Bad news for Linux users, a flaw tracked as CVE-2019-12735 allows to hack their systems by tricking them into opening a specially crafted file in Vim or Neovim Editor. Security expert Armin Razmjou has recently found a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2019-12735) in Vim and Neovim command-line text editing applications. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-12735, is classified as an arbitrary OS command […]
Security expert discovered an exposed database belonging to Shanghai Jiao Tong University containing 8.4TB in email metadata. Cloudflare Director of Trust & Safety Justin Paine discovered an unprotected database owned by Shanghai Jiao Tong University that was exposed online. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University is considered one of the most prominent academic institution based in […]
Crooks are posing as CIA agents in a sextortion campaign, they are sending emails to inform the victims of an investigation into online pedophilia rings. Crooks are posing as CIA agents in a new sextortion campaign, they are sending emails to inform potential victims of an ongoing investigation into online pedophilia rings. Fraudsters are offering […]
Retro video game website Emuparadise revealed to have suffered a data breach that exposed 1.1 Million accounts back in April 2018. Emuparadise is a website that offers tons of roms, isos and retro video games, users can download and play them with an emulator or play them with the web browser. The security breach occurred in […]
Spanish authorities extradited 94 Taiwanese to China to face telephone and online fraud charges, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry expressed a strong regret. Spain extradited 94 Taiwanese to China to face telephone and online fraud charges, the indicted were transferred via plane by officials. “The suspects arrived Friday morning at Beijing airport on a chartered flight. Footage […]
Microsoft is warning of an active spam campaign targeting European languages that leverages an exploit to infect simply by opening the attachment. Microsoft issued a warning on Friday about an ongoing spam campaign that is targeting European users. Spam messages are carrying weaponized RTF documents that could infect users with malware without any user interaction, […]
Millions of Exim mail servers are exposed to attacks due to a critical vulnerability that makes it possible for unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. A critical vulnerability affects versions 4.87 to 4.91 of the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software. The flaw could be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands […]
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Automated teller machine vendor Diebold Nixdorf has released security updates to address a remote code execution vulnerability in older ATMs. Diebold Nixdorf discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in older ATMs and is urging its customers in installing security updates it has released to address the flaw. The vulnerability affects older Opteva model ATMs, Diebold Nixdorf […]
Facebook announced it would stop Huawei from pre-installing social networking apps on its smartphones to comply with US sanctions. Facebook announced it will no longer allow pre-installation of its social networking apps on Huawei smartphones to comply with the US ban on the Chinese tech giant. “We are reviewing the Commerce Department’s final rule and […]