Online privacy is the protection of personal data and control over what information is shared while using the internet. Despite the efforts of companies and governments, achieving complete privacy is nearly impossible due to the pervasive collection and trade of personal data. The internet tracks and collects various personal details, which can be bought, sold,…
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South Korea’s ruling party, People Power Party (PPP), claims that North Korean hackers have stolen crucial information about K2 tanks, the country’s main battle tank, as well as its “Baekdu” and “Geumgang” spy planes. PPP fears that DPRK will use this information to evade military surveillance and gain an advantage on the battlefield, so it’s…
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Microsoft announced that the Paint 3D graphics app will be discontinued later this year and removed from the Microsoft Store in November. The 3D graphics program was first unveiled as a replacement for the Paint application eight years ago, in November 2016, with the release of Windows 10 Insider Build 14971. The company advises users to…
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“Switching to shorter life cycles of certificates significantly reduces these risks and is a necessary step.” Venafi chief innovation officer Kevin Bocek said. However, he admits that “the introduction of 90-day certificates means that companies have to renew their certificates five times more frequently than before. This is a five-fold increase in effort.” Challenges caused…
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Attackers impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have used malicious spam emails to target and compromise systems belonging to the country’s government agencies. On Monday, the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) disclosed that the attackers successfully infected over 100 computers with AnonVNC malware. Some samples were signed using the code signing certificate…
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Evolution Mining has informed that it has been targeted by a ransomware attack on August 8, 2024, which impacted its IT systems. The company has contracted external cybersecurity experts to help with the remediation efforts, and based on the current information, the attack is now fully contained. Evolution Mining is one of Australia’s largest gold…
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Steven Sim has more than 25 years’ experience in cybersecurity with large end-user enterprises and critical infrastructure. He has undertaken a global CISO role and driven award-winning security governance and management initiatives. He leads cybersecurity across a multinational firm with operations in 42 countries. He oversees Governance, Technology Management and Incident Response as…
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Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for a known issue preventing Microsoft 365 customers from signing in or adding Gmail accounts using classic Outlook. When attempting to synchronize Gmail accounts with their Outlook profile or add a new Gmail account, affected users may encounter the following errors: “This browser or app may not be secure”…
Read More10web–Slider by 10Web Responsive Image Slider The Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘id’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.57 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This…
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Google is notifying Russian YouTubers, bloggers, and publishers that their Adsense accounts are being deactivated and can no longer be used for advertising. Google AdSense is an online advertising platform developed by Google that allows website owners, bloggers, and YouTube creators to monetize their content by displaying targeted advertisements. As reported by Habr earlier today,…
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