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Security · November 26, 2019

WhatsApp fixed vulnerability was dangerous for more than 3000 other Android applications

Security researchers from Trend Micro have discovered thousands of Android apps that are vulnerable to CVE-2019-11932, a vulnerability that Facebook had previously fixed in...

Security · November 25, 2019

Vulnerability in popular Truecaller application endangers 150 million users

Researcher Ehraz Ahmed discovered a vulnerability in a popular mobile call blocking application Truecaller. Its operation allows disclosing user data, information about the system...

Security · November 22, 2019

Over 20,000 Oracle EBS Owners Endangered by PayDay

Nearly half of Oracle E-Business Suite application users have not yet installed patches for the PayDay vulnerabilities closed by the vendor in April 2019....

Security · November 19, 2019

Because of vulnerabilities in Android, malware can control the user’s camera

Checkmarx's head of security research, Erez Yalon, has discovered a number of vulnerabilities in Google and Samsung’s mobile devices combined under the same identifier...

Security · November 18, 2019

Adware malware masks itself as an ad blocker

Malwarebytes experts discovered an interesting malicious Android application. Malware masks itself as an ad blocker, but is actually intended to display unwanted ads to...

Security · November 15, 2019

Researchers Identified 37 Vulnerabilities in Popular VNC Implementations

IS xperts studied various implementations of the Virtual Network Computing (VNC) remote access system and found many problems. In total, IS experts identified 37...

Security · November 14, 2019

Gap in the widespread Intel driver allows hackers to take complete control of the device

Eclypsium specialists warn of a vulnerability in the Intel driver, which is widely used in many systems. Using this gap, hackers can penetrate deep...

Security · November 13, 2019

Some Intel processors are vulnerable to the new version of the Zombieload problem

The dangerous Intel: MDS processor problem called Zombieload has a different version and newer processor models are vulnerable to it. In May of year,...

Security · November 8, 2019

Amazon smart doorbells endanger Wi-Fi home networks and passwords

Bitdefender experts identified a dangerous problem in the Amazon Doorbell Ring Smart Doorbell Pro doorbells. Internet-connected calls could be used to intercept the owner’s...

Security · November 7, 2019

Vulnerability in AsusWRT puts smart homes at risk of robbery

VpnMentor experts discovered a vulnerability in AsusWRT software that could allow attackers to gain access to the victim’s Wi-Fi network and connected to them...

Security · October 30, 2019

IS Specialist Discovered Critical Vulnerability in Untitled Goose Game

Pulse Security consultant Denis Andzakovic discovered a critical vulnerability in the popular Untitled Goose Game. Australian developer from House House released the Untitled Goose...

Security · October 30, 2019

Microsoft: Russian hackers attack anti-doping organizations

Microsoft claims that Russian hackers from the Fancy Bear group (aka Strontium and APT28) are attacking anti-doping organizations ahead of the Tokyo Olympics next...