2021-09-03 12:30
FIN7, a Russian advanced persistent threat group which has primarily targeted the U.S. since 2015 is using Windows 11 Alpha-Themed Docs to drop JavaScript backdoor against retail and hospita… Read More
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2021-08-30 11:10
LockFile is a new family of ransomware that exploits the ProxyShell vulnerabilities to breach targets with unpatched, on premises Microsoft Exchange servers.According to Sophos, the new rans… Read More
2021-08-25 10:11
FMWhatsApp, a popular WhatsApp mod was detected to employ third-party ad module that includes a Trojan, known as Triada.According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, the Trojan Triada is snuck… Read More
2021-08-23 13:37
ProxyShell is one of the trio of exploit chains that include ProxyLogon and ProxyOracle, which the later concerns remote code execution flaws that could expose a user's password in plaintext… Read More
2021-08-18 11:18
The Zorin team has announced a new release, Zorin OS 16 which is one of the most advanced and popular release based on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS.While Zorin OS is a Linux distribution designed for… Read More
2021-08-17 10:28
AdLoad is an adware loader that was discovered in 2017, which capabilities includes backdooring compromised systems to download and install potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), and steal se… Read More
2021-08-16 09:38
Debian 11, codenamed Bullseye has finally arrived after about two years of development; and as the latest release of the universal operating system, it will be supported for the next five ye… Read More
2021-08-12 11:01
There is a critical bug in managed DNS from providers like Amazon and Google that could allow hackers to intercept a portion of worldwide dynamic DNS traffic.According to researchers at Wiz… Read More
2021-08-11 09:35
The long wait is finally over, as what's perhaps the most anticipated Linux distro, elementary OS 6 has finally been released.While elementary OS is a Linux distro that's targeted at non-tec… Read More
2021-08-09 09:27
Prometheus TDS is a malware-as-a-service model available in underground markets that distributes malicious files and redirects visitors to malicious sites, in which an attacker can configure… Read More
2021-08-06 16:38
Apple recently announced a new set of child safety features coming to its devices, including the iPhone, to help limit the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).According to Apple, th… Read More
2021-08-04 09:59
Copilot is a Visual Studio Code extension developed by GitHub in collaboration with OpenAI that employs machine learning to suggest functions or lines of code as developers write their softw… Read More
2021-08-02 11:15
Hitherto, Microsoft was unfriendly to open source; but now, the company is crediting the increased adoption of the .NET software to open source, according to a post on its official blog.Whil… Read More
2021-07-30 13:18
Internet Explorer, the erstwhile Microsoft browser was recently exploited by hackers to deliver a VBA-based remote access Trojan (RAT) with capabilities of accessing and downloading files st… Read More
2021-07-28 09:48
Package Hunter is a free and open-source tool by GitLab that scans for malicious code, and monitors for unexpected behavior in the dependencies, which it installs in a sandbox environment to… Read More
2021-07-26 09:41
DuckDuckGo’s email protection feature allow users to create an alias email that helps to block creepy email trackers that come with email messaging.While DuckDuckGo emphasizes on prote… Read More
2021-07-20 10:59
There is an active cryptojacking campaign targeting Linux-based machines running weak SSH credentials, with the attackers goal mainly to deploy the Monero mining malware, albeit their toolbo… Read More
2021-07-16 09:40
Google's Threat intelligence researchers discovered four zero-day exploits used as part of three different campaigns, which vulnerabilities affects the major browsers, including Chrome, Inte… Read More
2021-07-13 09:14
The Solus team has released a new version of Solus 4 ‘Fortitude’ series, Solus 4.3 which follows on the heels of the previous version 4.2 with updates for the software stacks and… Read More
2021-07-09 11:32
Macro malware was common some years ago as a result of macros running automatically when a document is opened, however, malware authors now have to convince target victims to turn on macros… Read More
2021-07-05 10:58
KaOS is a Linux distribution with specific focus on Qt and KDE, offering better flexibility and usability, with the latest update KaOS 2021.06 having packages such as the new Plasma 5.22 wit… Read More
2021-07-01 09:49
Microsoft Edge has a security flaw, which stems from the universal cross-site scripting (UXSS) triggered when translating web pages via Microsoft Translator, the browser's built-in feature.W… Read More
2021-06-23 09:43
Rocky Linux is perhaps the most anticipated CentOS alternative for 2021, and it has finally arrived, with the first stable release v8.4, codenamed Green Obsidian, now available to the public… Read More
2021-06-21 09:37
Apple's latest software update for its iPhone and iPad brought several security patches, including a weakness in Wi-Fi-connected devices which could expose users to nearby hackers.But accord… Read More
2021-06-19 09:38
Of course, you want the fastest and the best Internet connection. Every one of the 4.66 billion active Internet users across the globe wants the same thing. By ensuring that your Mac, iPad o… Read More
