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Mozilla combines tracker blocking with paid, ad-free browsi

Mozilla has partnered with Scroll to distribute funds to publications in place of ad revenue. This partnership offers Firefox users tracker-blocking technology…

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Parrot GNU/Linux 4.8 Released With Kernel 5.4 And New Docker Containe

Are you a pentester or ethical hacker looking for an alternative to Kali Linux? If so, you may want to check out Parrot OS.

Linux Docker

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Dozens of Android Apps for Kids on Google Play Store Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

More than 50 Android apps on the Google Play Store'most of which were designed for kids and had racked up almost 1 million downloads between them'have been cau…

Android

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PwndLocker Transforms Into ProLock Ransomware Barring Free Decryption Tools

PwndLocker ransomware recently emerged as ransomware threatening businesses with huge ransom demands. However, soon after its emergence, the cybersecurity comm…

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Critical RCE Bug Affects Millions of OpenWrt-based Network Devices

A cybersecurity researcher today disclosed technical details and proof-of-concept of a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting OpenWrt, a widely…

Linux

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UK Fintech Company Finastra Went Down After Ransomware Attack

Amidst lockdown due to the global pandemic, UK-based firm Finastra has suffered a ransomware attack. The fintech company halted itsUK Fintech Company Finastra …

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Over 50 Android Apps for Kids on Google Play Store Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

More than 50 Android apps on the Google Play Store'most of which were designed for kids and had racked up almost 1 million downloads between them'have been cau…

Android

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Sina Weibo Suffered Data Breach Exposing 538 Million Records Now On Sale

Chinese microblogging giant Sina Weibo has now made it to the news owing to a security incident. Weibo suffered aSina Weibo Suffered Data Breach Exposing 538 M…

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How to Provide Remote Incident Response During the Coronavirus Times

While the Coronavirus pandemic continues to strike chaos across the global economies, threat actors keep on launching cyberattacks on organizations from all si…

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Warning ' Two Unpatched Critical 0-Day RCE Flaws Affect All Windows Versions

Microsoft today issued a new security advisory warning billions of Windows users of two new critical, unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities that could let hackers…

Windows

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Firefox is dropping FTP suppo

Have you heard that Firefox is planning to drop support for the vulnerable file transfer protocol in version 77 of the web browser?

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User Survey 2020 Report Shows Rapid Growth In Apache Pulsar Adoption

For the first time ever, the Apache Pulsar PMC team is publishing a user survey report. The 2020 Apache Pulsar User Survey Report reveals Pulsar's accelerating…

Apache

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Researchers Find Security Vulnerabilities In Some of The Top Password Managers

While password managers are meant to protect users' credentials and underlying sensitive data, they do not necessarily warrant fool-proof security.Researchers …

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Cisco Addressed Multiple High-Risk Vulnerabilities In SD-WAN Solution

Cisco recently rolled- out fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities in SD-WAN Solution. These include high severity flaws that could allowCisco Addressed Mu…

Cisco

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Trend Micro Patched Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploit

Trend Micro has recently addressed numerous security flaws across different products. Of the two zero-day vulnerabilities in Trend Micro productsTrend Micro Pa…

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Android Cookie-Stealing Malware Found Hijacking Facebook Accounts

A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users' authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps,…

Android Chrome

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Mukashi: A New Mirai IoT Botnet Variant Targeting Zyxel NAS Devices

A new version of the infamous Mirai botnet is exploiting a recently uncovered critical vulnerability in network-attached storage (NAS) devices in an attempt to…

VPN

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Multiple DDoS Botnets Exploited 0-Day Flaws in LILIN DVR Surveillance Systems

Multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in digital video recorders (DVRs) for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN have been exploited by botnet o…

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Parental Control Router and CyberSecurity

In an age where information is literally at the fingertips of anyone, it is normal for parents to be moreParental Control Router and CyberSecurity on Latest Ha…

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US, Israel, South Korea, and China look at intrusive surveillance solutions for tracking COVID-

With the coronavirus outbreak rapidly spreading worldwide, governments are or exploring or implementing privacy-intrusive solutions for tracking the disease's …

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Types Of Vulnerability Assessment And Methodologies

Vulnerability assessments are often carried out to help assure organizations are protected from well known vulnerabilities (low hanging fruit). AsTypes Of Vuln…

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Open-source security tools for cloud and container applicatio

The use of containers is becoming increasingly popular, and container security is more critical than ever. Luckily, there are various tools that can help keep …

Docker

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COVID19: Google suspends upcoming Chrome, Chrome OS releas

Have you heard that due to the coronavirus outbreak, Google has suspended upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases?

Chrome

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Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait

As the world comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, the situation has proven to be a blessing in disguise for threat actors, who've taken advantage of t…