Urgent WordPress Update Fixes Critical Flaw in Jetpack Plugin on Million of Sites

Wed, 31 May 2023 18:54:00
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Dan

WordPress has issued an automatic update to address a critical flaw in the Jetpack plugin that's installed on over five million sites.

The vulnerability, which was unearthed during an internal security audit, resides in an API present in the plugin since version 2.0, which was released in November...

Critical Firmware Vulnerability in Gigabyte Systems Exposes ~7 Million Devices

Wed, 31 May 2023 18:52:00
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Dan

Cybersecurity researchers have found "backdoor-like behavior" within Gigabyte systems, which they say enables the UEFI firmware of the devices to drop a Windows executable and retrieve updates in an unsecure format.

Firmware security firm Eclypsium said it first detected the anomaly in April 2023....

Data Stealing Malware Discovered in Popular Android Screen Recorder App

Wed, 31 May 2023 18:48:00
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Dan

Google has removed a screen recording app named "iRecorder - Screen Recorder" from the Play Store after it was found to sneak in information stealing capabilities nearly a year after the app was published as an innocuous app.

The app (APK package name "com.tsoft.app.iscreenrecorder"), which accrue...

E.U. Regulators Hit Meta with Record $1.3 Billion Fine for Data Transfer Violations

Wed, 31 May 2023 18:41:00
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Dan

Facebook's parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union data protection regulators for transferring the personal data of users in the region to the U.S.

In a binding decision taken by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the social media giant has been ordered t...

Is Gmail killing independent email?

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 3:46:00
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Dan

People report that self-hosted emails always end up in Gmail spam. Is there anything Google can do about it?

You've probably seen it on Reddit or Hacker News: People complaining that their self-hosted emails always end up in the spam folder of Gmail - even if they set up everything correctly. The...