Month: August 2024

Aug 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Online Fraud An ongoing, widespread malware campaign has been observed installing rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via a trojan distributed via fake websites masquerading as popular software. “The trojan malware contains different deliverables ranging from simple adware extensions that hijack searches to more sophisticated malicious scripts that
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X (formerly Twitter) is removing ads from its highest-paid subscription plan, it announced via a social media post on Thursday. The microblogging platform introduced multiple new subscription plans following Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk’s takeover in late 2022, ditching the previously available single Twitter Blue. Its top-tier plan, dubbed X Premium+, brings benefits
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Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said that Signal, an encrypted messaging app, had been blocked in the country for violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations, Interfax news agency reported on Friday. “Access to the Signal messaging app is blocked in connection with violation of the requirements of Russian legislation which must be complied with to
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Aug 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security As many as 10 security flaws have been uncovered in Google’s Quick Share data transfer utility for Android and Windows that could be assembled to trigger remote code execution (RCE) chain on systems that have the software installed. “The Quick Share application implements its own specific application-layer communication
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Aug 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Enterprise Security Microsoft has disclosed an unpatched zero-day in Office that, if successfully exploited, could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information to malicious actors. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38200 (CVSS score: 7.5), has been described as a spoofing flaw that affects the following versions of Office – Microsoft Office
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Amazon Great Freedom Festival 2024 sale kicked off earlier this week, and the company’s annual sale event held before Independence Day has brought discounts, deals, and offers on a range of products from smartphones and electronics to smart home devices, along with additional discounts on eligible credit card and EMI transactions. If you’re looking to
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Realme is all set to unveil its new wired charging technology on August 14 in China. The announcement is expected to be related to the 300W fast charging technology. Ahead of the formal reveal, a leaked video shows Realme’s fast-charging technology in action. Additionally, Realme’s Vice President Chase Xu has officially teased the feature. The Chinese
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Aug 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Data Protection Cybersecurity researchers have discovered multiple critical flaws in Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings that, if successfully exploited, could result in serious consequences. “The impact of these vulnerabilities range between remote code execution (RCE), full-service user takeover (which might provide powerful administrative access), manipulation of AI modules, exposing
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