Security researchers have discovered a serious code execution vulnerability in the LIVE555 Streaming Media library—which is being used by popular media players including VLC and MPlayer, along with a number of embedded devices capable of streaming media. LIVE555 streaming media, developed and maintained by Live Networks, is a set of C++ libraries companies and application developers use to stream multimedia over ...
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Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari Plans to Disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in 2020
All major web browsers, including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox, altogether today announced to soon remove support for TLS 1.0 (20-year-old) and TLS 1.1 (12-year-old) communication encryption protocols. Developed initially as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, Transport Layer Security (TLS) is an updated cryptographic protocol used to establish a secure and encrypted communications channel ...
Read More »Google to Encrypt Android Cloud Backups With Your Lock Screen Password
In an effort to secure users’ data while maintaining privacy, Google has announced a new security measure for Android Backup Service that now encrypts all your backup data stored on its cloud servers in a way that even the company can’t read it. Google allows Android users to automatically backup their essential app data and settings to their Google account, allowing them ...
Read More »Microsoft October Patch Tuesday Fixes 12 Critical Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has just released its latest monthly Patch Tuesday updates for October 2018, fixing a total of 49 security vulnerabilities in its products. This month’s security updates address security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Edge Browser, Internet Explorer, MS Office, MS Office Services and Web Apps, ChakraCore, SQL Server Management Studio, and Exchange Server. Out of 49 flaws patched this month, 12 are ...
Read More »Just Answering A Video Call Could Compromise Your WhatsApp Account
What if just receiving a video call on WhatsApp could hack your smartphone? This sounds filmy, but Google Project Zero security researcher Natalie Silvanovich found a critical vulnerability in WhatsApp messenger that could have allowed hackers to remotely take full control of your WhatsApp just by video calling you over the messaging app. The vulnerability is a memory heap overflow issue which ...
Read More »Google+ is Shutting Down After a Vulnerability Exposed 500,000 Users’ Data
Google is going to shut down its social media network Google+ after the company suffered a massive data breach that exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of Google Plus users to third-party developers. According to the tech giant, a security vulnerability in one of Google+’s People APIs allowed third-party developers to access data for more than 500,000 users, ...
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Read More »Bank Servers Hacked to Trick ATMs into Spitting Out Millions in Cash
The US-CERT has released a joint technical alert from the DHS, the FBI, and Treasury warning about a new ATM scheme being used by the prolific North Korean APT hacking group known as Hidden Cobra. Hidden Cobra, also known as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace, is believed to be backed by the North Korean government and has previously launched attacks ...
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Read More »16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple’s Private Systems Gets No Jail Time
An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to break into Apple’s private systems multiple times over several months and download some 90GB of secure files has avoided conviction and will not serve time in prison. An Australian Children’s Court has given the now 19-year-old adult defendant, who was 16 at the time of committing the crime, a probation order of eight months, though ...
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