A conceivably “calamitous” security vulnerability in Netmask, an NPM package utilized by in excess of 279,000 open source projects, has been fixed subsequent to…
Month: March 2021
Cybersecurity
Intel accused: Tracing user activity on the website for wiretapping laws
A class-activity suit in Florida blames the tech monster Intel for unlawfully catching correspondence by utilizing meeting replay programming to catch the interaction of…
Cybersecurity
Linux Bugs enable hackers to bypass Spectre attack mitigations
On Monday, cybersecurity specialists revealed two new vulnerabilities in the operating system of Linux that, if effectively abused, could allow assailants to go around…
backdoor
PHP GitHub repository hacked and added with a backdoor
The official GitHub repository of the PHP programming language has been reportedly breached by malicious actors. In the latest developments, the PHP Git repositories…
Bug Bounty
Microsoft Teams opens up for bug bounty program up to $30,000
Microsoft has launched a bug bounty program for its Microsoft Teams platform in response to its growing dependence and importance in the ‘work from…
Apple
Apple zero-day flaw patched in iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch update
An Apple zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild has been patched up in updates for the iPhone, iPad, and the Apple Watch.…
Android Spyware
New Android spyware poses as ‘System Update’ to hijack devices
New Android spyware has been found by security researchers that veils itself under the pretense of a ‘System Update’ to hijack the victim’s devices…
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Office accounts hacked by fired IT employee; jailed by US authorities
In recent reports, an Indian native has been convicted by a U.S. judicial court to two years in prison for deleting over 1,200 Microsoft…
Chinese hacker group
Chinese hackers targeting Uighurs are retaliated by Facebook
Facebook has taken action against Chinese hackers who were mal-utilizing the social media platform to target Uighur Muslims residing abroad. Who are Uighurs? Uighur…
CNA
CNA Financial reports cyberattack impacts IT systems
CNA Financial has recently suffered a cyberattack that seemingly impacted its numerous IT systems. CNA is a U.S.-based insurance corporation with an organization employing…