Visible Credentials Social Captain, a service that claims to increase users Instagram followers by specifically targeting traffic/hashtags/accounts etc. Though it’s having thousands of followers, this platform is turned to be following loose security measures. Anyone interested in trying this service should connect their Instagram account to Social Captain platform, that’s by logging into Social Captain with Instagram login credentials. After which, the user can choose to gain traffic by selecting several ways if targeting accounts....

This is effectively removing the current minimum daily time limit of 5 minutes, which started in 2018. The platform is also seen reminding tye users constantly to update the new time limits, forcing them to switch to a new minimum slab. Instagram New Daily Time Limit Instagram in 2018 announced the daily time limits in the app, after receiving criticism from several entities over ruining the digital well-being being of its users....

Apple’s New Security Feature for iMessage While Apple is picked by most users for its commitment to security and privacy policies, the recent attacks on Al Jazeera journalists has triggered the community to believe nothing is safe. While these attacks via iMessage happened again to users using iOS 13 and below, iOS 14 users remained safe. This is because Apple has introduced a new security feature called BlastDoor in iMessage, which is a sandboxing feature to test the malicious content in iMessage and protect the device from being infected with any malicious software....

Ad-fraud and DDoS attack Though installing from official app stores like Google Playstore is recommended, threat actors will somehow manage to sneak in their malicious apps into it. And users installing will be facing consequences like data theft, ad fraud, or being served in IoT botnets. Here’s one such network created by an attacker, who, under his malicious app as Updates for Android, created a botnet to attack a cybersecurity website!...

Maki Murakami, the artist famous for her hentai arts is now suing NyaHentai and a few other pirate sites, that are hosting her works. Though she successfully forced Cloudflare to remove her unauthorized works from these sites, she’s asking the platform to disclose identifiable details of its operators. Taking on Manga Pirates Little did we know that pirate sites hosting manga comics will perform as well as general pirate sites hosting all movies and TV shows....

This is in line with the company’s recent pivoting plans, where Meta said it’d focus more on video and VR products. The new expansion also includes more tools for creators to be creative and earn more, as Meta induces Reels in more sections of Facebook and Instagram. Expanding Reels Globally Losing over $250 billion market cap in a day, Meta has already made its mark in the US stock market this month....

All Windows 10 systems running on versions before the January 2022 security Tuesday update are vulnerable, where Microsoft patched this bug in that update. The researcher, in his exploit note, stated that he chose to go public with his findings since Microsoft has reduced the bug bounty reward. Privilege Escalation Bug in Windows 10 In the regular course of finding bugs, RyeLv, a security researcher has spotted a crucial privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 10, which is tracked as CVE-2022-21882....

Under this, the system admins will choose particular drivers and firmware updates to be updated by the endpoint users in an environment. There will also be a management reporting service to let the managers know the status of servicing systems. Windows Update For Business The Windows Update section in any Windows version of Microsoft is about receiving and applying the new updates released by respective software/hardware OEMs. As they constantly push new updates, it becomes a mess for the user to choose the right one....

More details and pricing of this plan aren’t available yet, but the Netflix CEO said an ad tier wouldn’t be as we all see today – but maybe an option to turn off all the ads. So, it’s for those who really don’t mind watching ads. Another report says that NBC Universal and Google are trying to aid Netflix to build its ad-tier version. Advertisements in Netflix The first quarter of this year marks the first time in a decade that Netflix lost its subscribers!...

Netflix unveiled five games initially made by different publishers and requires paid membership from users to play. The games should be downloaded before playing, and available for all the profiles in one account. Netflix Games Are Live Netflix in July this year announced venturing into games, to maximize the revenue and cash on the popularity of its titles. A month later, it trailed with Poland users initially and received a good response....

IoT technology allows devices to communicate with one another. As a result, IoT finds application in almost every field, from manufacturing industries to homes. Hence, it is not wrong to say that IoT is slowly becoming a part of our everyday lives. IoT homes, or smart homes, are becoming the norm. The initial investment for a smart home may be difficult for people to bear; however, its benefits can help reduce your utility bills in the long run....

Oxfam Australia Data Breach Oxfam Australia is a nonprofit organization having millions of volunteers, and raising funds for helping poor countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The organization was subjected to a security incident in January this year, where one of its databases was stolen by an unknown hacker (group). This was first reported by BleepingComputer, where it found a hacker was selling the stolen database of Oxfam Australia in a forum....

Sophisticated Stealing Bypassing Google’s filters isn’t that easy. But a sophisticated malware gang has done it anyway by faking Google’s Playstore in many ways. An active campaign discovered by Kaspersky researchers, reveals several apps in Google Playstore, and a third-party app repository called APKpure, have been distributing malware to your Android phone. This campaign’s been active since 2016 and is targeted to only specific countries. As usual, these malicious apps are intended to steal sensitive information by planting backdoors in the user’s phone....

Stable Android 11 on Pixel Phones Still Has Bugs Google has released the Android 11 to several phones and made the source code public earlier this month. It bought us new features in privacy, multitasking, and easy navigations. While it’s appreciated by the community for numerous good reasons, it’s now being accused of undocumented bugs. Several users of Pixel phones like Pixel 2, 3, 4, and even 4a have reported bugs in Android 11....

Microsoft released updates to patch these bugs a week ago, but it’s still in the hands of the end users to apply it. While they do so, researchers have noted a rise in exploitations against these bugs since September this year. Microsoft Exchange Bugs Microsoft Exchange is often targeted by hackers due to its popularity, and many use this server software for hosting and managing their files. Thus, any bugs found in this software are quickly exploited to take advantage....

PwndLocker Ransomware is just another malware group focusing on corporations and cities. This is simple ideology, as the bigger bodies garner huge payments rather than individuals. In this pursuit, the ransomware group has targeted and encrypted the whole network of Lasalle County in Illinois and Novi Sad City in Serbia earlier this week. They were successful in stealing and encrypting the data from the whole network. Decryptor within a week!...

Researchers say that the actual intention of the hack was not to steal credentials, but the windows credentials as usernames and NTLM hashes. This is by exploiting the SMB feature and file:// prefix. This ultimate goal was to attain network-wide access by compromising one of the employee’s credentials. From Energy to Aviation – Energetic Bear San Francisco International Airport is the largest in the Bay Area, having international flights to tens of countries....

Samsung hasn’t made any official announcement for this rollout but did so silently. However, the Smart TV Plus is previously available only to Samsung users and is ad-supported. Samsung Smart TV Plus Available For all Lately, the online streaming wars have heated up with the rise of new players like Peacock, HBO+, Disney, etc. However, these platforms backed by big players are capturing the market slowly. As every tech company sees the demand for this new space, they’re entering in with whatever they have to lure the customers....

Though Spotify didn’t mention the inclusion of HiFi audio in the Platinum tier yet, it said the price of this would be $19.99 a month – hinting at having the ultra-premium features in it. As the HiFi audio is the only one left till now, it’s most likely to be coming with this new plan. Spotify Premium Plan with HiFi Audio Early last year, Spotify said it’d bring an all-new HiFi audio feature to its platform that will give users rich audio streaming bringing “music in CD-quality lossless audio format....

Starbucks RCE Bug Patched A bug hunter named Kamil “ko2sec” Onur Özkaleli has reported a flaw in one of Singapore’s mobile domains, which was now patched. It relates to Starbucks Singapore’s website – mobile.starbucks.com.sg. Ko2sec defined that he discovered a .ashx endpoint in the site, which is designated for handling the image files into the site. Since Starbucks didn’t restrict the file type uploads, attackers can use this flaw to upload any malicious files to the site and exploit it....