If you are in Kazakhstan and unable to access the Internet service without installing a certificate, you're not alone.The Kazakhstan government has once again issued an advisory to all major local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) asking them to make it mandatory for all their customers to install government-issued root certificates on their devices in order to regain access to … [Read more...] about Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of All Citizens Forcefully
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Slack Resets Passwords For Users Who Hadn’t Changed It Since 2015 Breach
If you use Slack, a popular cloud-based team collaboration server, and recently received an email from the company about a security incident, don't panic and read this article before taking any action.Slack has been sending a "password reset" notification email to all those users who had not yet changed passwords for their Slack accounts since 2015 when the company suffered a … [Read more...] about Slack Resets Passwords For Users Who Hadn’t Changed It Since 2015 Breach
Hacker Stole Data of Over 70% Bulgarian Citizens from Tax Agency Servers
Eastern European country Bulgaria has suffered the biggest data breach in its history that compromised personal and financial information of 5 million adult citizens out of its total population of 7 million people.According to multiple sources in local Bulgarian media, an unknown hacker earlier this week emailed them download links to 11GB of stolen data which included … [Read more...] about Hacker Stole Data of Over 70% Bulgarian Citizens from Tax Agency Servers
A New Backdoor Implant Spies On Linux Desktop Users
Security researchers have discovered a rare piece of Linux spyware that's currently fully undetected across all major antivirus security software products, and includes rarely seen functionalities with regards to most Linux malware, The Hacker News learned.It's a known fact that there are a very few strains of Linux malware exist in the wild as compared to Windows viruses … [Read more...] about A New Backdoor Implant Spies On Linux Desktop Users
New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission
Earlier this month, The Hacker News covered a story on research revealing how over 1300 Android apps are collecting sensitive data even when users have explicitly denied the required permissions.The research was primarily focused on how app developers abuse multiple ways around to collect location data, phone identifiers, and MAC addresses of their users by exploiting both … [Read more...] about New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission
Engage Your Management with the Definitive ‘Security for Management’ Presentation Template
In every organization, there is a person who's directly accountable for cybersecurity. The name of the role varies per the organization's size and maturity – CISO, CIO, and Director of IT are just a few common examples – but the responsibility is similar in all places.They're the person who understands the risk and exposure, knows how prepared the team and most important – what … [Read more...] about Engage Your Management with the Definitive ‘Security for Management’ Presentation Template
Zoom RCE Flaw Also Affects Its Rebranded Versions RingCentral and Zhumu
The same security vulnerabilities that were recently reported in Zoom for macOS also affect two other popular video conferencing software that under the hood, are just a rebranded version of Zoom video conferencing software.Security researchers confirmed The Hacker News that RingCentral, used by over 350,000 businesses, and Zhumu, a Chinese version of Zoom, also runs a hidden … [Read more...] about Zoom RCE Flaw Also Affects Its Rebranded Versions RingCentral and Zhumu
This Flaw Could Have Allowed Hackers to Hack Any Instagram Account Within 10 Minutes
Watch out! Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has recently patched a critical vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to compromise any Instagram account without requiring any interaction from the targeted users.Instagram is growing quickly—and with the most popular social media network in the world after Facebook, the photo-sharing network absolutely dominates when it … [Read more...] about This Flaw Could Have Allowed Hackers to Hack Any Instagram Account Within 10 Minutes
Zoom Video Conferencing for macOS Also Vulnerable to Critical RCE Flaw
The chaos and panic that the disclosure of privacy vulnerability in the highly popular and widely-used Zoom video conferencing software created earlier this week is not over yet.As suspected, it turns out that the core issue—a locally installed web server by the software—was not just allowing any website to turn on your device webcam, but also could allow hackers to take … [Read more...] about Zoom Video Conferencing for macOS Also Vulnerable to Critical RCE Flaw
Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine to Settle FTC Privacy Investigation
After months of negotiations, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over its privacy investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal.The settlement will put an end to a wide-ranging probe that began more than a year ago and centers around the violation of a 2011 agreement Facebook made with the FTC that … [Read more...] about Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine to Settle FTC Privacy Investigation