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TikTok shuts down in the US as Trump throws the company a lifeline

Category: IT|Jan 19, 2025 | Author: Admin

TikTok shut down in the U.S. late Saturday night following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law that banned the company over national security concerns. [more]

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Malicious PyPi package steals Discord auth tokens from devs

Category: IT|Jan 18, 2025 | Author: Admin

A malicious package named 'pycord-self' on the Python package index (PyPI) targets Discord developers to steal authentication tokens and plant a backdoor for remote control over the system. [more]

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Hackers leak configs and VPN credentials for 15,000 FortiGate devices

Category: General|Jan 16, 2025 | Author: Admin

A new hacking group has leaked the configuration files, IP addresses, and VPN credentials for over 15,000 FortiGate devices for free on the dark web, exposing a great deal of sensitive technical information to other cybercriminals. [more]

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January Windows updates may fail if Citrix SRA is installed

Category: Microsoft|Jan 15, 2025 | Author: Admin

Microsoft is warning that the January 2025 Windows 11 and Windows 10 cumulative updates may fail if Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) version 2411 is installed on the device. [more]

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Phishing texts trick Apple iMessage users into disabling protection

Category: Apple|Jan 13, 2025 | Author: Admin

Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage's built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. [more]

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Fake LDAPNightmware exploit on GitHub spreads infostealer malware

Category: IT|Jan 11, 2025 | Author: Admin

A deceptive proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-49113 (aka "LDAPNightmare") on GitHub infects users with infostealer malware that exfiltrates sensitive data to an external FTP server. [more]

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Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024

Category: IT|Jan 7, 2025 | Author: Admin

Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 wallet addresses. [more]

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Over 3 million mail servers without encryption exposed to sniffing attacks

Category: IT|Jan 5, 2025 | Author: Admin

Over three million POP3 and IMAP mail servers without TLS encryption are currently exposed on the Internet and vulnerable to network sniffing attacks. [more]

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Bad Tenable plugin updates take down Nessus agents worldwide

Category: IT|Jan 4, 2025 | Author: Admin

Tenable says customers must manually upgrade their software to revive Nessus vulnerability scanner agents taken offline on December 31st due to buggy differential plugin updates. [more]

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New details reveal how hackers hijacked 35 Google Chrome extensions

Category: Google|Jan 3, 2025 | Author: Admin

New details have emerged about a phishing campaign targeting Chrome browser extension developers that led to the compromise of at least thirty-five extensions to inject data-stealing code, including those from cybersecurity firm Cyberhaven. [more]

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Cybersecurity Firm's Chrome Extension Hijacked to Steal Users' Data

Category: IT|Jan 2, 2025 | Author: Admin

At least five Chrome extensions have been compromised in a coordinated attack, enabling a threat actor to steal sensitive user information. [more]

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Wishing You a Prosperous and Joyful New Year from NewsTargeted!

Category: General|Jan 1, 2025 | Author: Admin

As we step into 2025, NewsTargeted expresses gratitude to its readers and shares hopes for a brighter future. This New Year message reflects on past milestones and looks forward to growth, discovery, and connection in the coming year. [more]

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US considers banning TP-Link routers over cybersecurity risks

Category: IT|Dec 30, 2024 | Author: Admin

The U.S. government is considering banning TP-Link routers starting next year if ongoing investigations find that their use in cyberattacks poses a national security risk. [more]

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Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app

Category: Google|Dec 29, 2024 | Author: Admin

A malicious Android spyware application named 'BMI CalculationVsn' was discovered on the Amazon Appstore, masquerading as a simple health tool but stealing data from infected devices in the background. [more]

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Juniper warns of Mirai botnet targeting Session Smart routers

Category: IT|Dec 28, 2024 | Author: Admin

Juniper Networks has warned customers of Mirai malware attacks targeting and infecting Session Smart routers using default credentials. [more]

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Fortinet warns of FortiWLM bug giving hackers admin privileges

Category: IT|Dec 27, 2024 | Author: Admin

Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability in Fortinet Wireless Manager (FortiWLM) that allows remote attackers to take over devices by executing unauthorized code or commands through specially crafted web requests. [more]

