year, there are high chances that your computer has
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested After Ecuador Withdraws Asylum
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London—that’s almost seven years after he took refuge in the embassy to avoid