2021-06-18 09:40
Psiphon's circumvention system employs a combination of secure and obfuscation technologies (VPN, SSH, and HTTP Proxy) to enable Web users to securely bypass the content-filtering systems us… Read More
2021-06-17 10:50
The long expected elementary OS 6 release is taking shaping nicely with beta 2 release which is now available for public testing, for those who are seeking for a sneak peek into a variety of… Read More
2021-06-14 10:26
Polkit (PolicyKit) is a toolkit that controls system-wide privileges in Unix-like operating systems, offering an organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged one… Read More
2021-06-13 14:45
ImgDownloader is a versatile all-in-one image downloading engine for automatic downloading of images and thus, helping content creators to curate contents easily.It presents to you a very po… Read More
2021-06-13 13:56
The internet standard, TLS (Transport Layer Security), secure the communication between the servers and clients over the internet, and designed to be application layer independent, allowing… Read More
2021-06-11 10:08
If you've ever desired having eye-catching photos on social media, then what you need is Photo Effects by Vertexshare, which includes filters, black and white photo effects to make your phot… Read More
2021-06-06 14:39
N3Cr0m0rPh Malware, also known as Necro Python, is a family of botnet written in Python which was discovered in 2015, with Windows systems often the initial targets.Now, both Linux and Windo… Read More
2021-06-04 11:45
openSUSE Leap's clear advantage is the provision of at least 18 months of updates for each release; with openSUSE Leap 15.2 released last year to close the gap between SUSE Linux Enterprise… Read More
2021-06-02 10:07
Google has rolled out Chrome 91 on the stable channel, with the latest version of the browser bringing tons of features including the super-fast non-optimizing Sparkplug compiler, that compi… Read More
2021-06-01 11:25
AlmaLinux is a free Linux distribution, a complete binary-compatible release running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code.While the first stable release of AlmaLi… Read More
2021-05-31 10:15
Pwned Passwords is Have I Been Pwned's database of real world passwords previously exposed in data breaches, which according to reports, is now going open-source courtesy of the .NET Foundat… Read More
2021-05-28 10:19
AnyDesk is a popular remote desktop application boasting of over 300 million users worldwide; but as reported by security researchers, a trojanized version of the software is being distribut… Read More
2021-05-25 09:05
Cryptocurrency exchanges have become targets for cybercriminals, with the hacker group affiliated with North Korea behind a slew of recent attacks as revealed by ClearSky researchers.Accordi… Read More
2021-05-24 09:11
Mozilla, the Firefox-maker has rolled out a new Site Isolation feature for Firefox browser in nightly and beta channels to protect users against the so-called side-channel attacks.While the… Read More
2021-05-21 09:48
Bizarro is a relatively new banking Trojan which spreads via Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages that originated from Brazil but now finding its way into other regions of the world.According… Read More
2021-05-20 10:21
Google touted a new feature coming to Chrome for Android within the password manager that could enable users to change compromised password automatically with just a tap.While Chrome leverag… Read More
2021-05-19 09:50
In December 2020, Trend Micro researchers uncovered a malware campaign that distributed a credential stealer written in (AutoHotkey) AHK, which activity was traced to early 2020.Now, Morphis… Read More
2021-05-17 10:30
Bodhi Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, that uses the Moksha window manager and minimal base system which allow users to add software.While Bodhi Linux is tailored f… Read More
2021-05-14 10:24
Python language already runs fast, starting from alternate runtimes to wrapping modules written in C/C++; however, none of these involves the speeding up CPython, the so-called reference imp… Read More
2021-05-13 09:29
TeaBot is a relatively new Android banking Trojan that was discovered in January 2021 by the Threat Intelligence and Incident Response (TIR) team at Cleafy, a cybersecurity company.While the… Read More
2021-05-10 08:55
There is an ongoing cyberespionage campaign dubbed 'TunnelSnake' that targets diplomatic entities in Southeast Asia and Africa, which has more than 9 high profile victims to date, mostly tho… Read More
2021-05-06 10:21
Buer is a Malware Loader offered as malware-as-a-service on underground forums and often employed as a first-stage downloader in delivering additional payloads, with initial compromise of ta… Read More
2021-05-05 09:10
Microsoft has released a preview of Azure Web PubSub, a service based on its Azure Cloud for building real-time web applications using WebSocket, which will enable developers to focus on app… Read More
2021-05-03 08:58
The Azure Defender for IoT security research group, known as Microsoft’s Section 52, recently uncovered a series of critical memory allocation vulnerabilities in IoT and OT devices whi… Read More
2021-04-29 10:11
The Red Hat owned Enterprise Linux (RHEL) platform is solely targeted at enterprise market, as it restricts free re-distribution of officially supported versions, though the source code is s… Read More
2021-04-28 10:06