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Microsoft says Auto HDR causes game freezes on Windows 11 24H2

Category: Microsoft|Dec 26, 2024 | Author: Admin

Microsoft is now blocking Windows 11 24H2 upgrades on systems with Auto HDR enabled due to a compatibility issue that causes game freezes. [more]

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Ongoing phishing attack abuses Google Calendar to bypass spam filters

Category: Google|Dec 25, 2024 | Author: Admin

An ongoing phishing scam is abusing Google Calendar invites and Google Drawings pages to steal credentials while bypassing spam filters. [more]

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Merry Christmas to all our readers

Category: General|Dec 24, 2024 | Author: Admin

Merry Christmas from all of us here at News Targeted [more]

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Russian hackers use RDP proxies to steal data in MiTM attacks

Category: IT|Dec 23, 2024 | Author: Admin

The Russian hacking group tracked as APT29 (aka "Midnight Blizzard") is using a network of 193 remote desktop protocol proxy servers to perform man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks to steal data and credentials and to install malicious payloads. [more]

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Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community

Category: Microsoft|Dec 21, 2024 | Author: Admin

Malicious Visual Studio Code extensions were discovered on the VSCode marketplace, and they download heavily obfuscated PowerShell payloads to target developers and cryptocurrency projects in supply chain attacks. [more]

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Interpol replaces dehumanizing "Pig Butchering" term with "Romance Baiting"

Category: IT|Dec 20, 2024 | Author: Admin

Interpol calls on the cybersecurity community, law enforcement, and the media to stop using the term "Pig Butchering" when referring to online relationship and investment scams, as it unnecessarily shames the victims impacted by these fraud campaigns. [more]

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Windows kernel bug now exploited in attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges

Category: Microsoft|Dec 16, 2024 | Author: Admin

CISA has warned U.S. federal agencies to secure their systems against ongoing attacks targeting a high-severity Windows kernel vulnerability. [more]

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Citrix shares mitigations for ongoing Netscaler password spray attacks

Category: IT|Dec 15, 2024 | Author: Admin

Citrix Netscaler is the latest target in widespread password spray attacks targeting edge networking devices and cloud platforms this year to breach corporate networks. [more]

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Cleo patches critical zero-day exploited in data theft attacks

Category: IT|Dec 12, 2024 | Author: Admin

Cleo has released security updates for a zero-day flaw in its LexiCom, VLTransfer, and Harmony software, which is currently exploited in data theft attacks. [more]

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Anna Jaques Hospital ransomware breach exposed data of 300K patients

Category: IT|Dec 7, 2024 | Author: Admin

Anna Jaques Hospital has confirmed on its website that a ransomware attack it suffered almost precisely a year ago, on December 25, 2023, has exposed sensitive health data for over 310,000 patients. [more]

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Japan warns of IO-Data zero-day router flaws exploited in attacks

Category: IT|Dec 4, 2024 | Author: Admin

Japan's CERT is warning that hackers are exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in I-O Data router devices to modify device settings, execute commands, or even turn off the firewall. [more]

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Microsoft re-releases Exchange updates after fixing mail delivery

Category: Microsoft|Nov 28, 2024 | Author: Admin

​Microsoft has re-released the November 2024 security updates for Exchange Server after pulling them earlier this month due to email delivery issues on servers using custom mail flow rules. [more]

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Hackers exploit critical bug in Array Networks SSL VPN products

Category: IT|Nov 26, 2024 | Author: Admin

America's cyber defense agency has received evidence of hackers actively exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability in SSL VPN products Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS. [more]

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Hackers abuse Avast anti-rootkit driver to disable defenses

Category: IT|Nov 23, 2024 | Author: Admin

A new malicious campaign is using a legitimate but old and vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection and take control of the target system by disabling security components. [more]

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CISA tags Progress Kemp LoadMaster flaw as exploited in attacks

Category: General|Nov 19, 2024 | Author: Admin

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three new flaws in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including a critical OS command injection impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster. [more]

