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Android chat app uses public code to spy, exposes user data A chat application for Android claiming to be a secure messaging platform comes with spying functionality and stores user data in an unsecured location that is publicly available. Welcome Chat targets users from a specific region of the world and relies on open source
Wattpad data breach exposes account info for millions of users An allegedly stolen Wattpad database containing 270 million records were being sold in private sales for over $100,000. Now it is being offered for free on hacker forums. Watthpad is a web site that allows members to publish user-generated stories on a variety of different topics.
Microsoft July 2020 Patch Tuesday: 123 vulnerabilities, 18 Critical! Today is Microsoft’s July 2020 Patch Tuesday, and if you see Windows administrators cursing for no reason, now you know why! With the July 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates release, Microsoft has released one advisory for a tampering vulnerability in IIS and fixes for 123 vulnerabilities
Chrome 84 released with important security enhancements Google has released Chrome 84 today, July 14th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel, and it includes numerous security enhancements and new APIs for developers. This massive release does not include many new features but offers increased protection against browser notification scams, mixed-content downloads, and the removal of insecure TLS