FBI Releases Article on Think Before You Post Campaign

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article on their Think Before You Post campaign, designed to educate students on the use of social media and how to avoid making poor choices when posting, texting, or emailing thoughts or grievances that could lead to disruptive behavior,...

CVE-2019-14319

The CVE-2019-14319 entry concerns the TikTok (formerly Musical.ly) 12.2.0 mobile app for Android and iOS. The underlying issue is unencrypted transmission of user-generated content and related metadata (images, videos, and likes), enabling an attacker on the network to sniff traffic and obtain pr...

Facebook allows users to opt out of facial recognition in photos

By Sudais Facebook is introducing privacy features with its new facial recognition program and stop using the one to tag users in photos. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook allows users to opt out of facial recognition in photos...

Just An SMS Could Let Remote Attackers Access All Your Emails, Experts Warn

Beware! Billion of Android users can easily be tricked into changing their devices' critical network settings with just an SMS-based phishing attack. Whenever you insert a new SIM in your phone and connects to your cellular network for the very first time, your carrier service automatically...

Just An SMS Could Let Remote Attackers Access All Your Emails, Experts Warn

Beware! Billion of Android users can easily be tricked into changing their devices' critical network settings with just an SMS-based phishing attack. Whenever you insert a new SIM in your phone and connects to your cellular network for the very first time, your carrier service automatically...

Credit Card Privacy

Good article in the Washington Post on all the surveillance associated with credit card use...

Firefox 69 Now Blocks 3rd-Party Tracking Cookies and Cryptominers By Default

Mozilla has finally enabled the "Enhanced Tracking Protection" feature for all of its web browser users worldwide by default with the official launch of Firefox 69 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The company enabled the "Enhanced Tracking Protection" setting by default for its browser in Ju...

Potential Hurricane Dorian Cyber Scams

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity targeting Hurricane Dorian disaster victims and potential donors. Fraudulent emails commonly appear after major natural disasters and often contain links or attachments that direc...

NCSC Releases UK Cyber Incident Trends Report

The United Kingdom UK National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has released a report detailing cyber incident trends in the UK from October 2018 to April 2019. The report provides technical guidance on how to defend against, and recover from, the following cyber threats: ransomware, phishing,...

Supermicro Releases Security Updates

Supermicro has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting the Baseboard Management Controller BMC component of Supermicro X9, X10, and X11 platforms. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and...

Samba Releases Security Updates

The Samba Team has released security updates to address a vulnerability in all versions of Samba from 4.9.0 onward. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review...

Facebook Drops Default Facial Recognition Tag Suggestions

Facebook is giving users more control over a facial recognition feature used by the company to help identify, or Tag, people on its platform. Starting Tuesday, the company said it would allow its users to opt-out of the Tag Suggestions feature, while at the same time the company is attempting to...

Chinese Face-Swapping App ZAO Sparks Privacy Concerns After Going Crazily Viral

What could be more exciting than seeing yourself starring alongside your favorite actor in a movie, music video, or TV program? Yes, that's possible—well, kind of, by using a new AI-based deepfake app that has gone viral in China over this weekend, climbing to the top of the free apps list in the...

Chinese Face-Swapping App ZAO Sparks Privacy Concerns After Going Crazily Viral

What could be more exciting than seeing yourself starring alongside your favorite actor in a movie, music video, or TV program? Yes, that's possible—well, kind of, by using a new AI-based deepfake app that has gone viral in China over this weekend, climbing to the top of the free apps list in the...

Craft CMS 2.7.93.2.5 - Information Disclosure

Craft CMS 2.7.93.2.5 - Information Disclosure Exploit Title : CraftCms Users information disclosure From uploaded File Author Discovered By : Mohammed Abdul Raheem Author's Company Name : TrekShield IT Solution Author Exploit-db : https://www.exploit-db.com/?author=9783 Found Vulnerability On :...

Craft CMS 2.7.9/3.2.5 - Information Disclosure

Exploit Title : CraftCms Users information disclosure From uploaded File Author Discovered By : Mohammed Abdul Raheem Author's Company Name : TrekShield IT Solution Author Exploit-db : https://www.exploit-db.com/?author=9783 Found Vulnerability On : 20-07-2019 Vendor Homepage:https://craftcms.com...

Craft CMS 2.7.9 / 3.2.5 Information Disclosure

Exploit Title : CraftCms Users information disclosure From uploaded File Author Discovered By : Mohammed Abdul Raheem Author's Company Name : TrekShield IT Solution Author Exploit-db : https://www.exploit-db.com/?author=9783 Found Vulnerability On : 20-07-2019 Vendor Homepage:https://craftcms.com...

News Wrap: Dentist Offices Hit By Ransomware, Venmo Faces Privacy Firestorm

In this week’s news wrap podcast, editor Lindsey O’Donnell and Tara Seals break down the top news of the week – from ransomware attacks to companies responding to outcry over privacy issues. Top stories include: Ring announced it is working with more than 400 US police departments to streamline...

Google Will Now Pay Anyone Who Reports Apps Abusing Users' Data

In the wake of data abuse scandals and several instances of malware app being discovered on the Play Store, Google today expanded its bug bounty program to beef up the security of Android apps and Chrome extensions distributed through its platform. The expansion in Google's vulnerability reward...

Google Targets Data-Abusing Apps with Bug Bounty Launch

Google is looking to squash vulnerabilities on its Google Play app marketplace with a new bug-bounty program aimed at identifying data-abuse issues in Android apps and Chrome extensions. The company on Thursday announced the Developer Data Protection Reward Program, which, depending on the impact...