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Fake Bitwarden ads on Facebook push info-stealing Chrome extension

Category: IT|Nov 18, 2024 | Author: Admin

Fake Bitwarden password manager advertisements on Facebook are pushing a malicious Google Chrome extension that collects and steals sensitive user data from the browser. [more]

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ChatGPT allows access to underlying sandbox OS, “playbook” data

Category: IT|Nov 16, 2024 | Author: Admin

OpenAI's ChatGPT platform provides a great degree of access to the LLM's sandbox, allowing you to upload programs and files, execute commands, and browse the sandbox's file structure. [more]

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Microsoft pulls Exchange security updates over mail delivery issues

Category: Microsoft|Nov 15, 2024 | Author: Admin

Microsoft has pulled the November 2024 Exchange security updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday because of email delivery issues on servers using custom mail flow rules. [more]

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After signal loss, Voyager 1 reconnected with Earth using retro transmitter not used since 1981

Category: IT|Nov 6, 2024 | Author: Admin

Voyager 1 reconnected with Earth using a backup transmitter inactive for over 40 years. [more]

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Massive PSAUX ransomware attack targets 22,000 CyberPanel instances

Category: IT|Nov 5, 2024 | Author: Admin

Article updated to add information from CyberPanel developer and with information on free decryptor. [more]

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The new Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition is here to illuminate your night

Category: IT|Nov 3, 2024 | Author: Admin

Nothing, the London-based company founded by Carl Pei, has unveiled its latest smartphone: the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition. This new release is the outcome of a six-month competition that concluded with four winners and the creation of this new product. [more]

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qBittorrent fixes flaw exposing users to MitM attacks for 14 years

Category: IT|Oct 31, 2024 | Author: Admin

qBittorrent has addressed a remote code execution flaw caused by the failure to validate SSL/TLS certificates in the application's DownloadManager, a component that manages downloads throughout the app. [more]

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CyberPanel Urges Users to Upgrade Amid Ongoing Issues

Category: IT|Oct 29, 2024 | Author: Admin

CyberPanel has announced the urgent need for users to upgrade their software due to ongoing issues that have affected file access for many users. The CyberPanel team is assisting those impacted at no cost, providing solutions such as a decryption script and a manual patch guide for... [more]

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US says Chinese hackers breached multiple telecom providers

Category: IT|Oct 28, 2024 | Author: Admin

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have disclosed that Chinese hackers breached commercial telecommunication service providers in the United States. [more]

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Lazarus hackers used fake DeFi game to exploit Google Chrome zero-day

Category: Google|Oct 25, 2024 | Author: Admin

The North Korean Lazarus hacking group exploited a Google Chrome zero-day tracked as CVE-2024-4947 through a fake decentralized finance (DeFi) game targeting individuals in the cryptocurrency space. [more]

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Over 6,000 WordPress hacked to install plugins pushing infostealers

Category: IT|Oct 23, 2024 | Author: Admin

WordPress sites are being hacked to install malicious plugins that display fake software updates and errors to push information-stealing malware. [more]

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SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaw is now exploited in attacks

Category: IT|Oct 22, 2024 | Author: Admin

CISA has added three flaws to its 'Known Exploited Vulnerabilities' (KEV) catalog, among which is a critical hardcoded credentials flaw in SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) that the vendor fixed in late August 2024. [more]

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Microsoft warns it lost some customer's security logs for a month

Category: Microsoft|Oct 18, 2024 | Author: Admin

Microsoft is warning enterprise customers that, for almost a month, a bug caused critical logs to be partially lost, putting at risk companies that rely on this data to detect unauthorized activity. [more]

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Recently patched CUPS flaw can be used to amplify DDoS attacks

Category: IT|Oct 7, 2024 | Author: Admin

A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) open-source printing system can be exploited by threat actors to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks with a 600x amplification factor. [more]

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UK nuclear site Sellafield fined $440,000 for cybersecurity shortfalls

