Items tagged with security
Attempts at or unintended incidents of tracking military members have been happening for years, such as when the Strava running app leaked the location of military bases thanks to a published heat map of running locations. Now, however, a...
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If you are going to download a program, it may be worth knowing whether you are getting it from the authentic source or a threat actor in between. Such is the case with a trojanized Super Mario game which has been mining cryptocurrency and...
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Escape From Tarkov is a hardcore first-person looter-shooter set in the fictional world of Tarkov. With semi-regular updates and changes, players are always looking for an edge to give them an advantage in combat, up to and including data...
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This week, Apple patched three vulnerabilities that could lead to Triangulation spyware making it to your device with a zero-interaction exploit delivered through an invisible iMessage. Thus, update your devices as soon as able to patch...
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Earlier this week, ASUS pushed a firmware update for 19 of the company’s routers which fixed nine different CVEs and enhanced security across the board. While updating your routers, ASUS also recommends that owners disable services...
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With all the excitement around ChatGPT, it is no wonder that threat actors are taking advantage of the situation. Besides having those with malicious intentions steal your Facebook account, they might also be stealing your ChatGPT account...
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With Reddit somewhat imploding on the cusp of going public, some are taking advantage of the situation. Ransomware gang BlackCat (ALPHV) has recently claimed a February attack against Reddit, claiming to have stolen 80GB of data from the...
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We like to joke about percussive maintenance when we talk about tools and technology. A good swift hit with a hammer can fix a lot of issues, right? Well, one researcher out of New Zealand found it was possible to use a screwdriver to...
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Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev published a paper this week outlining a new side-channel attack against cryptographic computations. The researchers were able to successfully recover cryptographic keys by simply...
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Gone are the days of having one password for all your accounts or simply writing down every password you have on paper. Now, password managers make everyone more secure and passwords easier to manage, hence the name. Enter Google Password...
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Deepfake technology, or AI-manipulated videos, photos, or audio clips, has been on the rise over the past few years. While this tech has great applications in places like the film industry, it can also be used for nefarious things like...
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Heads up to anyone who's running Google's Chrome browser—and a lot of people are, going by its massive market share—there's another actively-exploited zero-day vulnerability compromising its security. That's a bit of a big deal when you...
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Over the last year, Google has been trying to step up its security game regarding all things Gmail, from client-side email encryption to brand verification measures to help prevent phishing and spam. However, a security researcher...
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It's really irritating when you set up a new system and it begins downloading and installing the motherboard vendor's software without your permission or prompting. This can happen with a lot of different motherboard vendors, but there are...
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In a recent survey of modern smartphones, it was found that a large proportion of them offered face recognition technology (FRT) which was alarmingly weak. Devices from most major Android vendors like Honor, Motorola, Nokia, Oppo, Samsung...
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The United States' relationship with China, especially regarding technology, has been strenuous at best since at least when the U.S. declared several Chinese companies a threat to national security in 2012. This rhetoric has continued...
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In the last couple of years, the ever-popular KeePass password manager has come up in a number of articles, such as when it was recently found that passwords could be stolen through the export functionality. Now, KeePass is back in the...
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The Justice Department has issued a warrant for a hacker accused of participating in conspiracies to deploy three ransomware variants, and anyone who helps nab him could get a reward of up to $10 million. The alleged ransomware attacks...
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Beginning in December of this year, Google will start deleting accounts that have been inactive for two years, all in the name of privacy and data protection. Here are the details and some easy steps to keep your account(s) from being...
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Meta (Facebook) is introducing a new security feature to its WhatsApp chat service that allows users to lock messages behind an additional layer of security, even while the app is open. Meta designed this feature for situations where a...
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If there were a massive security flaw affecting all current Intel processors, you'd want to know about it, right? We'd like to know too, but unfortunately mum's the word from Intel on the reason for a recent microcode update for almost all...
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A WordPress plugin with over 2 million active installations left its users open to an alarming security flaw. The popular Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin by WP Engine allows WordPress admins to add custom fields throughout their sites...
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