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Hacker hands typing on a laptop Image: Getty Google has filled in the blanks about a curious zero-day flaw that Microsoft addressed in its November Patch Tuesday. The remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-41128, was in one of its Windows JavaScript scripting languages, JScript9 — the JavaScript engine used in IE11. The bug affected […] More
Image: Getty Cyber criminals are losing millions of dollars to other cyber criminals after themselves falling victim to scams on dark web forums. And the way they’re publicly complaining about it could help uncover the secrets of the whole underground economy. Online scammers and fraudsters cost consumers and businesses a billions every year, and […] More
iStockphoto/Getty Images Back in October, I wrote a piece about using encrypted email in Thunderbird. If you ever have to send sensitive information via email, you should be using encryption. If you’re not encrypting those missives, the information they contain can be read by a third party. More how-tos You don’t want that… especially when […] More
Image: Getty/Guido Mieth Android’s December security update fixes over 80 security vulnerabilities affecting smartphones – including four flaws classed as critical. According to Google’s Android security bulletin for December 2022, the most severe vulnerability is one in Android’s System component which could allow attackers to remotely execute code over Bluetooth without the need for device […] More
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Image: Getty / 5m3photos Victims of a recently uncovered form of ransomware are being warned not to pay the ransom demand, simply because the ransomware isn’t able to decrypt files – it just destroys them instead. Coded in Python, Cryptonite ransomware first appeared in October as part of a free-to-download open-source toolkit – available to […] More
Tech Specs: Resolution: 2048 x 1536 | Aspect ratio: 3:4 | Weather-resistance: IP65If you want constant awareness of your home’s surroundings, the Wyze Video Doorbell + Chime may be the perfect fit for you. With instant notifications, you can check the camera every time you have a visitor. The camera records a live stream you can access any time, all in 1080p HP video with a 3:4 aspect ratio. You’ll also receive other Wyze perks, like motion detection, video recording, and smart alerts. Plus, with the Chime doorbell, you can personalize your home with different ringtones. More
Image: Getty/damircudic Google has released a security update for for Chrome which protects users against a newly discovered, high severity vulnerability in the browser which it’s warned is already actively being exploited by cyber attackers. The Stable Channel Update for Google Chrome on desktop is for Windows, Mac and Linux versions of the browser. It’s […] More
