PrivacyTests reveals how your web browser does privacy-wise
All web browsers support some privacy features, some more than others, but none protect users 100% against all privacy threats; that is the quintessence of the
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Your browser stores passwords and sensitive data in clear text in memory
Your web browser may store sensitive data, including usernames, passwords and session cookies in clear text in memory according to CyberArk security researcher
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Phishing: use of reverse tunnel services to avoid detection and shutdown increases
Security researchers at CloudSEK have noticed an increase in the use of reverse tunnel service and URL shorteners in phishing campaigns.
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LastPass introduces passwordless Vault access
LastPass, maker of the password management service, introduced support for accessing a customer's Vault using passwordless technology in June 2022.
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Here is how to protect Windows PCs from Protocol vulnerabilities
Two days ago, security researchers disclosed a vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool that affects all client and server versions of the Windows
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Bitwarden's username generator now supports SimpleLogin, AnonAddy, and Firefox Relay email alias services
Bitwarden has updated its browser extensions and Web Vault to improve its username generator.
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Proton Plans Compared: Prices for Mail Plus, Unlimited, Duo, Family and Visionary
Proton has six personal plans: Proton Free, Mail Plus, Proton Unlimited, Proton Duo, Proton Family and Proton Visionary, plus single-service plans for Pass, Dri
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Pre-hijacking Attacks of user accounts are on the rise
Most computer users are aware that criminals may gain access to their online accounts, for instance, by stealing or guessing the password, through phishing or o
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Pwn2Own 2022: Windows 11, Ubuntu, Firefox, Safari, Tesla and more hacked
The hacking event Pwn2Own took place from May 18 to May 20 of 2022.
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Trackers may collect data that you type even before hitting submit
Many websites come with web forms, for example, to sign-in to an account, create a new account, leave a public comment or contact the website owner.
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Nvidia releases security update for out-of-support GPUs
Nvidia published a security bulletin on May 16, 2022 in which it informs customers about a new software security update for the Nvidia GPU display driver.
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New malware attack stores payloads in the Windows event log
Security researchers have uncovered new malware that is using the Windows event log to store to store malicious codes.
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Google, Microsoft and Apple commit to passwordless sign-in standard
Google, Microsoft and Apple have announced support for expanding passwordless sign-in support across major operating systems and devices.
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AV-Comparatives: Microsoft Defender has a large impact on system performance
Security research and testing company AV-Comparatives released the results of its April 2022 Performance test.
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Ransomware Study 2022: attacks are up, ransom payments are increasing
Ransomware attacks are increasing and getting more complex, according to the State of Ransomware 2022 report, which cybersecurity firm Sophos published.
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First look at NordVPN's Threat Protection feature
NordVPN is a popular VPN provider.
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Ransomware payments are marginal when compared to the overall costs
Ransomware payments by organizations made up about a seventh of the overall costs of ransomware attacks in 2020 according to a new study by Check Point Research
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Bitwarden Password Manager can now generate unique usernames
While many people use password managers for the convenience of remembering a single login, the master password, the primary advantage that such programs offer,
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Phishing Attacks grew by 29% in 2021 overall. Smishing is on the rise
Phishing attacks have grown by 29% in 2021 when compared to 2020 according to an analysis by Zscaler's ThreatLabz research team.
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Microsoft Defender's protective capabilities suffer offline
Microsoft Defender, the default security solutions on modern versions of the Windows operating system, has been doing well in recent antivirus tests of independ
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Millions of Lenovo devices affected by BIOS vulnerability
Millions of Lenovo notebooks are affected by a serious BIOS vulnerability.
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Workaround for security issue in 7-Zip until it is fixed
Recent versions of the open source archiver 7-Zip have a vulnerability that has not been fixed yet.
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Muting videoconferencing apps may not prevent them from listening
Videoconferencing solutions have seen a huge boost since 2020.
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How to detect the Windows Tarrask Malware that uses a bug to avoid detection
Microsoft published information about a new malware on its security website on April 12, 2022.
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Symantec says that hackers distributed a modified version of VLC and exploited it for malware attacks
Last week, news began circling around that VLC was being abused by hackers to inject some malware.
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Hundreds of HP printers affected by critical security issues
HP published two security bulletins that inform customers about critical security issues affecting hundreds of the company's printer models.
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KeePassXC 2.7.0 update with improved Auto-Type, Tags for entries launches out of beta
KeePassXC 2.
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Western Digital's EdgeRover desktop program had a bug that granted elevated privileges on Windows and macOS
Last year, Western Digital users ran into trouble with their My Book Live Drives, which were wiped automatically due to a bug in the firmware.
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After retiring Bitdefender Free, Bitdefender launches Antivirus Free for Windows
Security company Bitdefender announced last year that it would retire Bitdefender Free at the end of 2021.
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Virus scanning service VirusTotal releases VT4Browsers extension for Chrome and Firefox
VirusTotal is a useful online virus scanning service that Google acquired in 2012.
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Avast Small Business Solutions: Protect, Manage and Monitor all company devices
Avast Small Business Solutions are comprehensive, cloud-managed cybersecurity tools designed to protect Windows, Mac, and server endpoints for small businesses.
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KeePassXC 2.7.0 Beta adds support for Windows Hello, Touch ID, Apple Watch, improves Auto-Type, and more
KeePassXC has been updated to 2.
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VeraCrypt 1.25.9 Encryption Software fixes BSOD on Windows
VeraCrypt is a popular open source encryption software that is based on the abandoned TrueCrypt application.
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Open Source Tool Unredacter restores text that has been pixelated
Unredacter is an open source tool that is designed to restore text that has been pixelated.
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Microsoft Defender gets better at preventing Windows passwords from being stolen
Microsoft is strengthening Windows' security by adding a very important rule to its antivirus.
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Microsoft Defender Preview is now available on Windows 10 and 11
Microsoft is prepping a new security app for Windows 10 and 11.
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Your device's GPU may be used for fingerprinting purposes
Researchers from universities in Israel, Australia and France have discovered a device identification technique that is based entirely on GPU fingerprinting.
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Moonbounce is a persistent malware that can survive drive formats and OS reinstalls
A new malware has been making the headlines over the past few days.
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Microsoft says Powerdir vulnerability in macOS could have given attackers access to user data
The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has revealed that it discovered a security vulnerability in macOS Monterey.
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Avira is adding a crypto miner to its products as well
Et Tu, Avira? Ashwin reported last week that Norton was adding a new component, called Norton Crypto, to its security products.
