Category: security
Zoom fixes significant security flaw that could have allowed hackers to hijack your meetings
Zoom has confirmed it fixed a vulnerability in one of its features which allowed threat actors to steal sensitive data from users. This is according to cybersecurity researchers from AppOmni, which discovered the vulnerability, detailed it, and reported it to the video conferencing company for fixing. The exploit could have…
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Docker Hub could be containing thousands of valuable secrets, and they’re all in plain view
There are “thousands” of secrets exposed on Docker Hub, ranging from harmless API keys to potentially harmful information. This is according to researchers from the Cybernews Research team, who recently analyzed 10,178 Docker Hub images. In those, they found almost 5,500 container images (54%) holding secrets that could be deemed…
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Malicious links are dominating emails all over the world
Malicious web links are dominating emails all over the world, being used to deliver harmful malware in order to wreak havoc or extort money. A new research paper by cybersecurity experts Hornetsecurity found that besides malicious web links, hackers are still super interested in phishing. With an increase of almost…
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Google Workspace apparently has an obvious flaw that could lead to cyberattacks
Cybersecurity researchers from Hunters said they discovered a “severe design flaw” in a powerful Google Workspace feature. Google, however, downplayed the findings, saying there are no underlying issues and that it’s just a matter of each company protecting its endpoints with the tools at its disposal. As reported by The…
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Update Google Chrome now – another zero-day security flaw has been found
If you’re a Google Chrome user, make sure to check for the latest update, because Google just patched its sixth zero-day vulnerability of the year. The vulnerability, stemming from an integer overflow weakness in the Skia open-source 2D graphics library, is being actively abused in the wild, so don’t wait…
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Ransomware gang dismantled by Europol after string of raids across Ukraine
An international team of law enforcement agents, spearheaded by Europol, arrested five individuals allegedly involved in multiple ransomware attacks. As part of the arrests, the police also raided multiple properties and confiscated computers, cars, bank cards, SIM cards, various items of electronic media, and roughly $110,000 in cryptocurrencies. According to…
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