Cambridge University researchers have discovered a new kind of "fingerprinting attack" that could enable websites to keep track of individual users as they visit other websites using the same browser. …
Two More Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Released for Windows
Just one day after notorious Windows exploit developer "SandboxEscaper" released a Windows zero-day exploit, she posted two additional zero-days on her GitHub account. One is a sandbox escape …
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It’s not just WhatsApp, most messaging apps likely have security vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity experts warn that the recent Whatsapp vulnerability that allowed cyberattacker to remotely install malicious software on mobile phones, is unlikely to be the only flaw of that kind …
New Zero-Day Exploit for Bug in Windows 10 Task Scheduler
A notorious Windows exploit developer known by the moniker SandboxEscaper has released a new exploit that allows users with limited privileges to obtain complete control over files that can otherwise …
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Fifth of Docker Containers Have No Root Passwords
New research by Kenna Security found that Docker containers are often not protected with root passwords. Containers are standardized software units that allow software to be run in isolation, so that …
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Q1 2019 Smashes Record For Most Reported Vulnerabilities in a Quarter
The first quarter of this year broke the record for reported security vulnerabilities, a new report by Risk Based Security shows. A total of 5,501 new flaws were disclosed during this period, most of …
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Google is replacing Bluetooth Titan Security Keys because of a vulnerability
Google is offering to provide owners of Bluetooth Titan Security Keys with free replacements because the products are affected by a serious security vulnerability. The company has discovered that a …
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Intel CPUs Impacted By New Class of Spectre-Like Attacks
Once again, security researchers have discovered critical vulnerabilities in CPU chips that allow attackers to use a technique called speculative execution in order to get CPUs to leak sensitive …
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Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
As part of this month's patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a critical patch for CVE-2019-0708, a "wormable" vulnerability affecting Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008 and …
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Website Attack Attempts Rose by 69% in 2018
New research by Sitelock indicates that attempts to attack websites are on the rise. In 2018, the average website faced 62 attack threats on a daily basis. The most common attacks involved the use of …
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