Signal Messenger Introduces Usernames to Hide Phone Numbers
The Signal messenger app will soon begin rolling out usernames to replace phone numbers, making them the default option from now on. This is a feature …
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LockBit Ransomware Operation Disrupted, Free Decryptors Available
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Cronos,’ involving the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice, the NCA, Europol, and …
Skiff Mail Shutting Down in 6 Months (Try These Alternatives)
Skiff, the popular encrypted email service provider, was acquired by the Evernote note-taking app maker Notion, and will become part of the …
DuckDuckGo Introduces E2EE Backup and Sync Feature on Browser
DuckDuckGo has just introduced a new data backup and syncing feature on its web browser that uses end-to-end encryption to keep the data protected …
Hacker Leaks Alleged Facebook Marketplace Database Exposing 200k Users
The notorious threat actor ‘IntelBroker’ has leaked a database allegedly stolen from Facebook, which contains 200,000 Facebook Marketplace …
DNS Requests of 1% of ExpressVPN Windows Users Leaked to ISPs
ExpressVPN has informed its customers that a vulnerability in the latest version of its Windows app has exposed the DNS requests of a small subset of …
Fake LastPass Password Manager App Appears on Apple’s App Store
LastPass has warned about a fake app mimicking its software on the Apple App Store, urging customers seeking to download their favorite password …
Raspberry Robin Uses Custom 1-Day Exploits Against Windows Systems
Raspberry Robin has been using custom exploits for at least two 1-day local privileged escalation (LPE) flaws in Windows. Raspberry Robin is a …
Thousands of AnyDesk Accounts Offered for Sale Following Hack
Threat actors are selling over 18,317 AnyDesk credentials on the hacking forum “Exploit[.]in” for $15,000, one day after the maker of the …
Internet Giant Cloudflare Hacked by Nation-State Using Okta Token
Cloudflare announced it detected unauthorized access to their self-hosted Atlassian server, resulting in a limited-scope data breach. Cloudflare is a …
US Disrupts Chinese Botnet Supporting Attacks on Critical Systems
The US government has disrupted a botnet operated by Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as “Volt Typhoon,” known for attacking critical …
Russia to Block All Sites Hosted on Unregistered Providers in February
All websites hosted on foreign hosting providers not registered in Russia will be blocked starting from February 1, 2024. This is according to …
Database With Info on 750 Million Telecom Subscribers Sold Online
Cybercriminals have put up for sale on a popular hacker forum a massive set comprising records of 750 million people from India, customers of several …
Why You Shouldn’t Be Worried About MOAB, the “Mother of All Breaches”
A supermassive data leak comprising 26 billion records, dubbed the “mother of all breaches” (MOAB), has been discovered, and many media …
Zero-Click Bluetooth Attack Impacts Unpatched Android Phones
Security researcher ‘Mobile Hacker’ has demoed a zero-click attack that leverages recently disclosed Bluetooth vulnerabilities to install a Metasploit …