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No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say

You know about that one, much-hemmed-and-hawed-over, GDPR-ish, national, US privacy law? The one we dont have? The lack of which means the country's data priva…

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Just a GIF Image Could Have Hacked Your Android Phone Using WhatsApp

A picture is worth a thousand words, but a GIF is worth a thousand pictures.Today, the short looping clips, GIFs are everywhere'on your social media, on your m…

Android

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Zendesk Alerts Users Of Data Breach That Occurred in 2016!

Sometimes it takes months or even years for companies to detect a security breach. A similar thing has happened withZendesk Alerts Users Of Data Breach That Oc…

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A Look Into Continuous Efforts By Chinese Hackers to Target Foreign Governments

Phishing is still one of the widely used strategies by cybercriminals and espionage groups to gain an initial foothold on the targeted systems.Though hacking s…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Blind Spots in AI Just Might Help Protect Your Privacy

Researchers have found a potential silver lining in so-called adversarial examples, using it to shield sensitive data from snoops. Learn more in an interesting…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

O.MG! Evil Lightning cable about to hit mass distribution

Remember the O.MG cable? A project by self-taught electronics hacker _MG_, it's a malicious Lightning cable that looks just like the regular overpriced piece o…

Apple

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Exim suffers another critical' remote code execution flaw

Remember the critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Exim email server, CVE-2019-15846,from mid-September? Barely two weeks later, and the so…

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The Hacker News

How SMBs Can Mitigate the Growing Risk of File-based Attacks

Cases of document-based malware are steadily rising. 59 percent of all malicious files detected in the first quarter of 2019 were contained in documents.Due to…

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The Hacker News

Former Yahoo Employee Admits Hacking into 6000 Accounts for Sexual Content

An ex-Yahoo! employee has pleaded guilty to misusing his access at the company to hack into the accounts of nearly 6,000 Yahoo users in search of private and p…

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Unpatched Vulnerability In WordPress Plugin “Rich Reviews” Is Under Active Exploit

Almost a month ago, researchers highlighted multiple WordPress plugins that had serious vulnerabilities. Specifically, these plugins had numerous vulnerabiliti…

WordPress

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Zynga Hack Pilfered Over 219 Million Gamers' Data

Zynga is a popular gaming platform provider, known forÂFacebook games like FarmVille, CityVille, Empires and Allies to Poker, Zynga hasZynga Hack Pilfered Over…

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The Hacker News

Researchers Find New Hack to Read Content Of Password Protected PDF Files

Looking for ways to unlock and read the content of an encrypted PDF without knowing the password?Well, that's now possible, sort of'thanks to a novel set of at…

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Checkm8 ' A Permanent iOS Jailbreak That Exploits An Unpatchable Flaw

Recently, Apple fixed a vulnerability with the release of iOS 12.4.1 that allowed for users to jailbreak their iPhones. TheCheckm8 ' A Permanent iOS Jailbreak …

Apple

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Comodo Forums Hack Exposes 245,000 Users' Data ' Recent vBulletin 0-day Used

If you have an account with the Comodo discussion board and support forums, also known as ITarian Forum, you should change your password immediately.Cybersecur…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

5 Disruptive Trends Transforming Cybersecurity

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Over A Billion Malicious Ad Impressions Exploit WebKit Flaw to Target Apple Users

The infamous eGobbler hacking group that surfaced online earlier this year with massive malvertising campaigns has now been caught running a new campaign explo…

Apple

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Vimeo Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Unconsented Storage Of Users' Biometric Data

The popular video platform Vimeo is now in hot water for breaching users' privacy. Vimeo faces a class-action lawsuit forVimeo Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over …

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New Critical Exim Flaw Exposes Email Servers to Remote Attacks ' Patch Released

A critical security vulnerability has been discovered and fixed in the popular open-source Exim email server software, which could allow a remote attacker to s…

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Latest Hacking News

Researchers Highlight “Fleeceware” Android Apps That Aim to Overcharge Users

Once again, Google's Play Store has made it into the news following the existence of apps that overcharge users forResearchers Highlight “Fleeceware” Android A…

Android

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Privacy advocates worry that consumer license plate readers are creating a nosier neighborhood watch

I have a problem with this. These cameras don't just record license plates, but people, bicycles and animals. It indiscriminately records everything, not just …

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The Hacker News

Pay What You Wish ' 9 Hacking Certification Training Courses in 1 Bundle

The greatest threat facing most nations is no longer a standing army. It's a hacker with a computer who can launch a crippling cyber attack from thousands of m…

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New PDFex attack can exfiltrate data from encrypted PDF files

Have you heard about the new attack that German academics have developed that can extract and steal data from encrypted PDF files, sometimes without user inter…

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New Critical Exim Flaw Exposes Email Servers to Remote Attacks " Patch Released

Are you an Exim user? A critical security vulnerability has been discovered and fixed in the popular open-source Exim email server software, which could allow …

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Apple Patched An iOS 13.1 Bug That Granted 'Full Access' To Third-Party Keyboards

Using third-party keyboards on your iPhone is something of a normality for many iOS users. However, it could be troublesomeApple Patched An iOS 13.1 Bug That G…

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