Iran Blocks Signal App The Iranian government has seen a sharp spike in registrations into the Signal app, and thus, “Unable to stop registration, the IR sensors are now dropping all Signal traffic,” tweeted Signal. It said it’s hasn’t given up yet, as “Iranian people deserve privacy” and “working around Iran’s censorship.” Unable to stop registration, the IR censors are now dropping all Signal traffic. Iranian people deserve privacy. We haven’t given up....

iTerm 2 processes a lot of unsecured data and so many developers, programmers use it. This is the reason why MOSS has selected this platform. The data that iTerm 2 deals with is very confidential. It is important to know about any kind of vulnerabilities present on this platform. Mozilla published a blog post regarding this issue and according to it, this RCE flaw is present in the tmux integration feature....

These apps together have a download count of more than 10,000 times Google’s Play Store and are masquerading under the pretext of providing generic services. Google removed all these apps from the Play Store, but with their significant download count, the community should be fairly worried. A Persistent Threat To Android Community For ages, one of the biggest threats for the Android community is the common malware that let remote hackers hijack unsuspecting devices, and loot them through several means....

One of its features is the wide SSH compatibility, which tends to support even the legacy apps through access to older restricted algorithms. Also, there’s improved ARM support and a few new shortcuts for quick performance. Kali Linux v2022.1 The OS worshipped by ethical hackers and penetration testers gets an update from the maintainer’s Offensive Security team. This will be the first upgrade (v2022.1) the Kali Linux is getting this year and comes with a host of new features and design changes....

Lapsus$ recently leaked 70GB worth of data belonging to Globant, an IT company that has clients in several countries. The data included sensitive details, and may possibly impact its clients too, who include Apple, Google, and even UK Metropolitan Police. Lapsus$ Continues Hacking Companies Since late last year, we’re tracking a new cybercrime group called Lapsus$ that’s been targeting high-profile companies around the world. With an extensive set of previously compromised or leaked credentials, the Lapsus$ gang is breaching big tech companies to steal their data....

Money Laundering as a Service? An investigation was led by IRS, FBI and law departments of several states to capture Larry Harmon, an Ohio resident. He was charged with dealing a moment laundering business in the darknet, where his service acted as mixer or tumbler for processing transactions securely, avoiding from legal eyes. Harmon was alleged to be laundering money since 2014, and with partnering with many darknet sites, he’s said to be moved over $300 million in Bitcoin worth....

Wiping 70% of Internet! A Texas man, identified as Seth Aaron Pendley (28) was arrested by the FBI in relation to a suspicious plan made by him, to blow up AWS data centers located in Smith Witch road, Ashburn, Virginia. His plans for making this happen were first realized through the MyMilitia website, where he posted his plan. Later, Pendley contacted a man (eventually became the FBI’s source) through Signal messenger and explained his plan about shutting down 70% of the internet through blasting AWS datacenters using C-4 plastic explosives....

This addition comes after the company noted a 40% rise in the use of calls after 2020, thus emphasizing the feature. Users can slide through the Calls tab placed aside Chats, Stories, and People, and see all their contacts with two buttons – an audio call and a video call to initiate a better chat. Dedicated Tab For Messenger Calls Amongst all the free messengers we have today, Facebook’s Messenger is one of the popular ones to chat and make calls....

As of now, the new section will have topics on five different operations of the company, viz Ade, security, collection, sharing, and use of user data. Also, information regarding new privacy and security tools too can be learned. Meta’s Privacy Center With Facebook turning Meta and becoming the parent company, all its subsidiaries have now become independent. Services like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, Facebook and Metaverse, all are having their own portals to consume....

A well-known feature Completely disabling a popular service is always seen as an extreme step. Just like Avast did with its JavaScript earlier this week, now Microsoft did with RDCMan. The tool was previously used among Microsoft internal employees for communication but later released as a tool to be downloaded for users. Ever since it was let out, users installed it as a third-party app and relied on it for quick remote controls....

Microsoft took it to Twitter, warning users to upgrade to newer Windows 11 to stay patched up against unwanted viruses and malware or face the risk. Windows 8.1 Support Ends Coming January Windows 8.1 will officially end its support on January 10, 2023. It means there won’t be any software updates, security updates, or technical support for Windows 8.1. Although systems running Windows 8.1 will still function, they will be exposed to a greater risk of malware....

This decision is made to push users to upgrade their systems to Windows 10 and Windows 11 soon – where Microsoft is putting significant resources to develop. Deprecating Microsoft’s OneDrive It’s usual that OEMs stop pushing updates to their offerings after a said period of time since they want users to evolve with them to the new era. Also, working on old equipment when the majority is running new versions is just a waste of resources....

Making it Easier to Run Linux tools on Windows Microsoft has long promised to make it easy for developers and users to run Linux tools on their Windows systems and is finally making it now. After several refreshments to Linux Subsystem for Windows (WSL), the maker has announced a preview of Linux GUI apps on WSL today. This will let developers run Linux tools, commands, and other utilities on the Windows 10 system....

Researchers pointed out that hackers can use deceiving characters in services like Outlook, to fool and infect sensitive users of a particular organization. Though these attacks have a small scope, they’re highly targeted. Microsoft acknowledge this risk after Bitdefender’s report but didn’t push any update to safeguard users. Misusing Characters For Deceiving People Until the last decade, most of the internet applications we use were spread in general English with the Latin alphabet, which consisted of 26 characters that are easy to note....

However, at that time, this was an immense change in the history of Microsoft Office, and with it comes a premium subscription package like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint has never looked better, although there are a couple of rough spots still people like this fantastic application. But, as we stated, it’s a paid feature, and to use its services, you need to purchase its product key from Microsoft’s official website....

Muslim Pro App Selling Users Location Data to US Military Muslim Pro, an app for tracking the prayer times, routes to masjids, reading Quran in several languages etc, was reported to be sharing users’ granular location data with third parties. It’s having near 100 million installs in Playstore, with users worldwide. It’s now being scrutinized by Singapore’s Data Watchdog for data sharing allegations. The investigation was confirmed by Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), saying it has asked the developer – Bitsmedia to provide more information on how their apps work....

This decision was the first major announcement by the company’s new CEO, appointed earlier this month. Philips had lost 70% of its market cap already, owing to supply chain difficulties and the recalling of critical medical equipment last year, worth billions. Philips Downsizing Workforce In the field of medical device manufacturing, Philips is a well-known brand for all health providers. The Dutch company has a weighted name for producing various medical equipment across the world....

The details include PII like the names, addresses, national IDs, phone numbers, and even the police and medical records. It’s reported that the hacker obtained this information from Shanghai National Police (SHGA) database, thus the information belonging to the Chinese. One Billion Records For Sale Hackers stealing data through some exploit and selling them on underground forums is common. We’ve seen multiple instances in the past where hackers stole records of millions of people and sold them for money....

The Big Hit Sandra Franecke, CEO of the Heritage telemarketing company has revealed the helplessness status of her company through a Facebook post on 24th December. She revealed about the company being hit with a critical virus back in October, where the attacker demanded them to pay ransom for unlocking the encrypted data. This led company to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for obtaining the decryption key and safeguarding the crucial data....

As per reports, the Lapsus$ group initially posted screenshots of what data it had and then published source code belonging to Samsung’s biometric unlocking technologies and other algorithms. This is said to affect Galaxy devices seriously if exploited. Currently, the senstive data leaks are available in torrents too, with over 400 peers actively sharing them. Samsung’s Senstive Data Leaked Last week, the Lapsus$ gang was in the news for hitting and leaking data of graphics giant Nvidia....