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Russian APT Map Reveals 22,000 Connections Between 2000 Malware Samples

Though Russia still has an undiversified and stagnant economy, it was one of the early countries in the world to realize the value of remotely conducted cyber …

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Top Reasons Why WordPress Sites Get Hacked

According to statistics, WordPress accounted for 90% of hacked CMS sites in 2018. WordPress is a favorite for website owners,Top Reasons Why WordPress Sites Ge…

WordPress

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Google Removed Otherwise Functional Chrome Ad Blockers For Cookie Stuffing

Ad blocker add-ons can also cause trouble to users. Recently, Google has busted two ad blockers from Chrome for 'cookieGoogle Removed Otherwise Functional Chro…

Chrome

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Cynet 360: The Next Generation of EDR

Many organizations regard Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) as their main protection against breaches. EDR, as a category, emerged in 2012 and was rapidly …

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Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for IE 0-Day and Windows Defender Flaw

It's not a Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft is rolling out emergency out-of-band security patches for two new vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical Internet …

Windows

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Online Education Platform Thinkful Resets Passwords Following Security Breach

The online developer education site Thinkful turns out to be the latest victim of a cyber attack. As confessed byOnline Education Platform Thinkful Resets Pass…

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Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Existed In Harbor Registry

Researchers have discovered a security vulnerability in Harbor cloud native registry. As revealed, a critical bug existed in Harbor containerCritical Privilege…

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Misconfiguring Google Calendar Reveals Calendar Events Publicly

Google Calendar is a wonderful feature by Google with regards to defining events. However, misconfiguring Google Calendar settings can revealMisconfiguring Goo…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Cloudflare has a new plan to fight bots " and climate change

Have you heard that Cloudflare is ratcheting up its fight against bots with a new 'fight mode,' which it says will frustrate and disincentivize bot operators f…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

CISAs Krebs seeks more measured approach to election security heading into 2020

Heading into 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director says overhyped concern about election security is a problem, while election of…

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Facebook Suspends 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Apps For Data Hoarding

After the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, Facebook started a thorough investigation and scrutiny of all applications. The goal was to singleFacebook Suspends 'Tens…

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7 Ways VPNs Can Turn from Ally to Threat

VPNs are critical pieces of the security infrastructure, but they can be vulnerable, hackable, and weaponized against you. Here are seven things to be aware of…

VPN

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Two Widely Used Ad Blocker Extensions for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

Two widely used Adblocker Google Chrome extensions, posing as the original ' AdBlock and uBlock Origin ' extensions on Chrome Web Store, have been caught stuff…

Chrome

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

IBMs new 53-qubit quantum 'mainframe' is live in the cloud

IBM has boosted its growing stable of quantum computers with a new 53-quantum bit (qubit) device, the most powerful ever offered for commercial use. Learn more…

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Server-squashing zero-day published for phpMyAdmin tool

Are you a phpMyAdmin user? A researcher has just published a zero-day security bug in one of the webs most popular database administration software packages. L…

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Police Warn Of Scammers Targeting Venmo Users Via Malicious SMS

Phishing attacks do not always involve emails or web links. Sometimes, the attackers also leverage the SMS facility to trickPolice Warn Of Scammers Targeting V…

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Update Google Chrome Browser to Patch New Critical Security Flaws

Google has released an urgent software update for its Chrome web browser and is urging Windows, Mac, and Linux users to upgrade the application to the latest a…

Linux Windows Chrome

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GitHub acquires Semmle to help developers spot security vulnerabilities

Popular software hosting service GitHub has acquired

GitHub

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Patch now: 1,300 Harbor cloud registries open to attack

Have you heard that a severe critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been found in Harbor open-source registry software? Learn more:

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Simjacker is Being Actively Exploited in The Wild To Steal Location Data

In the murky realm of hacking and jacking, cybercriminals are now using a primitive method for attacking users. Reportedly, researchersSimjacker is Being Activ…

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Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month

Insecure Internet-connected devices have aided different types of cybercrime for years, most common being DDoS and spam campaigns. But cybercriminals have now …

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IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador's History

Ecuador officials have arrested the general manager of IT consulting firm Novaestrat after the personal details of almost the entire population of the Republic…

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Warning: Researcher Drops phpMyAdmin Zero-Day Affecting All Versions

A cybersecurity researcher recently published details and proof-of-concept for an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in phpMyAdmin'one of the most popular applic…

WordPress Databases

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Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?

After years of going nowhere, could web micropayments be the next big enabler for user privacy? Learn more in a great Naked Security article: