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Critical Vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress

Are you using the LiteSpeed Cache plugin on your WordPress site? If so, we strongly advise you to update it immediately. A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in this plugin that allows attackers to create administrative accounts on affected sites. What are the risks of this vulnerability? Attackers can use these administrative accounts to […]

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Chrome Security Update: Critical Zero-Day Flaw Patched

On Thursday, May 9, 2024, Google disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting Chrome, the world’s most widely used web browser. This flaw, designated CVE-2024-4671, has already been exploited by attackers, enabling them to take control of vulnerable devices. To safeguard against this severe security threat, users are strongly advised to update Chrome to version 124.0.6367.201/202 […]

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Serious Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in Xiaomi Phones

A security firm called Oversecured has uncovered critical security flaws in several applications and core components of Xiaomi devices running on the Android operating system. According to the security firm’s report, these vulnerabilities allow attackers to: Gain access to sensitive activities and services on the phone with system administration privileges. Steal sensitive files on the […]

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Claims of Data Breach Affecting 105,000 Egyptian Users on an E-commerce Site

A hacker has claimed to have breached the database of one of the largest e-commerce site in Egypt, without revealing the name of the site. According to the post, the database contained data for 105,000 users, including usernames, personal photos, dates of birth, gender, email addresses, and passwords. The authenticity of this leak has not […]

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Telegram Releases Security Update for Windows App

Telegram has released a security update for its Windows desktop application to address a zero-day vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute malicious Python code on users’ devices. Telegram has released an update to its Windows desktop app, which patches the zero-day vulnerability. Users are urged to update to the latest version of the app […]

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Chrome releases security update to fix zero-day vulnerability

Google has released a security update for Chrome to address a zero-day vulnerability that was exploited during the Pwn2Own 2024 hacking event. This annual event, held in Vancouver, Canada, brings together security researchers from around the world to compete in hacking different operating systems and software. The goal is to uncover security vulnerabilities in software […]

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Security Update for Chrome Fixes 7 Vulnerabilities

On March 27, 2024, Google released security updates for Chrome to address 7 vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited during the Pwn2Own 2024 event. This is not the first time zero-day vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chrome. In fact, 8 zero-days have been discovered in Chrome since the beginning of 2024. A zero-day […]

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Security update for ExpressVPN app on Windows

ExpressVPN has released a security update for its Windows app, following the discovery of a vulnerability that allows all DNS connections to go outside of the ExpressVPN network to pass to a third party, usually The ISP. The vulnerability is related to the split tunnel feature, which allows users to choose which apps connections go […]

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A huge leak includes 26 billion records of data from LinkedIn, Twitter, Adobe, and others

A huge amount of data, totaling 26 billion records, was leaked online (including passwords, personal account names, email, and other data), total of 12 terabytes. The leaked data is related to services such as Linkedin, Twitter, Tencent, Weibo, and others. The leak also includes data for various government organizations in the United States, Brazil, Germany, […]

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Security update fixes a Zero-Day vulnerability in Chrome

Google has issued an update that fixes a security vulnerability in its Chrome browser. It is a “Zero-day” vulnerability, which means that it is already widespread among hackers and is unknown to the browser developers until they discover and fixes it. It has been registered under the title CVE-2024-0519. We recommend users update to version […]

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