Gatekeeper is a security feature in Apple Mac which is supposed to allow only trusted apps to run on the system by ensuring that the application has been signed and cleared via an automated… Read More
2021-04-26 09:28
The popular instant messaging platform, Telegram, has enjoyed a surge in usage as a result of the controversial privacy policy changes made by its rival, WhatsApp.While Telegram has surpasse… Read More
2021-04-24 09:32
Mozilla's Python-in-the-browser project, Pyodide is an experimental project to create a full Python data science stack that runs entirely in the browser.While Pyodide is the offshoot of anot… Read More
2021-04-22 10:38
Malvertising groups infiltrates the advertising ecosystem as media buyers, with an ongoing campaign tracked as "Tag Barnakle" resulting to the breach of over 120 ad servers in an attempt to… Read More
2021-04-20 10:39
There is an ongoing spear-phishing attack campaign, which is believed to be carried out by the advanced persistent threat group, the Lazarus Group, a North Korean threat actor targeting its… Read More
2021-04-19 08:56
Logica is an open source logic programming language developed by Google to “solve problems of SQL” using syntax of mathematical propositional logic instead of natural language.Wh… Read More
2021-04-15 09:51
Microsoft’s creation of dotnet/csharpstandard completes the move of C# standardization work to open source, providing a public space for the ongoing work to document the latest C# lang… Read More
2021-04-14 10:00
IcedID is a notorious banking Trojan targeted at Windows users that exfiltrate banking credentials, with capabilities that allows it to connect to remote server for deployment of additional… Read More
2021-04-12 09:54
There is a previously undocumented malware downloader, dubbed "Saint Bot," which has been spotted in the wild in several phishing attacks that deploy other malicious payloads including crede… Read More
2021-04-12 09:20
Pwn2Own 2021 annual hacking contest, where hackers and cybersecurity researchers try to exploit popular software and operating systems was concluded last week on April 8.This year’s ev… Read More
2021-04-09 14:46
Mobile apps have played significant roles in our daily living, in virtually every sector, such applications have been pretty useful.In this article, we'll focus on how the education sector h… Read More
2021-04-08 10:27
Google has been working on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) since last 18 months, in a bid to prevent memory safety bugs, by adding support for Rust programming language.The company ha… Read More
2021-04-07 11:19
Microsoft has released a preview of its own build of OpenJDK, known as Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, an open source and freely available, long-term support distribution of Java.Microsoft Build… Read More
2021-04-07 10:30
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting professionals on LinkedIn with weaponized job offers via a new spear-phishing campaign in an attempt to infect targeted victims with a backdoor troj… Read More
2021-04-07 09:48
Ubuntu is a popular Linux distribution based on Debian, released in three editions, namely: Server, Desktop, and Core, with all editions capable of running on PC or a virtual machine.While U… Read More
2021-04-01 09:59
The Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) was introduced with Windows XP to simplify the downloading and uploading of large files; with applications using BITS to deliver up… Read More
2021-03-31 10:02
The Debian based GNU/Linux distribution, Parrot OS is developed by Parrot Security with a special focus on forensics and ethical hacking, with support for KDE Plasma, Mate and Xfce Desktop E… Read More
2021-03-30 09:36
Compat2021 is a lofty project led by Google and Microsoft, with the “broader web community” to pool resources that will improve browser compatibility along five critical areas id… Read More
2021-03-27 09:06
OpenSSL is a full-featured toolkit for Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols necessary to secure communications sent over a computer network.According to a… Read More
2021-03-26 10:04
Cybercriminals have continued to leverage on the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to gain access to systems running unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers, with the DearCry and Black KingDom ransomw… Read More
2021-03-24 10:24
Mozilla has been a staunch advocate of the browser-side protection that block sites from tracking users online activities, with its Firefox browser, pushing hard on privacy with pro-privacy… Read More
2021-03-24 09:50
Purple Fox is an active malware campaign that targets Windows machines, which until recently, infected Windows machines by using exploit kits and phishing emails.According to researchers at… Read More
2021-03-24 09:09
Brave, the company behind the popular privacy-focused browser by the same moniker recently announced its acquisition of Tailcat, an open search engine developed by the team responsible for t… Read More
2021-03-22 12:57
There is a proposal to add an actor model to Swift programming language, which the actor proposal review process was opened on March 15 and will be reviewed until March 29.While the actor mo… Read More
2021-03-20 09:11
Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) known as Xcode is used for the development of applications for iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.According to researchers at SentinelOne… Read More
2021-03-19 09:14
