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Samsung introduces a new feature to protect its phones from zero-click attacks

Samsung announced the Message Guard feature to protect users of its smartphones from malware and spyware from the quality of “zero attacks.” Zero attacks are threats that take advantage of security vulnerabilities to attack and penetrate digital devices without user interaction, i.e. there is no need for the victim to press a link to complete […]

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Twitter restricts 2-Factor Authentication via SMS to “Blue” subscribers

Starting March 20, Twitter announced that it will limit 2-Factor Authentication via mobile text messages to “Blue” subscribers, a “$8 per month” paid service. According to the official Twitter account, non-subscribers can use 2-Factor Authentication via Authentication apps such as Aegis Authenticator apps on Android phones, and Raivo OTP app on IOS phones, or through […]

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It’s time to replace Lastpass. Here’s why

The Lastpass password management app revealed new information about the August 2022 hack, and the company said that pirates had access to its customers’ information and data from it “Their password vaults”, basic customer account data and related metadata including company names, end-user names, invoice addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses through which […]

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Security Update for Samsung Galaxy App Store

Samsung has released an update to the Galaxy App Store carrying version number 4.5.49.8. On devices running Android 12 and above. The update fixed two medium-risk security flaws. The two flaws allow the hacker to install malicious apps on the victim’s device and direct the victims to fraud webpages. Update Steps: 1- Open Samsung Store […]

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Windows.. Update fixes 98 security vulnerabilities

Microsoft released an update to the Windows operating system, which included a patch of 98 security vulnerabilities, 11 of which were classified as high risk. One of them is exploited. vulnerabilities also included a security flaw in the Chromium-based Edge browser, the open-source version of Google Chrome browser. A patch will be issued later. Update: […]

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WhatsApp Supports “Proxy” Connection to Skip Blocking

WhatsApp rolls out the “Proxy” connectivity function to users, which is how the app can be used if it is blocked within a country. WhatsApp does not offer Proxy servers itself, leaving the server preparation function to volunteers and institutions around the world. What WhatsApp has provided is connect via Proxy within its application. connect […]

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Slack’s GitHub repositories got hacked

The instant messaging app slack, was involved in a security incident, at the end of December 2022. Where a aspect of the application data was leaked. The hacker took advantage of the login data of some of Slack’s employees on the github website and managed to access the app’s repositories. Customer data is safe and […]

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Urgent update for Chrome Browser

Google has issued security updates to fix a vulnerability in Chrome browser, a vulnerability type is “Zero-day”, and tracked as  CVE-2022-4262. Users are advised to update to versions: 108.0.5359.94 for Mac and Linux operating systems, and 108.0.5359.94/95 for Windows . “Zero-day” is a broad term that describes recently discovered security vulnerabilities that hackers can use […]

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5.4 million Twitter Users’ data, leaked

The data of 5.4 million Twitter accounts were leaked due to vulnerability with the API. In July 2022, a pirate offered the data for sale for $30.000 on a “deep internet” platform. Data includes general information as well as phone numbers and private email addresses. Several months later, the hacker rolled out the data for […]

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Hackers claim to leak 487 million WhatsApp users’ data

A pirate on a “dark net” platform offered 487 million WhatsApp users’ data for sale. According to their publication, the data belongs to users in 84 countries, including Egypt, with more than 44 million phone numbers, Meta’s co-owner had not commented on this claim yet. If leaks are proven, data may be used in fraud […]

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