Google’s Project Zero to wait longer before disclosing bug details

Google’s Project Zero to wait longer before disclosing bug details

The 30-day grace period is designed to speed up the rollout and adoption of patches Google’s Project Zero team has announced that it will give vendors and companies an extra 30-day period before it discloses the technical details of a vulnerability. “Starting today, we’re changing our Disclosure Policy to refocus on reducing the time it…
WhatsApp Pink: Watch out for this fake update

WhatsApp Pink: Watch out for this fake update

The malware sends automated replies to messages on WhatsApp and other major chat apps Android users should be wary of messages that are being circulated on WhatsApp and other major messaging platforms and promise to provide a new color theme for WhatsApp. Disguised as an official update for the chat app, the “WhatsApp Pink” theme…
Google rushes out fix for zero‑day vulnerability in Chrome

Google rushes out fix for zero‑day vulnerability in Chrome

The update patches a total of seven security flaws in the desktop versions of the popular web browser Google has released an update for its Chrome web browser that fixes a range of security flaws, including a zero-day vulnerability that is known to be actively exploited by malicious actors. The bugs affect the Windows, macOS,…
AirDrop flaws could leak phone numbers, email addresses

AirDrop flaws could leak phone numbers, email addresses

You can only stay safe by disabling AirDrop discovery in the system settings of your Apple device, a study says Two security loopholes in Apple’s AirDrop feature could let hackers access the phone numbers and email addresses associated with both the sending and receiving device, German researchers have found. The feature, which lets users easily…
Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying

Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying

The social media platform is stepping up efforts to help stomp out harassment and other abusive behavior Instagram has unveiled new tools to help combat cyberbullying and other abusive behavior on the platform – a filter that will prevent users from seeing abusive Direct Messages (DMs) and a tool to stop someone a user has blocked…
4 common ways scammers use celebrity names to lure victims

4 common ways scammers use celebrity names to lure victims

All that glitters is not gold – look out for fake celebrity endorsements and other con jobs that aren’t going out of fashion any time soon Online scams are one of the favorite ways criminals like to swindle unsuspecting victims out of their hard-earned money. And since variety is the spice of life, con artists…
Apple patches severe macOS security flaw

Apple patches severe macOS security flaw

Mac users are being urged to update to macOS Big Sur 11.3 as at least one threat group is exploiting the zero-day bug to sneak past the operating system’s built-in security mechanisms Apple has rolled out an update for its macOS Big Sur operating system to address a bevy of security flaws, including a vulnerability that…
Prime targets: Governments shouldn’t go it alone on cybersecurity

Prime targets: Governments shouldn’t go it alone on cybersecurity

A year into the pandemic, ESET reveals new research into activities of the LuckyMouse APT group and considers how governments can rise to the cybersecurity challenges of the accelerated shift to digital Earlier this year, a well-known APT group dubbed LuckyMouse (aka Emissary Panda, APT27) began exploiting several zero-day Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities. Its end…
FBI teams up with ‘Have I Been Pwned’ to alert Emotet victims

FBI teams up with ‘Have I Been Pwned’ to alert Emotet victims

The data breach notification site now allows you to check if your login credentials may have been compromised by Emotet The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has shared more than 4.3 million email addresses, harvested by the Emotet botnet, with data breach tracking website Have I Been Pwned (HBIP) in an effort to…
INTERPOL aims to deal a blow to digital piracy

INTERPOL aims to deal a blow to digital piracy

The agency’s new initiative will also warn about the high cost of the free lunch – the increased risk of malware exposure INTERPOL is stepping up its fight against online piracy after this ever-popular ‘activity’ has seen 60% growth in some countries over the past year. “Digital piracy is yet another crime area impacted by…