White House Blames Facebook And Youtube For Spreading Vaccine Misinformation
The White House has both YouTube, and Facebook on its list of social media platforms officials that are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation about COVID vaccines and are not doing enough to stop it.
Ransomware key to unlock customer data from REvil attack
A computer key that can unlock the files of hundreds of companies that were hacked in a large-scale cyber-attack has been obtained.
Gun owners’ fears after firearms dealer data breach
Thousands of names and addresses belonging to U.K customers of a leading website for buying and selling shotguns and rifles have been published to the dark web following a “security breach”.
Cyber-Attack Disrupts Major South African Port Operations
A cyber-attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town.
Russia Disconnects From Internet In Tests As It Bolsters Security – RBC Daily
Russia managed to disconnect itself from the global internet during tests in June and July, the RBC daily reported.
British Man Arrested In Spain Over Twitter Hack
Spanish police have arrested a 22-year-old UK citizen, Joseph O’Connor, in connection with the hacking of 130 high-profile Twitter accounts, including those of Elon Musk, Barack Obama, and Kanye West.
New Windows 10 Vulnerability Allows Anyone to Get Admin Privileges
Windows 10 and Windows 11 are vulnerable to a local elevation of privilege vulnerability after discovering that users with low privileges can access sensitive Registry database files.
Microsoft Shares Workarounds for Serioussam Windows 10 Zero-Day Bug
Microsoft has shared workarounds for a Windows 10 zero-day vulnerability that can let attackers gain admin rights on vulnerable systems and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Google Chrome Now Comes With Up To 50x Faster Phishing Detection
Google Chrome now comes with up to 50 times faster phishing detection starting with the latest released version 92, promoted to the stable channel on Tuesday.
NPM Package Steals Chrome Passwords on Windows Via Recovery Tool
New npm malware has been caught stealing credentials from the Google Chrome web browser by using legitimate password recovery tools on Windows systems.
DuckDuckgo is Introducing Email Protection
DuckDuckGo has announced the launching of Email Protection, a new feature that will protect email privacy without switching email services.
New Linux Kernel Bug Lets You Get Root on Most Modern Distros
Unprivileged attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in default configurations of the Linux Kernel’s filesystem layer on vulnerable devices.
Experts Warn Of A 16-Year-Old Vulnerability (CVE-2021-3438)
Researchers from SentinelOne have discovered a 16-year-old security vulnerability in an HP, Xerox, and Samsung printers driver that can allow attackers to gain admin rights on systems running the flawed driver.
Ghana Telecom Subscriptions for March 2021
Ghana National Communication Authority has released the Telecom Subscriptions for March 2021.
At the end of March 2021, the total number of mobile voice subscriptions was 41,418,710. This represents a percentage increase of 0.82% from February 2021’s figure which was 41,083,073. The total penetration rate for the month under review was 133.14%
China Accused of Cyber-Attack On Microsoft Exchange Servers
The UK, US, and EU have accused China of carrying out a major cyber-attack earlier this year.
Whatsapp Blocks Two Million Indian Accounts
WhatsApp has said it blocked over two million accounts in India in May and June for violating rules.
