After Adobe, the technology giant Microsoft today—on June 2019 Patch Tuesday—also released its monthly batch of software security updates for various supported versions of Windows operating systems and other Microsoft products.This month's security updates include patches for a total of 88 vulnerabilities, 21 are rated Critical, 66 are Important, and one is rated Moderate in … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases June 2019 Security Updates to Patch 88 Vulnerabilities
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Your Linux Can Get Hacked Just by Opening a File in Vim or Neovim Editor
Linux users, beware!If you haven't recently updated your Linux operating system, especially the command-line text editor utility, do not even try to view the content of a file using Vim or Neovim.Security researcher Armin Razmjou recently discovered a high-severity arbitrary OS command execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-12735) in Vim and Neovim—two most popular and powerful … [Read more...] about Your Linux Can Get Hacked Just by Opening a File in Vim or Neovim Editor
Hacker Discloses Second Zero-Day to Bypass Patch for Windows EoP Flaw
An anonymous security researcher going by the name of SandboxEscaper today publicly shared a second zero-day exploit that can be used to bypass a recently patched elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system.SandboxEscaper is known for publicly dropping zero-day exploits for unpatched Windows vulnerabilities. In the past year, the hacker has … [Read more...] about Hacker Discloses Second Zero-Day to Bypass Patch for Windows EoP Flaw
New Brute-Force Botnet Targeting Over 1.5 Million RDP Servers Worldwide
Security researchers have discovered an ongoing sophisticated botnet campaign that is currently brute-forcing more than 1.5 million publicly accessible Windows RDP servers on the Internet.Dubbed GoldBrute, the botnet scheme has been designed in a way to escalate gradually by adding every new cracked system to its network, forcing them to further find new available RDP servers … [Read more...] about New Brute-Force Botnet Targeting Over 1.5 Million RDP Servers Worldwide
Cryptocurrency Firm Itself Hacked Its Customers to Protect Their Funds From Hackers
Are you using Komodo's Agama Wallet to store your KMD and BTC cryptocurrencies?Were your funds also unauthorisedly transferred overnight to a new address?If yes, don't worry, it's probably safe, and if you are lucky, you will get your funds back.Here's what exactly happened…Komodo, a cryptocurrency project and developer of Agama wallet, adopted a surprisingly unique way to … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency Firm Itself Hacked Its Customers to Protect Their Funds From Hackers
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The Information Technology industry has seen exponential growth over the years.It is essential for everyone to earn cybersecurity certification if you want to be a part of this growing industry.Organizations always prefer employees with strong internationally-recognized professional certifications. It proofs your skills, knowledge, and gives more credibility to advance your … [Read more...] about CompTIA Certification Training — Get Online Courses @ 95% OFF
Unpatched Bug Let Attackers Bypass Windows Lock Screen On RDP Sessions
A security researcher today revealed details of a newly unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).Tracked as CVE-2019-9510, the reported vulnerability could allow client-side attackers to bypass the lock screen on remote desktop (RD) sessions.Discovered by Joe Tammariello of Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the … [Read more...] about Unpatched Bug Let Attackers Bypass Windows Lock Screen On RDP Sessions
Firefox Web Browser Now Blocks Third-Party Tracking Cookies By Default
As promised, Mozilla has finally enabled "Enhanced Tracking Protection" feature on its Firefox browser by default, which from now onwards would automatically block all third-party tracking cookies that allow advertisers and websites to track you across the web.Tracking cookies, also known as third-party cookies, allows advertisers to monitor your online behavior and interests, … [Read more...] about Firefox Web Browser Now Blocks Third-Party Tracking Cookies By Default
Apple Launches Privacy-Focused ‘Sign in with Apple ID’ Feature at WWDC 2019
Just like 'login with Google,"http://thehackernews.com/"login with Facebook,' Twitter, LinkedIn or any other social media site, you would now be able to quickly sign-up and log into third-party websites and apps using your Apple ID.What's the difference? Well, Apple claims that signing-in with Apple ID would protect users' privacy by not only disclosing their actual email … [Read more...] about Apple Launches Privacy-Focused ‘Sign in with Apple ID’ Feature at WWDC 2019
Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Cards from 103 Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants
If you have swiped your payment card at the popular Checkers and Rally's drive-through restaurant chains in past 2-3 years, you should immediately request your bank to block your card and notify it if you notice any suspicious transaction.Checkers, one of the largest drive-through restaurant chains in the United States, disclosed a massive long-running data breach yesterday … [Read more...] about Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Cards from 103 Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants