Recently, the latest version of the Microsoft Edge browser raised data privacy concerns after a bug in the “ Follow creators ” feature was found leaking the URLs of every website that the user visited to the Bing API servers. If this was not enough, now an image-enhancement feature in the Edge browser has been found to be automatically sent the URL of the image displayed on the browser to Microsoft for processing....

Rumors have been floating around regarding Facebook and Instagram threatening to pull their services out of Europe. This has propped up after the transatlantic privacy agreement between Europe and the USA, which has flamed uncertainties of social media giant’s future in the region. It has come up after Europe’s Court of Justice struck down Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield agreement earlier, which paved the way for data exchange conflicts. Meta , the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have categorically denied any such claims of pulling out in their blog post:...

Fappening 2.0: Lindsey Vonn Calls Hackers who Leaked her nude Photos with Tiger Woods an ‘Outrageous and Despicable Invasion’ Two things seem to be making news these days – Game of Thrones Season 7 leaks and Fappening 2.0 explicit leaks. We have already had the leaked NSFW images of about eight celebrities including Danielle Lloyd, Miley Cyrus, Katharine McPhee, Kristen Stewart, Stella Maxwell, Lindsey Vonn, Anne Hathaway and Tiger Woods in past two days and the Fappening hackers promising more....

Tor Developer, Isis Lovecruft Accuses the FBI of Harassment Isis Agora Lovecruft, who is a lead software developer for Tor has been characterised by secretive threats at the hands of US law enforcement from the first time she met them six months ago. Apparently, the FBI would really like to talk to her, but won’t tell her (or her lawyer) exactly why. Now, Lovecruft has published a blog post accusing the FBI of harassment for the past six months....

Researchers develop new Terahertz transmitter which sends data at 100 Gbps and above and is 10 times faster than upcoming 5G tech While smartphone users world over are awaiting deployment of 5G tech by their respective mobile service providers, researchers from Japan have stolen the march over 5G by developing a new terahertz transmitter which can transmit data at an unbelievable speed of more than 100Gbs and above. While the fifth generation of mobile network, 5G is hardly three years away from its launch in 2020, this new tech could totally change the face of how we transmit data wirelessly....

As of December 2020, Google Chrome accounted for about 66 percent of the global desktop internet browser market share. The reliable and feature-packed web browser also dominates the mobile internet browser market. Sadly, Google Chrome is a resource-intensive web browser. The browser is known to consume a noticeable amount of RAM for its proper functioning. According to a new report from Windows Latest, Google might soon resolve the performance issues associated with Chrome....

At the Android Developer Summit last year, Google had announced that it is working on the Android 12L operating system, which is designed specifically for large screen devices, including tablets, foldable smartphones, and Chrome OS devices. The search giant on Monday officially introduced Android 12L as “an update to Android 12 with features that will make tablets and foldables simpler and easier to use.” With 12L, Google is optimizing the display for the home screen, lock screen, notification shade, device set-up screens, settings, and more, which makes it look more beautiful and easier to use on screens larger than 600sp(scalable pixels)....

VideoLAN releases a security update for vulnerable VLC Media player VLC media player has been discovered with two high-risk security flaws on software versions 3.0.6 and earlier that can allow attackers to load specially crafted video files in the vulnerable system to execute the arbitrary code. For those unaware, VLC media player is one of the best and most popular media players with over 3 billion downloads. It is a free, open source, and portable, cross-platform which can be used on Windows, macOS, Linux, as well as Android and iOS mobile platforms....

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog based on evidence of active exploitation found in the DevOps platform GitLab. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-7028 (CVSS score: 10) allows a threat actor to trigger password reset emails to be sent to arbitrary, unverified email addresses, ultimately facilitating an account takeover without user interaction. Further, successful exploitation of the vulnerability could also lead to supply chain attacks by inserting malicious code in CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) environments....

