Tag: security
This ancient browser security flaw affecting Safari, Chrome and Firefox is finally being fixed
Some of the world’s biggest and most popular browsers are vulnerable to a flaw that allows threat actors to steal sensitive information from target endpoints, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from Oligo recently detailed the “0.0.0.0-day attack” – a way to abuse how Apple’s Safari, Google’s Chrome, and Mozilla’s Firefox…
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Thousands of Google Chrome browsers are at risk from this damaging attack
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a new malicious campaign that hijacks web browsers to steal sensitive data. A report from ReasonLabs outlined how the campaign has so far hit around 300,000 Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users by creating websites offering fake software for free, including the likes of Roblox FPS…
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CSC ServiceWorks data breach could affect thousands of victims
CSC ServiceWorks, a company that provides internet-connected laundry machines to residential buildings, hotels, universities, and more, suffered a data breach in 2023 in which data on tens of thousands of people was compromised. The company filed a new data breach notification in which it reported on an incident which occured…
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Ransomware firms had some basic security flaws that meant victims never had to pay up
A security researcher has revealed how their discovery of some fairly straightforward vulnerabilities in the web dashboards used by “at least three” ransomware gangs saved six companies from acquiescing to a ransom demand. Vangelis Stykas, a security researcher and Atropos.ai’s chief technology officer, set out on a research project to…
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You now need a VPN to keep using YouTube in Russia
After weeks of rumors, it’s now official: YouTube, the last Western social media platform still available in Russia, has reportedly stopped working. This means that people in the country now need to use on the best VPN apps to keep accessing the platform. Counting over 93 million users across the country, YouTube…
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The VPN ban in Turkey is “nothing new,” but there’s still some workarounds
As we recently reported, Türkiye seems to be throttling access to some of the best VPN apps. The move allegedly came as these services become important for both citizens and visitors trying to use Instagram, which has been blocked since last Friday, August 2, 2024. While it is true that Turkish…
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