Google Adds Password Checkup Support To Android Autofill Google is adding support for the Password Checkup service to Android applications through the passwords autofill feature to warn users if their saved passwords have been compromised or leaked in data breaches. The company initially released the Password Checkup Chrome extension in February 2019 to Read more…
Firefox 86 Gets A Privacy Boost With Total Cookie Protection Mozilla Firefox 86 was released today with Total Cookie Protection, a new privacy feature that prevents web trackers from keeping tabs on your activity while browsing the web. Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop users can upgrade to Firefox 86 from Options -> Help -> About Read more…
Ukraine: DDoS Attacks On Govt Sites Originated From Russia The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine is accusing threat actors located on Russia networks of performing DDoS attacks on Ukrainian government websites since February 18th. The National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity (NCCC) at the NSDC state that these DDoS attacks Read more…
Microsoft Word For Windows Is Finally Getting Predictive Typing Starting next month, Microsoft Word for Windows will include a new predictive typing feature that automatically suggests new words to use as you are typing. The new feature is called ‘Text Prediction,’ and Microsoft states that it will go live for Read more…
Texas Electric Company Warns Of Scammers Threatening To Cut Power Texas electric utility Austin Energy today warned of unknown individuals impersonating the company and threatening customers over the phone that their power will be cut off unless they pay fictitious overdue bills. During these ongoing scam attempts, the scammers warn Read more…
SHAREit Fixes Security Bugs In App With 1 billion Downloads Singapore-based Smart Media4U Technology said today that it fixed SHAREit vulnerabilities that may have allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely on users’ devices. The security bugs impact the company’s SHAREit Android app, an application that downloaded more than 1 billion Read more…
New Silver Sparrow Malware Infects 30,000 Macs For Unknown Purpose A new macOS malware known as Silver Sparrow has silently infected almost 30,000 Mac devices with malware whose purpose is a mystery. In a collaboration between Red Canary, Malwarebytes, and VMware Carbon Black, researchers have found a new Mac malware Read more…
Chinese Hackers Used NSA Exploit Years Before Shadow Brokers Leak Chinese state hackers cloned and started using an NSA zero-day exploit almost three years before the Shadow Brokers hacker group publicly leaked it in April 2017. EpMe is the original exploit created by Equation Group around 2013 for a Windows zero-day Read more…
Global Accellion Data Breaches Linked To Clop Ransomware Gang Threat actors associated with financially-motivated hacker groups combined multiple zero-day vulnerabilities and a new web shell to breach up to 100 companies using Accellion’s legacy File Transfer Appliance and steal sensitive files. The attacks occurred in mid-December 2020 and involved the Clop Read more…
Telegram For Windows 10 Update Brings A New Privacy Feature As its competitors face growing data privacy concerns, Telegram for Windows has received an update that includes new privacy features that provide better control over your data. With your data being the digital currency of our times, WhatsApp faced criticism after announcing Read more…
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