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Patches to make Sudo utility less open to abu

A flaw that gave out root privileges gets patched. It is a utility that,ÂsaidDan Goodin inÂArs Technica,Âcan be found in "dozens of Unix-like operating systems…

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Intel Open-Source Developer Has Been Working On "FGKASLR" For Better Kernel Securi

As another step towards tightening up the Linux kernel security, Intel's Kristen Carlson Accardi has proposed "FGKASLR" as a significant step forward for bette…

Linux

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Facebook's Messenger Kids App to Allow Parents to Peer into Their Childs Inbox

Last year, Facebook's Messenger Kids made it to the news due to serious security issues. This year, Messenger Kids isFacebook's Messenger Kids App to Allow Par…

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The Rise of the Open Bug Bounty Project

Can you imagine launching a global bug bounty platform with almost 500,000 submissions and 13,000 researchers without consuming a cent from venture capitalists…

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5 High Impact Flaws Affect Cisco Routers, Switches, IP Phones and Cameras

Several Cisco-manufactured network equipments have been found vulnerable to five new security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to take complete control…

Cisco

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Bug in Google meant videos were sent to archives of wrong users

Google has recently admitted a serious bug in Google Takeout. Due to this bug, videos reached the wrong archives. GoogleBug in Google meant videos were sent to…

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Exfiltrating Data from Air-Gapped Computers Using Screen Brightness

It may sound creepy and unreal, but hackers can also exfiltrate sensitive data from your computer by simply changing the brightness of the screen, new cybersec…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Chrome 80 Released With 56 Security Fixes, Cookie Changes, Mo

Are you a Google Chrome user? Google has released Chrome 80 to the Stable desktop channel for the Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android platforms …

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Flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs Exposes Your WiFi Network to Hackers

There are over a hundred potential ways hackers can ruin your life by having access to your WiFi network that's also connected to your computers, smartphones, …

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Linux and macOS PCs hit by serious Sudo vulnerabili

Have you heard that Linux andÂmacOSÂsystems have been hit by a nasty little bug in the Sudo utility? The good news is it has already been patched.

Linux Apple

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Prepare for Cisco, CompTIA, and More IT Certifications with this Bundle

Exams are pretty important in professional IT. You can have all the practical knowledge in the world, but technical recruiters want to see certificates.If you …

Cisco

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Twitter Revealed Exploitation of Android App Flaw That Allowed Matching Phone Numbers With User Accounts

Towards the end of 2019, a researcher found a serious flaw in Twitter for Android app. The bug allowed matchingTwitter Revealed Exploitation of Android App Fla…

Android

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This WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Attackers Access Files On Your PCs

A cybersecurity researcher today disclosed technical details of multiple high severity vulnerabilities he discovered in WhatsApp, which, if exploited, could ha…

Windows

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TVEyes News Monitoring Service Suffered Ransomware Attack

The news monitoring service TVEyes now joins the trail as the latest victim. Reportedly, the TV and radio broadcast searchTVEyes News Monitoring Service Suffer…

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Google Accidentally Shared Private Videos of Some Users With Others

Google might have mistakenly shared your private videos saved on the company's servers with other users, the tech giant admitted yesterday in a security notifi…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Open-Source Security Projects: Choosing a Brandable .com Doma

LinuxSecurity would like to thank NameEstate.com for contributing this article.The importance of an open-source security project name can't be overstated. A na…

Linux

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Encryption backdoors: the biggest threat to our privacy that no one is talking abo

Strong, unbroken encryption is essential in protecting users' privacy and the integrity of sensitive data, yet encryption technology is currently under threat …

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VPNs will change forever with the arrival of WireGuard into Lin

This new, long-awaited technology will change how virtual private networks work first in Linux and then the rest of the VPN world.Â

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WordPress Plugin “Code Snippets” Vulnerability Risked Over 200K Websites

Researchers have found another WordPress plugin to be posing a threat to hundreds of thousands of websites. Specifically, they aWordPress Plugin “Code Snippets…

WordPress

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Hackers Exploited Twitter Bug to Find Linked Phone Numbers of Users

Twitter today issued a warning revealing that attackers abused a legitimate functionality on its platform to unauthorizedly determine phone numbers associated …

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Popular Indian Airline SpiceJet Exposed Easily Brute-Forceable Database Containing 1.2 Million Customers

SpiceJet, the second-largest airline in India, has now made it to the news. Reportedly, SpiceJet leaked data of around 1.2Popular Indian Airline SpiceJet Expos…

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Social Captain Bug Exposed Instagram Profiles and Passwords

The startup that helped Instagram users gain popularity haveÂunintentionally ditched their security, the service Social Captain inadvertently exposed users' In…

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Sudo Bug Lets Non-Privileged Linux and macOS Users Run Commands as Root

Joe Vennix of Apple security has found another significant vulnerability in sudo utility that under a specific configuration could allow low privileged users o…

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Japanese Firm NEC Electronics Confirm Security Breach

Lately, we heard of the Mitsubishi data breach. Now, here is another Japanese firm making it to the news forJapanese Firm NEC Electronics Confirm Security Brea…