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Adobe Prompts Users to Uninstall Flash Player As EOL Date Looms
Posted by AngelaWong, 23-06-2020Adobe will prompt Flash Player users to uninstall the application before the Dec. 31, 2020 end of life date hits. With Flash Player’s Dec. 31, 2020 kill date quickly approaching, Adobe sa...
With ransomware attacks increasing, cyber insurance now seen as a necessity, not a luxury
Posted by AngelaWong, 22-06-2020Threat actors launched a cyberattack against the Texas Office of Court Administration, the IT provider for many Texas courts, and encrypted their computer systems with ransomware, leaving those system...
GLOBAL COVID 19-RELATED PHISHING CAMPAIGN BY NORTH KOREAN OPERATIVES LAZARUS GROUP EXPOSED BY CYFIRMA RESEARCHERS
Posted by AngelaWong, 22-06-2020Motivation: Financial Gains Method: The hacking campaign involved using phishing emails under the guise of local authorities in charge of dispensing government-funded Covid-19 support initi...
Spies Can Listen to Your Conversations by Watching a Light Bulb in the Room
Posted by AngelaWong, 20-06-2020You might not believe it, but it's possible to spy on secret conversations happening in a room from a nearby remote location just by observing a light bulb hanging in there—visible from a window...
New Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users
Posted by AngelaWong, 20-06-2020High impact vulnerabilities in modern communication protocol used by mobile network operators (MNOs) can be exploited to intercept user data and carry out impersonation, fraud, and denial of service (...
Simple steps to prevent your email from getting hacked
Posted by Narendra Sahoo, 18-06-2020Attackers have all the expertise and knowledge of hacking into applications to gain confidential data from the victim. The easiest way for them to gain access to valuable data is by hacking em...