Category: IT|Oct 5, 2024 | Author: Admin

Nuclear waste processing facility Sellafield has been fined £332,500 ($440k) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for failing to adhere to cybersecurity standards and putting sensitive nuclear information at risk over four years, from 2019 to 2023. [more]

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HPE Aruba Networking fixes critical flaws impacting Access Points

Category: IT|Oct 1, 2024 | Author: Admin

HPE Aruba Networking has fixed three critical vulnerabilities in the Command Line Interface (CLI) service of its Aruba Access Points, which could let unauthenticated attackers gain remote code execution on vulnerable devices. [more]

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CUPS flaws enable Linux remote code execution, but there’s a catch

Category: IT|Sep 27, 2024 | Author: Admin

Under certain conditions, attackers can chain a set of vulnerabilities in multiple components of the CUPS open-source printing system to execute arbitrary code remotely on vulnerable machines. [more]

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Critical Ivanti vTM auth bypass bug now exploited in attacks

Category: IT|Sep 24, 2024 | Author: Admin

CISA has tagged another critical Ivanti security vulnerability, which can let threat actors create rogue admin users on vulnerable Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) appliances, as actively exploited in attacks. [more]

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Windows vulnerability abused braille “spaces” in zero-day attacks

Category: Microsoft|Sep 17, 2024 | Author: Admin

A recently fixed "Windows MSHTML spoofing vulnerability" tracked under CVE-2024-43461 is now marked as previously exploited after it was used in attacks by the Void Banshee APT hacking group. [more]

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LiteSpeed Cache bug exposes 6 million WordPress sites to takeover attacks

Category: IT|Sep 5, 2024 | Author: Admin

Yet, another critical severity vulnerability has been discovered in LiteSpeed Cache, a caching plugin for speeding up user browsing in over 6 million WordPress sites. [more]

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D-Link says it is not fixing four RCE flaws in DIR-846W routers

Category: IT|Sep 3, 2024 | Author: Admin

D-Link is warning that four remote code execution (RCE) flaws impacting all hardware and firmware versions of its DIR-846W router will not be fixed as the products are no longer supported. [more]

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Hackers are exploiting critical bug in LiteSpeed Cache plugin

Category: IT|Aug 23, 2024 | Author: Admin

Hackers have already started to exploit the critical severity vulnerability that affects LiteSpeed Cache, a WordPress plugin used for accelerating response times, a day after technical details become public. [more]

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Ivanti warns of critical vTM auth bypass with public exploit

Category: IT|Aug 13, 2024 | Author: Admin

​Today, Ivanti urged customers to patch a critical authentication bypass vulnerability impacting Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) appliances that can let attackers create rogue administrator accounts. [more]

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Reddit officially blocks all major search engines besides one

Category: General|Jul 28, 2024 | Author: Admin

Earlier this year Reddit announced it was making changes to its API that prohibited any scraping of its data without payment. [more]

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Has opened for credit card trading of Bitcoin

Category: IT|Jul 17, 2024 | Author: Admin

Stripe, a technical platform that accounts for a large share of online payments, has activated support for trading digital currency for Europeans with debit and credit cards. [more]

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Google reportedly is close to buying cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion

Category: Google|Jul 15, 2024 | Author: Admin

Google's parent company Alphabet is reportedly in talks for an acquisition that, if it goes through, will be the company's biggest purchase ever. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, claims that Google is in negotiations to purchase the cybersecurity company Wiz for $23... [more]

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This Windows 11 Wi-Fi vulnerability shows the importance of keeping your PC up to date

Category: Microsoft|Jun 25, 2024 | Author: Admin

Microsoft has recently confirmed the existence of CVE-2024-30078, which is a new Wi-Fi takeover attack that could allow malicious users to inject malware onto a Windows PC or laptop remotely. This vulnerability wasn't originally publicly disclosed and is now patched with an up-to-date... [more]

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Just Don't Ask Nintendo About 'Switch 2'

Category: General|Jun 17, 2024 | Author: Admin

Playstation had its showcase in May, Xbox early this month. [more]

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Netgear WNR614 flaws allow device takeover, no fix available