MyBB, originally known as MyBulletinBoard, is an open-source forum software that is written in PHP, with support for MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite database systems.According to security resea… Read More
2021-03-18 11:04
Apple now require apps to ask for permission from iPhone users before tracking them across websites or even other apps using the device's advertising identifier (IDFA), which new privacy fra… Read More
2021-03-17 10:47
Cybersecurity researchers at Netlab 360 has discovered a new Mirai-based botnet which uses a honeypot to harvest victims, called ZHtrap and which borrows some features from Matryosh, a notor… Read More
2021-03-17 09:36
When the tech industry comes to your mind, the first thing you think about is coding. Most people think that if they're not good at coding, they cannot have a splendid tech startup.However… Read More
2021-03-16 09:23
Microsoft has released a one-click mitigation software, known as Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT), with the PowerShell-based script serving as a mitigation tool against ProxyLogon… Read More
2021-03-14 16:58
Fuzzing is a well-known technique for testing programming errors in software, and OSS-Fuzz is an open-source fuzzing service developed by Google which supports Python, C/C++, Rust, Go, and J… Read More
2021-03-12 10:34
ProxyLogon is the name given to successful weaponization of Exchange Server flaws, which attackers have leveraged to access victims' Exchange Servers, and gaining control and persistent syst… Read More
2021-03-12 09:48
Project Lilliput is a proposal led by Red Hat’s Roman Kennke, which effort aims to explore ways to reduce Java object header, with the goal of shrinking it to 64 bits.The Java object h… Read More
2021-03-11 10:48
There is a new sophisticated Trojan targeting Linux endpoints and servers, dubbed "RedXOR" by Intezer, which masquerades as a polkit daemon.According to Intezer, there are similarities found… Read More
2021-03-11 10:11
Microsoft released .NET Core 2.1 in May 2018, as a long-term support (LTS) release, which means it was supported for three years or an additional year after the next LTS release.Now, the com… Read More
2021-03-10 09:43
Malware dropper is a sort of Trojan designed to "install" some particular kind of malware to a target system.And there is a dropper, dubbed Clast82, that employs a series of evasive techniqu… Read More
2021-03-06 10:12
WhatsApp is among the best chat apps today with global recognition, but are there other alternatives?WhatsApp has grown over the years with numerous features like end-to-end encryption comin… Read More
2021-03-05 10:14
Power FX is an open-source programming language developed by Microsoft that promises to make coding as easy as building an Excel spreadsheet.The Windows-maker touted Power FX as general purp… Read More
2021-03-03 15:33
ObliqueRAT is a notorious Trojan that was documented in February 2020, that primarily spy on users, including via webcam and the malware campaigns specifically target organizations in South… Read More
2021-03-03 14:48
Microsoft Meshis a new mixed-reality platform powered by Azure which allows people in different locations to join in shared holographic experiences using several kind of devices.At the compa… Read More
2021-03-02 10:36
Gootloader is the name given to the newly expanded delivery system employed by Gootkit RAT, a notorious banking Trojan that focuses on stealing banking credential.While Gootkit was first doc… Read More
2021-02-28 18:12
The long awaited release of the Mandriva Linux based Mageia 8 has finally arrived, with such notable features as the new GL Vendor Neutral Dispatch (GLVND) that resolves issue with OpenGL su… Read More
2021-02-26 10:22
Google has released the first Developer Preview of Android 12 after the usual release cycle and the next version of Android promises some really exciting new features, albeit the preview bui… Read More
2021-02-26 09:39
There is a sharp-rise in QuickBooks file data theft via social engineering tricks which tends to deliver malware in order to exploit the software.While QuickBooks is a software package expre… Read More
2021-02-25 10:45
Offensive Security, the developer of Kali Linux has announced a new version, Kali Linux 2021.1, which is the first release for the year, with addition of new hacking tools and updated core p… Read More
2021-02-25 10:09
Web tracking has evolved over the years, with modern trackers employed to monetize behavioral user logs through intrusive data collection.According to researchers at Cornell University, ther… Read More
2021-02-24 09:17
GeckoLinux is a spinoff of openSUSE that is available as both static and rolling editions, with the Static editions based on openSUSE Leap 42.2 and the rolling edition based on the stable op… Read More
2021-02-23 09:00
Microsoft has released the first preview of .NET 6, which is a continuum of the final part of the .NET unification plan that started with .NET 5.This next generation of Microsoft's software… Read More
2021-02-22 09:25
Google announced a new change coming to the open-source Chromium project, whereby it will limit access to several of Chrome application programming interfaces (API) starting from March 15, 2… Read More
2021-02-19 17:09
Devuan is a fork of Debian which instead of systemd uses sysvinit, runit or OpenRC software suites and maintains compatibility with other init systems without detachment from other Unix syst… Read More
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