UScellular Breach Allowed Hackers to Port Customer Phone Numbers
Chicago-based wireless carrier UScellular started informing customers last week that their personal information may have been accessed and their phone numbers ported as a...
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Expired Domain Allowed Researcher to Hijack Country’s TLD
A researcher claimed last week that he managed to take control of the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Apple Removes macOS Feature That Allowed Apps to Bypass Firewall Security
Apple has removed a controversial feature from its macOS operating system that allowed the company’s own first-party apps to bypass content filters, VPNs, and...
Apple removes feature that allowed its apps to bypass macOS firewalls and VPNs
Image: Markus Spiske Apple has removed a controversial feature from the macOS operating system that allowed 53 of Apple’s own apps to bypass third-party...
A Google Docs Bug Could Have Allowed Hackers See Your Private Documents
Google has patched a bug in its feedback tool incorporated across its services that could be exploited by an attacker to potentially steal screenshots...
Xbox bug could have allowed hackers to link gamer tags with players’ emails
Microsoft has patched a bug in the Xbox website that could have allowed threat actors to link Xbox gamer tags (usernames) to users’ real...
Facebook Messenger bug could have allowed hackers to spy on users
Facebook has fixed a major security bug today in its Messenger for Android app that could have allowed attackers to place and connect Messenger...
Firefox Flaw Allowed Hackers to Remotely Open Malicious Sites on Android Phones
A vulnerability identified in Firefox for Android could have been exploited to remotely open arbitrary websites on a targeted user’s phone without the need...
Amazon Alexa Bugs Allowed Hackers to Install Malicious Skills Remotely
Attention! If you use Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa in you smart speakers, just opening an innocent-looking web-link could let attackers install hacking skills on...
Vulnerability Allowed Brute-Forcing Passwords of Private Zoom Meetings
A vulnerability that Zoom addressed in its web client could have allowed an attacker to join private meetings by brute-forcing the passcode. The Zoom...