Tech giants slam “draconian” new Sri Lanka Online Safety Bill
Just a few days after politicians in the UK signed off on the highly-debated Online Safety Bill, a homonymous proposed law is now sparking discussions over five thousand miles away. …
Microsoft Defender will finally stop claiming Tor is malware
Tor has confirmed that Microsoft Defender will no longer wrongly flag the alternative browser as malware after a battle with Microsoft to get the story straight. The problem stems from…
Bing Chat just beat a CAPTCHA used to stop hackers and spammers
Bing Chat is no stranger to controversy — in fact, sometimes it feels like there’s a never-ending stream of scandals surrounding it and tools like ChatGPT — and now the…
There’s a dangerous new malware-as-a-service on the rise – here’s what you need to know
A brand new malware-as-a-service (MaaS), capable of a wide range of malicious actions, is being offered on the dark web, researchers have found. Cybersecurity experts from Zscaler ThreatLabz observed a…
“This is not a leak” – Mullvad VPN dismisses alleged accounts breach
One of the most popular VPN services around today has dismissed allegations regarding dozens of its users’ accounts being found on the dark web. Mullvad VPN told TechRadar Pro that…
Exim mail servers left open to zero-day attacks for over a year
A major flaw in Exim’s mail transfer agent (MTA) software has been detected that has gone without a patch for more than a year. Researchers from Trend Micro’s Zero Day…
The most secure browser in the world is 15 years old – here’s how it sees the future
From its humble beginnings as a one-man project from a basement in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, DuckDuckGo has grown to become one of the most respected privacy focused browsers in the…
Bad news – turns out even long passwords can be cracked easily
If you thought using a longer password is better for your security than a short one, then you may want to think again. New research from Specops Software has found…
Bing AI chat messages are being hijacked by ads pushing malware
Malvertising has made its way to Bing’s chatbot/search engine. Cybersecurity researchers from Malwarebytes recently observed a malicious ad being offered as part of the Chat-GPT, AI-powered answer to a search…
Booking.com customers targeted in major new phishing campaign
A compromised Booking.com hotel account was used in an elaborate phishing scheme aiming to empty customer bank accounts, a new report from cybersecurity experts Perception Point claims. As per the…