Category: Tech News
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Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows Security Update For A Critical Vulnerability
If your computer is running Microsoft’s Windows operating system, then you need to apply this emergency patch immediately. By immediately, I mean now!Microsoft has just released an emergency security patch to address a critical remote code execution (…
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Security Flaw Leaves Major Banking Apps Vulnerable to MiTM Attacks Over SSL
A team of security researchers has discovered a critical implementation flaw in major mobile banking applications that could leave banking credentials of millions of users vulnerable to hackers. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers of the Security and Privacy Group at the University of Birmingham, who tested hundreds of different banking apps—both iOS and Android—and […]
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Young Hacker, Who Took Over Jail Network to Get Friend Released Early, Faces Prison
Well, “a friend in need is a friend indeed” goes a long way, but in this case, this phrase hardly makes any sense.A 27-year-old Michigan man who hacked into the government computer system of Washtenaw County Jail to alter inmate records and gain early…
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Forever 21 Warns Shoppers of Payment Card Breach at Some Stores
Another day, another data breach. This time a fast-fashion retailer has fallen victim to payment card breach.American clothes retailer Forever 21 announced on Tuesday that the company had suffered a security breach that allowed unknown hackers to gain…
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2.5 Million More Americans Were Affected By Equifax Breach
The Equifax data breach was bigger than reported, exposing highly sensitive information of more Americans than initially revealed. According to Credit rating agency Equifax an additional 2.5 million U.S. consumers were impacted by the massive data breach, the company disclosed last month, bringing the total possible victims to 145.5 million from 143 million. Equifax last […]
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CCleaner Malware uses Secondary Backdoor to Infect Tech Companies
A group of unknown hackers, which hijacked CCleaner’s download server to distribute a malicious version of the system optimization software, targeted at least 20 major international technology companies with a secondary payload. Beginning of this week, when the hack was reported, researchers assured users that there’s no second stage malware used in the massive attack […]