Cybersecurity researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered severe cryptographic vulnerabilities in several end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage platforms. These vulnerabilities could allow a threat actor to illegally access customers’ sensitive data. Jonas Hofmann and Kien Tuong Truong, ETH Zurich researchers, in a new report, reveal that in the setting of a malicious server, they performed … Read more
Microsoft Edge is one of the best web browser and is faster than most of the browsers. But there are certain times when Edge gets slower. This can be because of any update or because the browser gets cluttered with time, with lots of cache, cookies, and extensions. Here are the best ways to speed … Read more
Microsoft recently warned that the Windows 11 2024 Update (version 24H2) may cause Office apps like Excel and Word to stop responding and freeze after installation. According to the Redmond giant, the issue occurs on Windows 11, version 24H2 devices when “antimalware security solutions enable certain features.” The company further clarifies that devices running CrowdStrike’s Falcon … Read more
Microsoft recently acknowledged a significant issue affecting macOS users of OneDrive that is causing apps to hang or become unresponsive when trying to open or save files in OneDrive. This known issue, which affects systems running Mac’s latest operating system, macOS Sequoia (also known as macOS 15), is currently being investigated by the Redmond giant. … Read more
If YouTube is loading slow with fast internet, you’re not alone. For many of us, YouTube is the go-to platform for streaming videos. But it can be incredibly frustrating when everything feels stuck in slow motion—videos take forever to load, comments don’t show up, and the whole site just drags. Fortunately, there are proven solutions … Read more
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) on Wednesday revealed that the infamous North Korean Lazarus Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group exploited a now-patched Google Chrome zero-day vulnerability through a fake decentralized finance (DeFi) game to install spyware and steal wallet credentials. On May 13, 2024, Kaspersky experts discovered a malicious campaign that had begun in February … Read more
Cybersecurity company Fortinet has confirmed that a critical security vulnerability in FortiManager devices has reportedly been actively exploited in the wild. The critical vulnerability dubbed as CVE-2024-47575 (CVSS score: 9.8), also known as FortiJump, originates from the FortiGate to FortiManager (FGFM) protocol in FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud. “A missing authentication for critical function vulnerability [CWE-306] … Read more
Facebook has a feature called Lock Profile that enables you to lock your profile from people not on your friend list. Locking your profile will prevent others from viewing posts and information on it, sharing and downloading your profile picture and cover photo, and more. The feature is available to everyone, but many users are … Read more
It’s NTFS is a system that Windows computers use to store files. Since many people use Windows, most external hard drives and USB sticks also use NTFS. But, if you try to use one of these drives with a Mac computer, you might have limited success. Macs can only read from NTFS drives, which means … Read more
Cybersecurity experts at HUMAN’s Satori threat intelligence team have identified a cluster of VPN (Virtual Private Network) apps on the Google Play Store that can transform Android phones into residential proxies without their knowledge (via BleepingComputer). According to a report published this week by HUMAN, the team has found a total of 28 dangerous Android … Read more
OneDrive is a cloud service app from Microsoft that comes with Windows 10 and 11. It lets you keep your files in the cloud so you can get to them from anywhere. This means that you can easily sync your files across devices, including Android smartphones, iPhones, Mac or Windows PCs OneDrive offers only 5GB … Read more
Have you found a good movie to watch? but it is not available on the OTTs so you turn to different websites where you can watch them. These websites are blocked by your ISP or via the state-implemented firewall. Or your school/workplace administrator has blocked access to OTT platforms like Netflix and Hulu. So, let … Read more
Ever since we got our hands on smartphones and tablets, we tend to use the web browser to search websites on the go. It doesn’t stop there as we surf the web on multiple devices, including desktop,laptops, or even smart TVs at home. It can be difficult to remember the browsing history, login passwords, bookmarks, … Read more
If the CrowdStrike fiasco wasn’t enough, Microsoft’s Windows latest July 2024 security update is sending Windows PCs into BitLocker recovery mode once they are booted. For those unaware, Microsoft released its latest July 2024 Windows mandatory security update (KB5040442) on July 9, 2024, for Windows 11 version 23H2 and version 22H2, as well as Windows … Read more
Alon Leviev, a security researcher at SafeBreach, has drawn urgent attention to software “downgrade attacks” on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems that can force fully up-to-date software to revert to an older version with known, exploitable vulnerabilities. Making the announcement at the ongoing security conference “Black Hat 2024” held in Las Vegas, … Read more
Cybersecurity firm Fortra has discovered a new security flaw in a Windows driver that is causing the infamous BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) on fully updated Windows PCs. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6768, is a denial of service (DoS) in the Common Log File System (CLFS.sys) driver of Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server … Read more