Smartphones running Android 8.0 (Oreo) or above are impacted by a bug, tracked as CVE-2019-2114 , that allows hackers to plant malware on nearby devices via NFC beaming discreetly. However, Google recently released a patch to address this vulnerability. For those unaware, NFC (Near Field Communication) beaming works via an internal Android OS service known as Android Beam. Android Beam allows data to be transferred between two devices via NFC radio waves and also allows the rapid short-range exchange of web bookmarks, contact info, directions, YouTube videos, and other data....

Switching between Windows and macOS becomes a daily thing when you are a power user. Transferring files for use on either is often required to get things done ispecifictain manner. Not all mac files can open on Windows, and that’s where the gridlock happens. For instance, you need to open DMG files in Windows , which is not supported by default. There are some quick and easy methods to view or open a DMG file on Windows through freeware applications....

Well, the word “Belkin Router” reminds us of people having a hard time in logging into the Router’s dashboard. But we already published an article on How to Login into Belkin Router 192.168.2.1? . Which helped a lot of people in getting into the dashboard of the Belkin router by using a default gateway IP, 192.168.2.1. In this article, we are also providing you the best way of resetting the default settings of Belkin router....

Malware in computer at Kudankulam plant, admits Nuclear Power Corporation of India. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) on Wednesday confirmed that one of the computers of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, was hit by a malware attack in September. The acknowledgment comes a day after the plant authorities denied social media posts and some media reports of a cyberattack on its systems....

CDKeys is a grey market site that sells cheap gift cards and game keys online. However, unlike its competitors, CDKeys doesn’t have joysticks, skins, in-game currencies, and software in its niche. They came about the time when digital copies of popular games took off. They started with PC game keys and, later on, expanded to include Xbox Live, PSN, Nintendo Games, Origin and gift cards for Steam and iTunes. The entire purchasing and sending process only takes somewhere between five to ten minutes, so you get your purchase in an instant....

Offensive Security recently announced its third release of 2022, Kali Linux 2022.3 with virtual machine improvements, improved ARM support, Linux Kernel 5.18.5, and new tools to play with. For those unaware, Kali Linux is one of the best Linux distros for hackers, pen-tester, and security researchers because most of the hacking tools that are available online are built-in this Linux Distro. What’s New In Kali Linux 2022.3? The Kali Linux Team introduces a number of new features, including a New Discord Server, Test Lab Environment, Opening Kali-Tools Repository, New releases in NetHunter store, Virtual Machines Updates, and New Tools In Kali....

In a recent update in the world of online security, KeepSolid has turned its DNS Firewall component of the VPN Unlimited package into a standalone application. Earlier, users were required to purchase the VPN Unlimited suite to use the DNS Firewall feature. Now you can download DNS Firewall directly without needing any other package. As DNS phishing and DNS-based malware have become more popular, the private data of a user (login credentials, credit card information, identity information) is at more risk than ever....

“ Apple ” the most valuable brand in the world produces some of the best Hardware & Software products and Mac OS is one of them. If you don’t know what Mac OS Is? then you came to the right place because here, in this article, we are providing you with everything you need to know about MacOs. We will start with What Mac OS is, its history, advantages, and disadvantages of using Mac OS....

Called the “Overture Maps Foundation”, the new collaborative effort looks to develop interoperable open map data on an open-source method that can be used and reused across applications and businesses. This means developers will be able to use Overture map data freely and build on it. It aims to kill the dominance of Google Maps in the area of digital mapping by collating and curating data sets required for building detailed and up-to-date maps from around the world for free....

Microsoft has now made the Edge’s Surf game Easter egg available as an offline game in its browser. This offline game is very similar to SkiFree, a classic skiing game that was released in 1991 for Microsoft’s Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows. The game is now available for everyone to play, which you can access via edge://surf/ if you are on Edge version 82 onwards. Microsoft has added this to Edge Canary and Dev builds of the browser, and it is expected to appear in the main stable version of the browser soon....