One million sites exposed to remote takeover due to a vulnerability in a WordPress...
Vulnerabilities in OptinMonster, a WordPress email marketing plugin, exposed more than a million websites to exploitation, according to Wordfence security analysts.
If not resolved, the issues allow an unauthenticated attacker to export...
China’s Telecom Americas’ was banned by US over national security risk
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China Telecom Americas' licence to provide telecommunication services across the Country has been cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission.
China Telecom Americas is the state-owned telecom company's largest...
Colorado university had a data breach which 30,000 students affected
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The personal information of 30,000 current and former students may have been exposed as a result of a data breach at a Colorado university.
The problem was caused...
More than three million CoinMarketCap users suffered a data breach
In October, data of more than three million CoinMarketCap (CMC) users got leaked during a massive data breach. According to the statistics of HypeStat, every day, over 27 million people from...
Apple’s creepy app detection mechanism is now in beta
According to MacRumors, Apple's App Privacy Report, which was revealed at WWDC 2021, has arrived on iPhones with the first version of iOS 15.2. Users can now see what information their...
A security flaw in Docket leaked COVID-19 vaccine records of several users
A security flaw in the health application Docket disclosed the personal data of citizens of Utah and New Jersey who had been immunized against COVID-19. Docket obtains immunization data from their...
In order to push it’s business, non profit organization focused on data protection
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Nonprofits that have made the leap to using bigdata to drive their business are increasingly asking for better, more efficient ways to share data with others without violating...
Malicious Firefox extensions prevent the browser from downloading security updates
Mozilla said on Monday that it has removed two malicious Firefox add-ons installed by 455,000 users that were determined to be abusing the Proxy API to prevent browser upgrades from being...
Magnitude EK takes advantage of Chromium-Based Browser Flaws
The Magnitude Exploit Kit (EK) has been updated to target Chromium-based browsers on Windows PCs. Magnitude EK was previously known to solely target Internet Explorer. Magnitude EK was recently discovered targeting...
By 2023, Uber seeks 50,000 Tesla cars on its marketplace
Uber is planning to buy 50,000 Tesla cars to lend to its drivers as part of a grand strategy to electrify its fleet in the (uber-promise 100 percent electric vehicle EV...
