Instagram is currently testing a new feature designed to automatically lock usernames for 14 days after the owners switch to a new handle, as discovered by mobile researcher Jane Manchun Wong in an Alpha version of the platform’s Android app. […] …
A vulnerability in the web version of Google Photos allowed websites to learn a user’s location history based on the images they stored in the account. […] …
Researchers are warning about a hacking technique that enables attacks on the local network using JavaScript on a public website. Using the victim’s browser as a proxy, the code can reach internal hosts and do reconnaissance activity or even compromise vulnerable services. […] …
A new malspam campaign is underway that is trying to utilize the tragic Boeing 737 Max crashes as a way to spread malware on a recipient’s computer. These spam emails pretend to be leaked documents about imminent crashes that the sender states should be reviewed and shared with loved ones to warn them. […] …
Following the Friday mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, multiple internet service providers (ISP) in the country have blocked access to websites that distribute gruesome content from the incident. […] …
A Japanese 18-year-old from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, faces criminal charges for stealing $130,000 (around ¥15 million) worth of cryptocurrency after hacking the Monappy social media network and Monacoin web-based wallet. […] …
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358 (19H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring. This release is mostly bug fixes as the build gets ready for release, which includes a fix for low streaming and recording quality in Game Mode. […] …
You will soon be able to use the Nintendo Switch gamepads to control online games in Google Chrome using the GamePad API. […] …
Google added a new Admin console option for G Suite admins designed to help them disable telephony options as two-factor authentication (2FA) methods for G Suite accounts in their domain, preventing users from using SMS and voice codes when authenticating. […] …
Today is Microsoft’s March 2019 Patch Tuesday, which means it is time to get those security updates installed. Included in this month’s are fixed for two vulnerabilities that are known to be actively exploited in the wild. […] …
An update was released today that adds SHA-2 code signing support to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. If this update is not installed, these Windows operating systems will no longer be able to receive Windows updates starting on July 16th, 2019. […] …
Windows 10 will automatically uninstall Windows updates that cause startup failures due to incompatibility or issues in new software according to a support document published by Microsoft today. […] …
Google is planning to add automated prevention of all downloads initiated from within ad frames which lack user activation, as part of an effort to boost the security of Chrome users by blocking possibly malicious drive-by-downloads. […] …
Citrix found out from the FBI on March 6, 2019, about a security breach into its internal network which led to the cybercriminals behind the attack being able to access and steal a set of business documents. No Citrix products or services were impacted by the attack. […] …
In addition to encrypting a victim’s files, the STOP ransomware family has also started to install the Azorult password-stealing Trojan on victim’s computer to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, desktop files, and more. […] …
Cookie walls used by websites, app, and services to force their visitors to accept tracking cookies before being able to gain access do not comply with EU’s GDPR said the Dutch Data Protection Authority in a statement published on Thursday. […] …
