Tag: security
“This is not a leak” – Mullvad VPN dismisses alleged accounts breach
One of the most popular VPN services around today has dismissed allegations regarding dozens of its users’ accounts being found on the dark web. Mullvad VPN told TechRadar Pro that the incidient is not a leak, but that the alleged breached VPN accounts were rather given away for free for…
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There’s a dangerous new malware-as-a-service on the rise – here’s what you need to know
A brand new malware-as-a-service (MaaS), capable of a wide range of malicious actions, is being offered on the dark web, researchers have found. Cybersecurity experts from Zscaler ThreatLabz observed a MaaS called BunnyLoader being offered online for $250 (lifetime license). After further analysis, the researchers discovered all of the things…
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Cloudflare security protections can be bypassed in a surprisingly simple way
Cloudflare’s Firewall and DDoS prevention tools carry two worrying vulnerabilities that allow threat actors to send malicious traffic their way, or use their servers to reroute malicious traffic elsewhere, experts have claimed. According to Certitude’s researcher Stefan Proksch, the vulnerabilities can be found in Cloudflare’s Authenticated Origin Pulls, and Allowlist…
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How to Stop Google Bard From Storing Your Data and Location
Checking out this AI chatbot’s new features? Make sure to keep these privacy tips in mind during your interactions. Source
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Bad news – turns out even long passwords can be cracked easily
If you thought using a longer password is better for your security than a short one, then you may want to think again. New research from Specops Software has found that even passwords 15 characters long make it into the top ten of the most common password lengths to be…
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Booking.com customers targeted in major new phishing campaign
A compromised Booking.com hotel account was used in an elaborate phishing scheme aiming to empty customer bank accounts, a new report from cybersecurity experts Perception Point claims. As per the report, an unnamed hotel has had its Booking.com account compromised, with the threat actors using this access to get a…
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