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Security · September 25, 2019

Due to a bug, hackers can gain remote access to the files of the D-Link DNS-320 NAS devices

CyStack Security specialists found that the D-Link DNS-320 ShareCenter NAS devices are vulnerable to a critical bug that allows remotely gain full control over...

Security · September 24, 2019

Microsoft urgently fixed 0-day vulnerabilities in IE and Microsoft Defender

Microsoft developers released emergency patches for problems CVE-2019-1367 and CVE-2019-1255, thereby eliminating two 0-day vulnerabilities: in the scripting engine of Internet Explorer and Microsoft...

Security · September 23, 2019

Selfie apps installed over 1.5 million times traced users and showed ads

Wandera experts said that two malicious selfie apps, removed from Google Play, traced users and showed ads. One of them lasted two years in...

Security · September 20, 2019

Chrome has blocked the AdBlock and uBlock extensions due to data manipulation using cookie stuffing

Google experts have excluded two dangerous ad blockers from the Chrome Web Store - AdBlock (about 800,000 users) and uBlock (850,000 users). These blockers...

Security · September 18, 2019

Thousands of Google Calendars Disclose Confidential Information

Users of the Google Calendar service often make their notes available to third parties, without thinking that this way they disclose private information, as...

Security · September 17, 2019

Researchers Found 10-Point Critical Vulnerability in CoDeSyS Development Environment

In the programming tool for CoDeSys V3 industrial controllers, the German company 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH found critical vulnerability that could allow an attacker...

Security · September 12, 2019

Google experts revealed details of the vulnerability in Chrome OS related to the built-in security key function

Google engineers recommend that Chrome OS users upgrade their devices as soon as possible due to a critical vulnerability identified earlier this year in...

Security · September 7, 2019

VHD and VHDX images can help to bypass Windows and antivirus protection

Windows and antivirus programs have a blind spot. Windows and antivirus protection can be bypassed using VHD and VHDX disk images. to experts, the...

Security · September 4, 2019

Researchers discover leak of personal data of millions Yves Rocher customers

Yves Rocher, a company specializing on manufacturing of cosmetic products, reported the leak of personal data of millions of customers. addition to private individuals,...

Security · September 3, 2019

Researchers say that more than 47,000 servers are at risk due to USBAnywhere vulnerabilities in Supermicro boards

Researchers detected a new attack vector on servers running on Supermicro motherboards. The whole problem is a new bunch of vulnerabilities - USBAnywhere. than...

Security · September 2, 2019

XMrig crypto miner switches from ARM devices to Intel servers

XMrig cryptocurrency mining malware, previously seen only on ARM devices, changed the attack vector and switched to Intel systems and servers. to Akamai security...

Security · August 29, 2019

Google recommends updating Chrome due to vulnerability in Blink engine

Google strongly recommends that users of Chrome update their browsers, because in the Blink engine was found dangerous vulnerability, allowing a remote attacker to...