Category: IT|Jun 12, 2024 | Author: Admin

Researchers found half a dozen vulnerabilities of varying severity impacting Netgear WNR614 N300, a budget-friendly router that proved popular among home users and small businesses. [more]

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Microsoft announces new security services and features for AI deployments

Category: Microsoft|May 6, 2024 | Author: Admin

Late last week, Microsoft announced that after a series of high-profile data breaches that involved its services, it had decided it would now be "making security our top priority at Microsoft, above all else." Today, as part of the annual RSA Conference in San Fransisco, the company... [more]

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Can force Facebook to allow it

Category: IT|May 5, 2024 | Author: Admin

"Unfollow Everything" is a correct description of the app/script Louis Barclay created for Facebook users. [more]

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Snowden: “DO NOT use Reddit!”

Category: IT|Apr 26, 2024 | Author: Admin

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden still lives in Russia. The whistleblower received Russian citizenship in 2022. [more]

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Test the new AI trick with Logitech

Category: IT|Apr 17, 2024 | Author: Admin

Microsoft has introduced its Copilot button on keyboards, now Logitech is following up with a dedicated button on the mouse "Signature AI Edition Mouse" (an M750) which is only sold in the US and the UK - it's not the one that's exciting anyway. [more]

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The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem

Category: Microsoft|Apr 16, 2024 | Author: Admin

When Microsoft revealed in January that foreign government hackers had once again breached its systems, the news prompted another round of recriminations about the security posture of the world’s largest tech company. [more]

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Musk challenges Brazil's order to block certain X accounts

Category: IT|Apr 7, 2024 | Author: Admin

BRASILIA, April 7 (Reuters) - Elon Musk is challenging a decision by a Supreme Court justice in Brazil who ordered his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to block certain accounts, and he called on Sunday for the judge's resignation. [more]

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Over 12 million auth secrets and keys leaked on GitHub in 2023

Category: IT|Mar 13, 2024 | Author: Admin

GitHub users accidentally exposed 12.8 million authentication and sensitive secrets in over 3 million public repositories during 2023, with the vast majority remaining valid after five days. [more]

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Satellites called in to salvage lost internet after Red Sea cables cut

Category: IT|Mar 7, 2024 | Author: Admin

Noone has claimed responsibility yet for the Red Sea subsea cable severances last week. [more]

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Apple warns of increased iPhone security risks

Category: Apple|Mar 2, 2024 | Author: Admin

Apple has told its European customers that new EU competition laws will make iPhones less safe. [more]

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Apple turns!

Category: Apple|Mar 1, 2024 | Author: Admin

Apple is reversing its previous decision to remove web app functionality for EU users starting with iOS 17.4, which launches next week. [more]

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It's finally over and the victims can rejoice

Category: IT|Feb 21, 2024 | Author: Admin

Hacker group Lockbit infiltrated giga companies such as Boeing, ICBC, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Now it's finally over. [more]

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Nintendo believes in MASSIVE launch

Category: IT|Jan 29, 2024 | Author: Admin

Information is constantly leaking about Nintendo's upcoming console, a majorly upgraded Switch. [more]

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Exploit released for Fortra GoAnywhere MFT auth bypass bug

Category: IT|Jan 25, 2024 | Author: Admin

Exploit code is now available for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) software that allows attackers to create new admin users on unpatched instances via the administration portal. [more]

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OpenAI to launch GPT Store next week

Category: IT|Jan 8, 2024 | Author: Admin

The long-planned digital storefront will serve as a repository for custom-built GPTs, according to an email from the company sent to some GPT users. [more]

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Google lost

Category: Google|Dec 31, 2023 | Author: Admin

In August we reported that Google risked a fine of NOK 51 billion in connection with Chrome's incognito mode. [more]

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The new generation will be announced in spring 2024

Category: IT|Dec 30, 2023 | Author: Admin

Windows Central has had several big scoops this year, including a good deal of information about Windows 12 launching in August. [more]

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GitHub warns users to enable 2FA before upcoming deadline

Category: IT|Dec 27, 2023 | Author: Admin

GitHub is warning users that they will soon have limited functionality on the site if they do not enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. [more]

