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Google Chrome has introduced a new password security feature to prevent users from using weak and compromised passwords online. The new feature will be rolled out with the upcoming Chrome version 88. The feature automatically detects and reports weak...
When we first reported about the SolarWinds attack in December 2020, we said it was just the tip of the iceberg, and now a month later, organizations around the globe can see what lies beneath. Malwarebytes, a U.S. –...
Natalie Silvanovich, a security researcher at Google Project Zero, disclosed critical vulnerabilities in multiple messaging and video conferencing mobile apps that allowed malicious actors to snoop into users' conversations without their permission. The affected applications include Signal, JioChat, Mocha,...
Microsoft has alerted security admins that it is enabling Domain Controller enforcement mode by default to address a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability dubbed “Zerologon” that impacts the Netlogon protocol. The latest mode, which will be rolled out...
Cybersecurity experts from security firm JSOF uncovered seven critical vulnerabilities in popular open-source Domain Name System (DNS) forwarding software DNSMasq, which is deployed in networking units to cache and forward Domain Identify Method requests. Dubbed as DNSpooq, the vulnerabilities...
In the latest saga of WhatsApp’s changes in its data sharing policy, the Indian Government has written a letter to WhatsApp CEO, Will Cathcart, asking him to withdraw the “discriminatory” policy changes that are challenging the “right to privacy”...
The SolarWinds supply chain cyberattack took the digital world by storm, affecting government agencies and IT giants. To detail the techniques used by the SolarWinds threat actors, also known as UNC2452 actors, cybersecurity firm FireEye released a free tool, dubbed Azure AD Investigator, on GitHub. FireEye claimed that...
Popular American health insurer Excellus Health Plan has agreed to pay a penalty of $5.1 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to settle a data breach that...
The SolarWinds cyberattack has affected almost all the sectors around the globe. Taking into account the outreach and aftermath of the attack, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a new set of rules for effective tech risk...
The FBI is warning about threat actors targeting remote employees by exploiting network misconfigurations and remote workforce access privileges. The agency has issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to notify about various cyberattacks targeting global corporate networks to illicitly...