BreachForums to be shut down after all for fear of law enforcement infiltration

Categories: News

Tags: BreachForums

Tags: Pompompurin

Tags: FBI

Tags: Dark Web

Tags: data breaches

After the arrest of the administrator of the Dark Web site BreachForums there was talk about keeping it alive, but now the forums will be shut down for fear of law enforcement infiltration.

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Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware

Categories: News

Tags: emotet

Tags: malware

Tags: IRS

Tags: scam

Tags: email

Tags: W-9

Tags: word

Tags: document

Tags: macro

Tags: macros

We look at a current tax scam in circulation which looks to make an Emotet deposit on your PC.

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Google Pixel: Cropped or edited images can be recovered

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Google

Tags: Pixel

Tags: Markup

Tags: CVE-2023-21036

Tags: recover

Tags: PNG

Tags: truncated

A vulnerability in the Markup tool that comes pre-installed on Pixel phones allows anyone with access to the edited image to view parts of the original.

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How to avoid potentially unwanted programs

Categories: Explained

Categories: News

Tags: potentially unwanted programs

Tags: PUAs

Tags: PUPs

If you’ve ever downloaded software onto your computer, chances are you’ve unknowingly cluttered your machine with potentially unwanted programs.

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Google reveals 18 chip vulnerabilities threatening mobile, wearables, vehicles

Categories: News

Tags: android

Tags: google

Tags: samsung

Tags: chip

Tags: VoLTE

Tags: modem

Tags: chipset

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: pixel

Tags: CVE-2023-24033

We take a look at multiple vulnerabilities highlighted by Google’s Project Zero team, and what you can do to ward off the threat of attack.

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