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The EU has started an investigation into X

Category: IT|Dec 18, 2023 | Author: Admin

The EU has formally started its case against Elon Musk's online community X under the Digital Services Act after they first issued a warning in October this year. [more]

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Windows 12 and the coming AI chip war

Category: Microsoft|Dec 16, 2023 | Author: Admin

A Windows release planned for next year may be the catalyst for a new wave of desktop chips with AI processing capabilities. [more]

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The authorities can snoop, but Apple says it must be approved

Category: General|Dec 8, 2023 | Author: Admin

Shortly after a leaker revealed to a US senator in Oregon that "democratic authorities associated with the United States" are spying on Apple and Android notifications, Apple has updated its "Legal Process Guideline" document. [more]

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Warning: 3 Critical Vulnerabilities Expose ownCloud Users to Data Breaches

Category: IT|Nov 25, 2023 | Author: Admin

The maintainers of the open-source file-sharing software ownCloud have warned of three critical security flaws that could be exploited to disclose sensitive information and modify files. [more]

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Elon Musk wants X to be a dating app. It already is.

Category: IT|Nov 3, 2023 | Author: Admin

If anything, dating is now harder to do on Twitter. [more]

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They are allowed

Category: IT|Oct 22, 2023 | Author: Admin

The "Federal Trade Commission" has given Apple and the other majors permission to use 6GHz bandwidth for near-field communication. Microsoft, Google, Apple and Meta asked for permission to use the web in this way already in 2019. [more]

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WinRAR has a major security bug, and you have to install its fix manually

Category: IT|Oct 20, 2023 | Author: Admin

Attackers can utilize a bug to execute code on your PC when you open zipped files. [more]

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UK regulator launches antitrust probe into Microsoft and Amazon cloud services

Category: General|Oct 5, 2023 | Author: Admin

High switching fees, technical restrictions on interoperability, and committed spend discounts offered by cloud providers are outlined as concerns by communications regulator Ofcom. [more]

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Cloudflare DDoS Protection Flaws Allowed Security Bypass Via Cloudflare

Category: IT|Oct 2, 2023 | Author: Admin

Although Cloudflare provides resilient DDoS protection, a researcher devised a strategy to bypass the security measures using Cloudflare itself. The process involves exploiting logic flaws in the firewall that allow an adversary to perform DDoS attacks on the target device. [more]

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Jamf: Generative AI is coming to an Apple IT admin near you

Category: Apple|Sep 29, 2023 | Author: Admin

Jamf believes generative AI tools can be a big benefit to tech support and IT admin and the company this week revealed its first work in that direction. [more]

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Musk company helps iPhone

Category: Apple|Sep 2, 2023 | Author: Admin

Apple's satellite partner Globalstar has secured an agreement with Elon Musk's company SpaceX. [more]

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“The fix deletes everything!”

Category: IT|Aug 12, 2023 | Author: Admin

The problems are not ending for Western Digital's SanDisk brand. [more]

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Apple fixes 16 security flaws with iOS 16.6, two actively exploited

Category: Apple|Jul 27, 2023 | Author: Admin

Apple has released iOS 16.6 today for everyone and while the update doesn’t come with new user-facing features, it has over a dozen important security fixes. And notably, two of the fixes are for actively exploited flaws. [more]

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Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools

Category: Google|Jul 12, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google was hit with a wide-ranging lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the tech giant scraped data from millions of users without their consent and violated copyright laws in order to train and develop its artificial intelligence products. [more]

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It could be a full-on war between Twitter and Threads

Category: General|Jul 7, 2023 | Author: Admin

Twitter announces lawsuit against Threads, the new Twitter competitor baked into the Instagram system. [more]

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#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter

Category: General|Jul 1, 2023 | Author: Admin

Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site or faced difficulties and delays, Saturday. [more]

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Attacking Blizzard games

Category: General|Jun 25, 2023 | Author: Admin

Blizzard US Twitter support reveals they are being DDoSed. [more]

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Change your WiFi password if you have one of these

