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Hackers claims a ransomware attack on Fawry

The hacker group LockBit, which specializes in ransomware, claimed an attack on Fawry and set a deadline for paying ransom and recovering their files, which is November 28, 2023. Ransomware, is a type of malware that encrypts user files on the target device, and then asks the user to pay ransom (usually via digital currencies […]

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Spreading of Phishing Attacks Amid Gaza Events

Phishing attacks are serious threats that widely spread during times of crisis. Hackers and scammers take advantage of significant events to breach individuals’ and organizations’ online phishing attacks conducted via social media platforms and email. With the outbreak of events in Gaza and the observed bias in social media algorithms favoring one side over the […]

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Security updates for Firefox and Google Chrome

Mozilla and Google have released emergency updates to Firefox, Thunderbird email browsing software, and the Chrome web browser to fix security vulnerability,tracked as CVE-2023-4863, through which the user’s device can be hacked by opening a malicious WebP image. We recommend that users update to Firefox versions 117.0.1, Firefox ESR 115.2.1, Thunderbird 115.2.2, and Google Chrome […]

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Apple fixed zero-day vulnerabilities in its OSs exploited by Pegasus

Apple issued an emergency update for all its operating systems, to fic two zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited by the spyware company Pegasus. The meaning of zero-day is that it is a well-known and widespread vulnerability among hackers and unknown to developers until the time it was discovered and fixed. The two vulnerabilities were tracked […]

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Google fixes a zero-day vulnerability in Android

Google released monthly security updates – September 2023 for Android, to correct a number of security vulnerabilities, including the zero-day vulnerability patch, meaning zero-day. It is a known and widespread vulnerability among hackers and unknown to developers until the time it is discovered and corrected. This vulnerability has been tracked and identified as CVE-2023-35674. We […]

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Hacker claims leak of 2.6 million Duolingo users’ data

A hacker claims to have leaked the data of 2.6 million Duolingo users on one of the hacker forums on the deep web, posting the data of 1,000 customers. Most notably, the leaked data included the users’ names, personal photos, phone numbers, languages they study, and courses. The data was first offered for sale in […]

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Critical Vulnerability in WinRAR Software on Windows Systems

A severe security vulnerability has been exposed in WinRAR file compression software, on Windows operating systems, that allows hackers to perform “remote attacks” on victims’ machines. The vulnerability has been tracked and registered as CVE-2023-40477, and it requires users to interact by visiting malicious websites, or opening a booby-trapped zip file. We recommend users to update […]

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Apple releases an emergency update for its OSs

Apple has issued an emergency security update to fill critical vulnerabilities that are already widespread and exploited by hackers. The vulnerability is of the “zero-day” type, which means that it is a vulnerability that is not known by the developers until the time it is corrected, and this vulnerability affects the operating systems IOS, iPadOS, […]

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Firefox stops supporting discontinued OSs

Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox 115, and this update includes a set of new improvements and changes, but one of the most important things it focuses on is stopping support for discontinued versions of Windows and Mac Operating systems. According to the official announcement, Firefox 115 is the last version that supports Windows […]

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Hackers Claim to Have Breached 30 Million Microsoft Customer Accounts

The hacking group “Anonymous Sudan” claimed to have breached Microsoft’s servers and leaked login credentials of 30 million customers. The group “Anonymous Sudan” has gained notoriety for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Western entities in recent months. Last month, Microsoft confirmed that the group “Anonymous Sudan” was responsible for the DDoS attacks it […]

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