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Internet Browsers Blocking Some Ports Due To Security Vulnerabilities
If you rely on TCP port 554, you'll probably want to do a bit of reconfiguration. Last year, security researchers discovered a new version of the NAT Slipstream vulnerability that allowed hackers to deploy malicious scripts in order to bypass a website visitor's NAT...
Be Careful Downloading Clubhouse App On Android
Clubhouse has taken the internet by storm. Or rather, it has taken the iOS ecosystem by storm, since the company has yet to release an Android version of their increasingly popular app. If you're not sure what all the fuss is about, Clubhouse is an audio chat app that is...
Another Malware Evolves To Gain Access To More Systems
One of the more disturbing trends this year is that worms are becoming popular among the hackers of the world again. We've seen a handful of new malware strains introduced in recent months with worm modules added to their code, allowing them to scan and infect Windows...
Now Hackers Are Attacking Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
In early January of this year (2021), Microsoft informed security expert Brian Krebs that the company found four zero-day security flaws in their Exchange Server. Those flaws were actively being exploited by a persistent threat group known as Halfnium, sponsored by the...
New Ransomware Strains Have Researchers On Their Toes
Recently, researchers have discovered two new ransomware strains, dubbed "AlumniLocker" and "Humble", both of which have very different ways of doing what they do. This highlights the ongoing development and diversification of the larger ransomware threat and underscores...
People Using Mobile Data Instead Of Internet Service Providers
The ongoing pandemic has impacted daily life in the United States in a number of ways, some predictable and others surprising. On the predictable side, when tens of thousands of employees were asked to work from home, broadband internet connectivity saw a huge surge in use...
Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 A New Makeover
One of the most frequently heard complaints about Windows has to do with aesthetics. Despite a few seemingly halfhearted attempts to modernize, significant portions of the OS looks and feels like they were designed in the 90's. That's because Windows is still utilizing a...
Microsoft Expanding Fight Against Macros Based Malware
Macros have been a simple, effective means of spreading malware since the 1990's, and some hackers still rely on them heavily to ensnare and infect unsuspecting users. It's a long standing issue that many companies have attempted to address over the years. Now, it seems...
Hacker Uses Zoom Invites To Steal Credentials Through Sendgrid
There's a mix of bad news and good in the ongoing war against the hackers of the world. For the bad news, security professionals have recently detected a sophisticated phishing campaign that makes use of SendGrid and convincing replicas of Outlook on the Web and Office 365...
A United States Bank Hit By Ransomware And Data Breach
A few months ago, it became widely known that there was a critical security vulnerability in Accellion FTA servers. Naturally, hackers wasted no time exploiting the vulnerability, and since then, we've seen a few instances of high-profile data breaches traced back to that...

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