Category: IT|Jun 21, 2023 | Author: Admin

A wide range of Asus routers should be security updated as soon as possible. [more]

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Here the pirates can continue

Category: General|Jun 20, 2023 | Author: Admin

The Reddit forum for Nintendo piracy and emulation discussions became too much. [more]

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The protests flared up after the Reddit boss wrote this

Category: IT|Jun 14, 2023 | Author: Admin

Have you noticed the commotion around Reddit? [more]

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If you do not deactivate Gigabyte's function, you may be at risk of hackers

Category: IT|Jun 1, 2023 | Author: Admin

The security company Eclypsium has revealed that Gigabyte motherboards have a backdoor that few users know about. [more]

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The disks auto-erased their contents for months - now comes the fix

Category: IT|May 23, 2023 | Author: Admin

Western Digital says it will fix bugs with Sandisk Extreme and Extreme Pro external SSDs. This after four months of problems. [more]

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Musk demands an answer from Microsoft by June 7

Category: IT|May 21, 2023 | Author: Admin

Twitter's lawyers have sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella a letter warning against the way the company used the APIs of Elon Musk's new company that just made its first trade. [more]

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in Italy ChatGPT is legal again

Category: General|May 1, 2023 | Author: Admin

ChatGPT is again legal in Italy after two changes: an explanation on the website about what personal data is stored and the possibility to disable training of the AI ​​while chatting with it. [more]

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"Don't enable Google's new feature"

Category: Google|Apr 27, 2023 | Author: Admin

"The big improvement everyone with passwords has been waiting for," Now we are not so sure anymore whether it pays to activate cloud storage in "Google Authenticator." [more]

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Musk threatens to sue Microsoft

Category: Microsoft|Apr 20, 2023 | Author: Admin

Because Microsoft supposedly feeds its Bing AI (Open AI's GPT technology) with data from Twitter, Elon Musk is now considering suing. [more]

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It measures much more than weight

Category: IT|Apr 18, 2023 | Author: Admin

The French consumer electronics company Withings is relevant with a smart scale that does more than just measure kg. [more]

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See what will happen

Category: General|Mar 6, 2023 | Author: Admin

FPS mode for the hugely popular third-person game Fortnite? Yes, it will happen, and perhaps already this week. [more]

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New TPM 2.0 flaws could let hackers steal cryptographic keys

Category: General|Mar 4, 2023 | Author: Admin

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 specification is affected by two buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to access or overwrite sensitive data, such as cryptographic keys. [more]

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Now it will happen with pictures and video

Category: IT|Feb 26, 2023 | Author: Admin

No satellite functions were launched with the Galaxy S23 as rumored before the launch, but the Galaxy S23 Ultra is a very good mobile. [more]

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Admits lying

Category: General|Feb 2, 2023 | Author: Admin

Do you remember the case from December last year, "Cameras sold in Norway are a security disaster"? [more]

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Cameras sold in Norway are a security disaster

Category: IT|Dec 4, 2022 | Author: Admin

"Server error" allowed Eufy owners to see into each other's homes," [more]

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If Twitter is kicked out by Apple and Google, Musk will make his own mobile phone

Category: IT|Nov 30, 2022 | Author: Admin

When asked what Elon Musk will do if Apple and Google throw Twitter out of their app stores, the answer is interesting to say the least. [more]

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Soon, Apple will make the big iPhone change

Category: Apple|Nov 26, 2022 | Author: Admin

With the iPhone 15 series, Apple will once again go back on a design choice. [more]

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Now they can't fool around

Category: General|Nov 17, 2022 | Author: Admin

You probably remember several of the stories throughout where attempts have been made to make fun of Apple, the iPhone, or other parts of Apple's ecosystem in favor of Android. [more]

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Google Pixel Black Tim Cook from an iPhone

Category: Google|Oct 25, 2022 | Author: Admin

It's a good thing that Twitter notifies which device is used to send tweets. [more]

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“Want to fire almost 75 percent”

Category: General|Oct 24, 2022 | Author: Admin

No matter who owns Twitter, there will be big cuts. The Washington Post reports. [more]