Services of Google, including Google Chrome, YouTube Google Drive, and Gmail Sign-in, confronted a mass blackout on Monday (December 14). The blackout went on for around an hour and it influenced Google Chrome clients across the world. During the blackout,…
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Security Researcher earns $3,000 Bug Bounty for a CSRF Vulnerability in Glassdoor Sticky
A security expert has procured a bug bounty of $3,000 by accomplishing a webpage wide Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on employment site Glassdoor. Security researcher circumvents the security defences to alter jobseeker profiles, change manager records, and that’s just the…
Vulnerabilities within the VPN are an Open Invitation for Hackers Sticky
Attackers are spoilt for decision as to the utilization of VPN services floods in the pandemic. With numerous employees yet remote working, the utilization of VPNs has opened a pool of assaults against their users. As indicated by insights, it…
WhatsApp & WhatsApp Business for iOS face high-risk WhatsApp security vulnerabilities Sticky
The older versions of WhatsApp & WhatsApp Business for iOS are facing multiple vulnerabilities. These WhatsApp security vulnerabilities were given a high severity rating. The news came after the Indian Cybersecurity firm CERT-In (Computer Emergency Response Team) has announced a…
NAT Slipstreaming allows attackers to gain access to your TCP/UDP services Sticky
A security researcher, Samy Kamkar has recently revealed a technique capable enough to bypass firewall protection & access any TCP /UDP services of the victim’s machine. The technique Network Address Translation (NAT) Slipstreaming provides a way for attackers to victim…
Google Chrome Fixes Another Zero-Day Vulnerability Amongst 10 Bugs Sticky
Not long after fixing the first zero-day vulnerability, Google Chrome has now fixed another zero-day vulnerability in its system. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-16009. Google has notified that they know of it being exploited in the wild. Along with…
OpenEMR fixes Security Vulnerabilities For Better Service Sticky
Vulnerabilities have been discovered recently in the popular medical records management portal, OpenEMR. These vulnerabilities if left unattended would have renowned the medical practice management application control to the attackers. Of all the bugs, the one in the Patient Portal…
WordPress Update 2020: WordPress patches 10 security bugs including a high-severity RCE Sticky
WordPress is calling this last WordPress update ‘short-cycle security & maintenance release’ before the critical 5.6 release version of the software. Recently, WordPress released the latest version of its web publishing software, 5.5.2. With it, they have also tackled 10…
Aetna breaches cost them $1 million to be paid to HIPAA Sticky
The healthcare insurance giant Aetna has reached a settlement of $1 million dollars for violating HIPAA regulations. Aetna had been accused of disclosing their customers’ information under three instances of the breach. Besides this, Aetna has time & again violated…
Ransomware recovery: On average $2 million is spent
According to new Sophos research, global financial services organizations spent more than $2 million on average last year on ransomware recovery from a ransomware assault. To create its State of Ransomware in Financial Services 2021 study, the UK security provider…
Network security market growth
Recent research by Frost & Sullivan on the APAC network security industry shows that remote work and cloud usage, as well as collaboration and security, are driving growth. The network security market is expected to grow steadily by 2025 As…
Brazilian government on national strategy for cybercrime
Brazilian government and banking sector are debating the formation of a strategy to combat crime in digital environments amid increased concerns about cybersecurity threats. Negotiations between Isaac Sidney, president of the Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN), and Anderson Torres, minister…
Hacking gang kumsong 121 launch a cyber attack
Kumsong 121, a North Korean hacking gang, recently launched a cyber attack on social media using the hashtag #kumsong121. As North Korean hacking attacks get increasingly sophisticated, users of computers and mobile phones should be on their toes to avoid…
My Republic Data Breach
Unknown personal information was exposed for about 79,000 My Republic mobile members, the company confirmed. An “unauthorized data access issue” occurred on August 29, according to the Singapore-based ISP and mobile operator. A third-party data storage platform utilized by My…
Hackers Stole United Nations Data
According to researchers at cybersecurity firm Resecurity, hackers have gained access to the computer network of the United Nations and stolen data. A UN employee’s login credentials appear to have been taken by unidentified cyber-criminals, according to Bloomberg. The employee’s…
Crypto Scheme extensively risen
Outline Proofpoint specialists have recognized an interesting Advance Fee Fraud plot sending low-volume email campaigns and utilizing progressed social designing strategies to cheat clueless casualties out of Bitcoin. This plan spreads credentials to supposed private Bitcoin speculation platforms and baits…
Texas Right to life website expose Job applications
It was discovered that hundreds of job applicants’ personal information had been compromised due to a glitch on Texas Right to Life website that allowed anyone to view their resumes, which were stored in an unencrypted directory. Technically speaking, the…
Dropbox: PoC release for Ghostscript vulnerability that revealed Airbnb
Malicious programmers have delivered a proof-of-concept (PoC) code that takes advantage of and as of late displayed vulnerability in more seasoned yet generally utilized renditions of Ghostscript, the famous server-side picture conversion programming bundle that revealed Airbnb and Dropbox. Security…
Ragnar Locker Ransomware gang threatens to release stolen data
Using a new method, the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang threatens to release the stolen data if the victim does not pay the ransom. It was only after this that the group came up with the idea of enlisting the services…