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New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices

The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven't yet settled, and the world's most popular messaging platformÂcould be in the choppy waters on…

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New Group of Hackers Targeting Businesses with Financially Motivated Cyber Attacks

Security researchers have tracked down activities of a new group of financially-motivated hackers that are targeting several businesses and organizations in Ge…

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How A WAF Can Benefit A Business From Cyber Attacks

In an era where cyberattacks are constantly on the rise, every business must employ adequate security measures to protect onesHow A WAF Can Benefit A Business …

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Company Detected Years-Long Breach Only After Hacker Maxed Out Servers' Storage

What could be even worse than getting hacked?It's the "failure to detect intrusions" that always results in huge losses to the organizations.Utah-based technol…

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4 Best Free Online Security Tools for SMEs in 2020

Cyberattacks on small and midsized companies in 2019 cost $200,000 per company on average, mercilessly putting many of them out of business, says CNBC in its a…

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New ZombieLoad v2 Attack Affects Intel's Latest Cascade Lake CPUs

Zombieload is back.This time a new variant (v2) of the data-leaking side-channel vulnerability also affects the most recent Intel CPUs, including the latest Ca…

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Virtual(ly) Private Network: NordVPNs Breach and the Limitations of VPNs

The popular VPN provider, NordVPN, recently announced a server breach at a third-party data center. This breach has led many users to question what the best st…

VPN

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Virtual(ly) Private Network: NordVPN's Breach and the Limitations of VP

The popular VPN provider, NordVPN, recently announced a server breach at a third-party data center. This breach has led many users to question what the best st…

VPN

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Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell Lets Attackers Steal Your Wi-Fi Password

Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a high-severity security vulnerability in Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell Pro devices that could allow nearby …

AWS

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Hackers Breach ZoneAlarm's Forum Site ' Outdated vBulletin to Blame

ZoneAlarm, an internet security software company owned by Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach exposing data of its …

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Serious XSS Vulnerability Found In Avast Desktop Antivirus For Windows

Recently, Avast disclosed a security breach aimed at its CCleaner app. Once again, Avast made it to the news dueSerious XSS Vulnerability Found In Avast Deskto…

Windows

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Canadian Government of Nunavut (GN) Suffered Ransomware Attack

The Canadian Government of Nunavut (GN)) has recently disclosed a ransomware attack on its IT systems. Following the incident, numerousCanadian Government of N…

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Facebook Makes Changes To Groups API Following Privacy Breach

Continuing the new normal of fixing things after major security breaches, Facebook has once again made it into the news.Facebook Makes Changes To Groups API Fo…

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Marriott Warns Of A Security Breach Exposing Social Security Numbers Of Associates

Marriott has once again suffered a cyber attack. This time, Marriott warns some of its associates about a security breachMarriott Warns Of A Security Breach Ex…

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Targeted Ransomware Attacks Hit Several Spanish Companies

Everis, one of the largest IT consulting companies in Spain, suffered a targeted ransomware attack on Monday, forcing the company to shut down all its computer…

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Kernel Address Space Isolation Is Still Being Explored For Better Security

IBM developers and others continue exploring the potential for address space isolation in the Linux kernel to reduce the risk of leaking sensitive data in atta…

Linux

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First Cyber Attack 'Mass Exploiting' BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a new cyberattack that is believed to be the very first but an amateur attempt to weaponize the infamous BlueKeep RDP vu…

Windows

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NordVPN Launches Bug Bounty Program Along With Other Security Upgrades

NordVPN has recently announced major security upgrades. The changes came following a security breach that hit the firm in theNordVPN Launches Bug Bounty Progra…

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Chinese Hackers Compromise Telecom Servers to Spy on SMS Messages

A group of Chinese hackers carrying out political espionage for Beijing has been found targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware desig…

Linux

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US Fast Food Restaurant Krystal Warns Users Of A Security Breach

US-based chain of restaurants Krystal has recently alerted customers about a security breach. As revealed, the security incident affected aUS Fast Food Restaur…

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Leading Web Domain Name Registrars Disclose Data Breach

Another day, another massive data breach'this time affecting a leading web technology company, as well as both of its subsidiaries, from where millions of cust…

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Two Hackers Who Extorted Money From Uber and LinkedIn Plead Guilty

Two grey hat hackers have pleaded guilty to blackmailing Uber, LinkedIn, and other U.S. corporations for money in exchange for promises to delete data of milli…

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5 Places Where Hackers Are Stealthily Stealing Your Data In 2019

Skyrocketing data breaches bring incalculable losses to organizations and can cost cybersecurity executives their jobs.Here we examine the top five places in 2…

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Hackers Target Indian Nuclear Power Plant ' Everything We Know So Far

A story has been making the rounds on the Internet since yesterday about a cyber attack on an Indian nuclear power plant.Due to some experts commentary on soci…