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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…

Latest Hacking News
Latest Hacking News

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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The Hacker News

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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Latest Hacking News

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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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

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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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

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:

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

IBM will soon launch a 53-qubit quantum computer

IBM continues to push its quantum computing efforts forward and today announced that it will soon make a 53-qubit quantum computer available to clients of its…

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BoomER | An Open Source Post-Exploitation Tool To Exploit Local Vulnerabilities

BoomER is a Command-line interface python open-source framework fully developed in Python 3.X for post-exploitation of targets with the objectiveBoomER | An Op…

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

Thousands of Google Calendars Possibly Leaking Private Information Online

"Warning ' Making your calendar public will make all events visible to the world, including via Google search. Are you sure?"Remember this security warning? No…

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Latest Hacking News

InnfiRAT Malware Is All Set To Steal Cryptocurrency Wallet Information

More malware has made it to the news that is aimed toward cryptocurrency. Dubbed as InnfiRAT, the malware resembles usualInnfiRAT Malware Is All Set To Steal C…

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125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands

The world of connected consumer electronics, IoT, and smart devices is growing faster than ever with tens of billions of connected devices streaming and sharin…

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WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' Doesn't Delete Media Files Sent to iPhone Users

Mistakenly sent a picture to someone via WhatsApp that you shouldn't have?Well, we've all been there, but what's more unfortunate is that the 'Delete for Every…

Apple

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LastPass Vulnerability Leaked Login Credentials ' Update Now!

LastPass is a popular password manager that has earned credibility owing to its efficiency. Nonetheless, like any other software, itLastPass Vulnerability Leak…

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Critical Vulnerability Discovered In The Uber App That Could Allow Account Takeovers

A researcher discovered a vulnerability in Uber API app that could allow an adversary to take over users' accounts. ExploitingCritical Vulnerability Discovered…