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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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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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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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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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Signal tests new feature to enhance users’ privacy

In an important step towards enhancing the privacy of users of the application, Signal announced a new feature aimed at reducing the sharing of phone numbers between users, by registering a username for each account, where users can now register any names of their choice and share it instead of their phone numbers. The feature […]

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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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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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