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FlyTrap Android Malware Hijacks Thousands Of Facebook Accounts
t least 140 countries since March 2021 and has spread to over 10,000 victims through social media hijacking, third-party app stores, and sideloaded applications.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 10, 2021
3 min read
Authorities In China Initiate A Lawsuit Against Tencent Over WeChat’s ‘Youth Mode’
The lawsuit was initiated by Beijing’s Haidian District People’s Procuratorate against Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co Ltd, according to a filing posted on JCRB.com, a website run by China’s top prosecutor.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 9, 2021
1 min read
Freshly Disclosed Vulnerability CVE-2021-20090 Bypass Authentication On Millions Of Routers
CVE-2021-20090 is a path traversal vulnerability that leads to an authentication bypass. When exploited, the attacker can take over control of the affected device.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 7, 2021
2 min read
Apple Is Rolling Photo Checking System On Country-By-Country Basis
Tech giant Apple will roll out a system for checking photos for child abuse imagery on a country-by-country basis, depending on local laws, the company said on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 7, 2021
1 min read
CISA Launches New Initiative To Combat Ransomware
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially unveiled the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), a new effort to combat ransomware attacks by expanding info sharing between the public and private sectors, with Amazon, Google and Microsoft all signing onto the initiative.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 6, 2021
1 min read
TikTok Is Testing A Snapchat-Style Stories Feature
The new feature, simply called “TikTok Stories,” appears to work similarly to other stories functions on apps like Instagram or Snapchat.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 5, 2021
1 min read
WhatsApp Launches Its ‘View Once’ Disappearing Photos And Videos
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out its “View Once” feature, which deletes photos or videos from your chat after they’ve been opened by the recipient.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 4, 2021
1 min read
Microsoft Announces The General Availability Of Windows 365
Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service is now generally available, allowing businesses to deploy Windows 10 desktops in the cloud for prices ranging between $24 and $162 per device.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 3, 2021
1 min read
Zoom Agrees To Pay $85M To Settle Privacy Suit
Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the US that accused the platform of sharing users' data with third-party digital platforms without their consent and failing to stop zoombombings.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2021
2 min read
How To Block Unwanted Site From Your Router
At some point, you might want to block certain websites, permanently or temporarily. You might be a parent or a business manager that wants to hide dangerous, unproductive, or inappropriate sites from your children/employees. Alternatively, you may be a self-employed worker who needs to control...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2021
2 min read
UC San Diego Health Discloses Data Breach After Cyber Attack
UC San Diego Health has disclosed a data breach after the compromise of some employees' email accounts.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 28, 2021
2 min read
No More Ransom Saves Nearly €1 Billion In Ransomware Payments In 5 Years
The No More Ransom project celebrates its fifth anniversary after helping over six million ransomware victims recover their files and saving them almost €1 billion in ransomware payments.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 27, 2021
1 min read
What Is Pegasus And How Does It Hack Phones?
Pegasus is a remote access tool (RAT) with spyware capabilities. It is developed by the Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group that can infiltrate Android devices and certain versions of Apple's iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2021
3 min read
Intel CEO Says Chip Shortage Could Stretch Into 2023
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said that the massive chip shortage will continue for at least two more years before the industry is able to completely catch up with the demand.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2021
2 min read
Chinese Hackers Breached Over A Dozen US Pipeline Operators
The U.S. Government identified and tracked 23 U.S. natural gas pipeline operators targeted from 2011 to 2013 in this spearphishing and intrusion campaign. Of the known targeted entities, 13 were confirmed compromises, 3 were near misses, and 7 had an unknown depth of intrusion.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2021
1 min read
Microsoft Seized 17 Domains Used To Scam Office 365 Users
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized 17 malicious domains used by scammers in a business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting the company's customers.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2021
1 min read
Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched In WooCommerce
A critical SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in WooCommerce, the most popular e-Commerce plugin used by over 5 million WordPress sites.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2021
1 min read
US State Department Offering $10 Million Rewards For State-Backed Hackers
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government, participates...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2021
1 min read
SonicWall Issued ‘Urgent Security Notice’ About Ransomware Targeting EOL SMA 100 VPN Appliances
SonicWall has issued an "urgent security notice" warning customers of ransomware attacks targeting unpatched end-of-life (EoL) Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 16, 2021
1 min read
Twitter Is Shutting Down Fleets
The microblogging site Twitter is shutting down its ephemeral tweet format due to low usage after launching widely just eight months ago.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 15, 2021
1 min read





