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Practical guides for journalists and frontline activists on hardening phones, securing accounts, and countering hacking and inspection attempts.

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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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Facebook used a secret project to spy on its competitors

Leaked documents reveal that Facebook used the devices of some of its teenage users to spy on its competitors through a secret project launched in 2016. The documents allege that Facebook paid teenagers to install spying tools on their devices. The documents indicate that Facebook used malware to intercept and decrypt data from Snapchat, YouTube, […]

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Security researchers hack Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu

At the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 event, security researchers were able to hack Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux operating systems. The Pwn2Own Vancouver event is held annually in Vancouver, Canada, and brings together security researchers from around the world to compete in hacking various operating systems and software. The goal is to uncover security vulnerabilities […]

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News ⏱️ 3 min read

How short links threaten your Cyber Security?

Short links are a tool for compressing long links and making them more shareable, but beware, many may not realize that using short links can lead to tracking their online activity. Although short links appear to be non-suspicious and give the possibility of hiding long web links, they actually act as bridges that allow tracking […]

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Tor Project Launches WebTunnel to Combat Internet Censorship

Tor Project has officially launched WebTunnel, a new type of bridges specifically designed to help circumvent censorship that targets the Tor network by obscuring connections to it. Tor bridges keep users’ connections to the network private. However, countries like China and Iran have found ways to detect and block these connections. WebTunnel takes a different […]

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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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Is texting safe? Here’s a story

In 2022, a British student booked a flight to Spain and shortly before the departure, he sent a joking message to his friends via Snapchat, saying, “I am a member of the Taliban and will blow up the plane.” Subsequently, as the plane took off, he and the passengers were surprised to see Spanish Air […]

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