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WinRAR at Risk of Huge New Zero Day Vulnerability
WinRAR has a base of some 500 million users worldwide, those same users might want to take a look at a new Zero Day Vulnerability which has been detected within the newest version of the software. According to Mohammad Reza Espargham, who is a security researcher at Vulnerability – Lab, the…
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Android Lollipop Lock Screen Can be Bypassed Using Really Long Password
Any Android Lollipop device that is not using the latest build of the mobile operating system is vulnerable to having its lock screen bypassed by inputting a long string of characters as password. The bypass was discovered by researchers from the University of Texas this week and can be applied…
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Chrome to Block Flash Ads from 1st September
Google has confirmed that from 1st September onwards, its Chrome internet browser will “begin pausing many Flash ads by default”. Though the announcement, made through the AdWord Google+ page, claims that the measure is being taken “to improve performance for users”, but it coincides with a raft of security concerns…
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New Android Vulnerability Affects Everything on the Device
Following Stagefright, another worrying Android vulnerability has been uncovered by researchers. The security flaw can be exploited by taking advantage of the operating system’s multitasking functionality, giving hackers access to every part of the device. “The enabled attacks can affect all latest Android versions and all apps (including the most…
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Intel Processors Vulnerable to Rootkit Exploit Since 1997
A researcher from the Battelle Memorial Institute has revealed that every Intel x86-based processor – and possibly some AMD processors – since 1997 are vulnerable to a rootkit exploit that could grant hackers access to the low-level firmware of a PC. Christopher Domas revealed the concern at the Black Hat…
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Hackers Find Serious 0day Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla got word this Wednesday that a severe Firefox 0day vulnerability was being exploited by an ad on a Russian website. Although the company was swift in delivering a fix, they are now urging users to check that they are running version 39.0.3 or later to prevent hackers from gaining…
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New Android Vulnerability That Kills Devices Discovered
Following the discovery of the Stagefright vulnerability, another potentially dangerous Android hack has been found. The bug, uncovered by Trend Micro, can leave an Android device effectively dead, killing the screen and all communication functions, including calls, and can be found in Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) up to the current…
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Four New Bugs Have Been Found in Internet Explorer
I know most of you don’t even use Internet Explorer and we all know how it was humiliated throughout the years. However, since the new Microsoft Edge might be using some IE code, it’s worth pointing this out anyway. It looks like security experts have encountered and disclosed four new…
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Unity Plug-In Leaves Millions of PCs Vulnerable to Data Theft
Jouko Pynnönen, a security researcher from Finland, has uncovered a security flaw within the Unity Web Player plug-in that could make hundreds of millions of gamers vulnerable to having their data stolen from any website they happen to logged into at the time, including webmail and social media accounts. The…
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Credentials May Become Compromised via Old Windows Vulnerability from the ’90s
Nobody wants their private information shared on the internet, but we live in an era where everything that’s connected to the internet may eventually become public. This is the case of an old Windows vulnerability from the ’90s, which still poses a security threat according to security specialists. Brian Wallace,…
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Simda Botnet Taken Down After Affecting 777,000 PC’s Worldwide
Sidma has been around for the past 6 months, causing pain to PC owners across the world. It infected 128,000 computers each month – a phenomenal rate for a botnet. The bot changed into a new undetectable form every few hours; making it almost impossible to detect with standard antivirus…
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Yet Another Zero-Day Vulnerability Found In Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is quickly becoming a liability. Another zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2015-0313) has been found in Adobe Flash Player, the third such problem this year. This time, Adobe itself has drawn attention to the issue, warning that the CVE-2015-0313 security flaw can be taken advantage of using the Angler Exploit kit,…
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939 Million Android Devices Vulnerable to Hacks
Android devices not running either the KitKat or Lollipop versions of the operating system – of which there are approximately 939 million devices – have been found to have a vulnerability in Android WebView, leaving the software open to attack. Google has been aware of the problem for months, but…
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Microsoft Hits Out at Google After Publishing Vulnerability Details
Microsoft has hit out at Google for publishing details of a Windows vulnerability before they had a patch ready. The company says that Google’s actions have made “customers the ones who may suffer as a result”. Microsoft says that Google’s ‘Project Zero’ could be jeopardising the security of Windows users. “Specifically, we…
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Apple Unaware of Users Affected by Masque Attack
Apple has responded to the claims iOS and OS X are susceptible to a vulnerability called Masque Attack. They say that they’ve not been aware of anyone affected by the attack and that the standard security measures present in those operating systems are sufficient to protect against it. “We designed OS X…
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