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Proton.me is blocked in Egypt

Egyptian “telecom companies” blocked proton.me domain, which belongs to the famous encrypted e-mail service. we recommend using a VPN to connect to their services. In this case, you can use the ProtonVPN service, making sure that the connection is activated via the Stealth protocol. As of June 4, we had received, via our helpline, complaints […]

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Google fixes new Chrome zero-day vulnerability

Google issued an update to correct a security vulnerability in its #Chrome browser, which is a “zero-day” vulnerability, which means that it is a vulnerability unknown to browser developers until the time it was discovered and corrected, and it was registered as CVE-2023-3079, and this is the third time that Google has discovered a vulnerability […]

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Difficulty accessing Proton services from inside Egypt

Users inside Egypt are having difficulty accessing Proton services, since yesterday evening, Sunday, June 4, 2023, through its websites and applications on smartphones. We have conducted several tests indicating that Proton services may be blocked inside Egypt, noting that the services work entirely outside Egypt and by connecting to VPN services from inside Egypt, and […]

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Microsoft finds macOS vulnerability

A security team from Microsoft revealed a security vulnerability in Apple’s MacOS operating systems, allowing attackers with root privileges to install “non-deletable” malware and access victim data by circumventing transparency, approval and control checks (TCC). And by bypassing the system (SIP). The gap was tracked under the heading CVE-2023-32369, and Apple fixed the vulnerability in […]

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Apps with spyware on Play Store Installed Over 421 Million Times

Dr. Web, a cybersecurity company, has revealed over 100 applications on the Google Play Store for Android devices that utilize spyware called “SpinOk” to steal user data. According to the malware-fighting company, these applications disguise themselves as small games or task systems that offer rewards and bonuses to users. While appearing as innocent games, these […]

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SuperVPN Users’ data leaked

SuperVPN user data was exposed to the leak, and the data contained more than 360 million and 300 thousand records totaling 133 GB. These records contained a wide range of sensitive information, including users’ email addresses, IP addresses, and geolocation data. While SuperVPN claims that it does not store users’ activity history, the leaked data […]

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Apple fixes three zero-days vulnerabilities

Apple has issued security updates to correct 3 serious “Zero Day” security vulnerabilities, which means that it is a vulnerability unknown to developers in the company until the time it was discovered, and is already widespread among hackers. The vulnerabilities were tracked and recorded with CVE-2023-32409, CVE-2023-28204, and CVE-2023-32373. The vulnerabilities are related to the […]

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Pro-Houthi spyware operation on Arabian Peninsula

Cyber security company “Recorded Future” revealed the targeting of a hacker group known as “OilAlpha” -which is likely to have links to the Houthi group in Yemen- non-gover organizations, media, and journalists in the Arabian Peninsula. The company noted that from April to May 2022, at a time when Saudi Arabia was hosting negotiations between […]

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WordPress 6.2.1 patches 6 Vulnerabilities

On May 16, 2023, the WordPress team released version 6.2.1, which contains a fix for 5 security vulnerabilities. Since version 3.7, WordPress has supported automatic security version updates, but we recommend checking that your website is already updated. If your site does not update automatically, we recommend that you update manually to avoid cyberattacks targeting […]

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Discord discloses data breach

Discord, the popular communication application among game players, revealed an incident of data leaka that it was exposed to after hacking into the computer of a customer service employee. According to the company’s statement, the employee belongs to a “third party” that provides its services to Discord. As a result, customer email addresses, messages exchanged […]

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