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Twitter Warns Developers Of A Potential API Key Leak Due To Glitch

Twitter has recently confessed another security glitch in its systems. Specifically, Twitter now warns of a potential API key leakTwitter Warns Developers Of A…

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TikTok Glitch Allows Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass ' No Patch Available Yet

The popular Chinese social media app TikTok has once again made it to the news. But this time, it's notTikTok Glitch Allows Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass …

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Indian COVID-19 Surveillance App Left Data Of Millions Of People Exposed Online

Reportedly, an Indian COVID-19 surveillance app exposed data of millions of people online. Indian COVID-19 Surveillance App Data Exposed ResearchersIndian COVI…

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Google Sunsets Chrome Web Store Payments System Affecting Paid Chrome Extensions

Google Chrome has just announced a serious change that may not be good news for many developers. In a surpriseGoogle Sunsets Chrome Web Store Payments System A…

Chrome

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National Australia Bank (NAB) Launches Bug Bounty Program

In the wake of ever-increasing cybersecurity threats to the financial sector, an Australian bank has announced a much-needed step. Specifically,National Austra…

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Fortinet VPN with Default Settings Leave 200,000 Businesses Open to Hackers

As the pandemic continues to accelerate the shift towards working from home, aÂslew of digital threatsÂhave capitalized on the health concern to exploit weakne…

Fortinet VPN

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FinSpy Spyware for Mac and Linux OS Targets Egyptian Organisations

Amnesty International today exposed details of a new surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with previously undisclosed versi…

Linux Apple

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Fedora 34 Aims To Further Enhance Security But Will Lose Runtime Disabling Of SELin

With the release of Fedora 34, the popular Linux distro aims to further increase security by removing support for the disabling of SELinux at run-time.

Linux

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Shopify Disclose Security Breach By Two Of Its Employees

The e-commerce giant Shopify has now fallen prey to an insider issue. Specifically, Shopify has disclosed a security breach causedShopify Disclose Security Bre…

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Microsoft Leaked Bing Data Online Through An Unsecured Server

While data leak incidents via exposed servers aren't uncommon, this time, the ignorant firm is a tech giant. Reportedly, MicrosoftMicrosoft Leaked Bing Data On…

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Linux vulnerabilities: How unpatched servers lead to persistent backdoo

Humans make mistakes, software has bugs and some of these bugs are exploitable vulnerabilities. The existence of vulnerabilities in software is not a new probl…

Linux

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Firefox 81 Rolls Out With High-Severity Bug Fixes

Mozilla Firefox browser's latest version is out. With Firefox 81, Mozilla has released numerous bug fixes including patches for code-executionFirefox 81 Rolls …

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Major Instagram App Bug Could've Given Hackers Remote Access to Your Phone

Ever wonder how hackers can hack your smartphone remotely?In a report shared with The Hacker News today, Check Point researchers disclosed details about aÂcrit…

Android

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Detecting and Preventing Critical ZeroLogon Windows Server Vulnerability

If you're administrating Windows Server, make sure it's up to date with all recent patches issued by Microsoft, especially the one that fixes a recently patche…

Windows

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Activision Data Breach Leaves 500,000 Call Of Duty Players' Accounts At Risk

Another day, another breach. This time, it's the gamers' community that may suffer. According to reports, Activision has faced aActivision Data Breach Leaves 5…

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New Phishing Campaign Evades Security Checks With Hexadecimal IP Addresses

A new phishing campaign has emerged. As observed, this phishing campaign makes use of hexadecimal IP addresses instead of theNew Phishing Campaign Evades Secur…

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More Bugs Discovered In Discount Rules for WooCommerce Plugin

It hasn't been long since we heard of multiple security bugs in the Discount Rules for WooCommerce Plugin. Yet, recently,More Bugs Discovered In Discount Rules…

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Microsoftà¢Â€Â™s Edge browser is coming to Linux in Octob

Have you heard that Microsoft's Edge browser is coming to Linux in October? Linux users will get the same Edge experience as users on Windows and macOS, as wel…

Linux Windows Apple

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Microsoft Says Important Windows 10 Fix for Linux Users is Comi

Microsoft has announced that it's working on fixing a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and the rollout should start with the upcoming 20H2 servicing release.

Linux Windows

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Firefox for Android Bug Allows Hijacking Other Phones' Browsers Over WiFi

A serious bug exists in Firefox for Android browsers that allows hijacking other phones' browsers connected on the WiFi. UpgradeFirefox for Android Bug Allows …

Android

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US Department of Commerce Bans TikTok and WeChat Transactions

TikTok and WeChat users in the United States might suffer in the coming days due to the authorities' latest decision.US Department of Commerce Bans TikTok and …

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Mozilla Sunsets Firefox Send; Firefox Notes To Follow

Earlier this year, Mozilla's file-sharing product Firefox Send made it to the news due to its exploitation for malware distribution.Mozilla Sunsets Firefox Sen…

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A New Hacking Group Hitting Russian Companies With Ransomware

As ransomware attacksÂagainst critical infrastructure continue to spike in recent months, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new entrant that has been …

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Unsecured Microsoft Bing Server Exposed Users' Search Queries and Location

A back-end server associated with Microsoft Bing exposed sensitive data of the search engine's mobile application users, including search queries, device detai…