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Update time: Apple releases security patches for i OS, Mac OS Tahoe, Safari
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (527+ words) Apple has released security updates for more than two dozen security vulnerabilities across i Phone, i Pad, and Mac. The updates for i OS/i Pad OS, Mac OS Tahoe, and Safari were issued after testing on i OS 26. 6 and…...
119 Edge extensions promised useful tools, instead downloaded malware
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (462+ words) Microsoft has removed 119 extensions from the Edge add-on store which were all tied to one adware campaign. In a paper titled "Inside Stego Ad: How We Disrupted a Massive Malicious Extension Campaign," Microsoft researchers detail how they uncovered and dismantled…...
Elite network says it was hacked after members' personal data was left exposed
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (672+ words) Some organizations exist to be exclusive. They're invite-only, and discreet, the kind of place where the membership directory is the product. Dialog, the exclusive network founded by billionaire investor and Pay Pal co-founder Peter Thiel, whose members include a sitting…...
Pixel Smash flaw turns video files into attack tools
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (453+ words) One of those is Magic YUV, a lossless codec popular in video editing. A newly discovered vulnerability in FFmpeg's Magic YUV decoder can turn a tiny, malformed video into a foothold for attackers. Researchers have disclosed Pixel Smash, a critical…...
Nearly 15, 000 infected websites cleaned in Soc Gholish crackdown
1+ week, 4+ day ago (256+ words) We're always happy to end the week with some positive news. A law enforcement action called Operation Endgame just delivered a major win against the long'running Soc Gholish (aka Fake Updates) operation. Investigators say they found exposed login credentials for…...
Apple patches Beats Studio Buds flaw that could turn earbuds into a wiretap
1+ week, 4+ day ago (551+ words) Apple has patched a Bluetooth flaw in Beats Studio Buds that could potentially turn your earbuds into a nearby wiretap. When you buy a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, you expect them to play your music and your calls'not someone else's....
Rokarolla Android malware can take over your phone and steal banking logins
1+ week, 6+ day ago (491+ words) Researchers have analyzed a new Android banking Trojan called Rokarolla. It can effectively take over a device, steal banking and crypto login details from more than 200 apps, and quietly monitor much of what you do on your phone. On an…...
24 billion stolen records found in giant data dump. Check if you're affected
1+ week, 6+ day ago (751+ words) A newly discovered database containing 24 billion stolen records is a reminder that personal information from data breaches, phishing campaigns, and infostealer infections continues to circulate online. The collection was briefly exposed on the internet before being taken offline. While researchers…...
Malwarebytes earns AV-TEST Top Product award, aces other third-party tests
1+ week, 6+ day ago (504+ words) Our job is to protect people from online threats, and independent testing is one of the best ways to measure how well we're doing. Malwarebytes nabbed AV-TEST's Top Product award after scoring 17. 5 points out of a possible 18 in the research…...
"Free World Cup stream" sites are serving scams, not football
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (866+ words) But of course there's a catch. These sites aren't really in the business of streaming football. What the page is really built to do is fire pop-ups, hidden ads, and redirects through an advertising network we detect as malicious. Instead…...