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Zero-days for hacking WhatsApp are now worth millions

Thanks to improvements in security mechanisms and mitigations, hacking cell phones — both running iOS and Android — has become an expensive endeavor. That’s why hacking techniques for apps like WhatsApp are now worth millions of dollars, TechCrunch has learned. Last week, a Russian company that buys zero-days — flaws …

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Apple released security patches for iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3

Apple released security updates on Wednesday to fix a new vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS. This vulnerability is being actively exploited by attackers. According to Aplle support page, the company traced two CVE as CVE-2023-42824 and CVE-2023-5217 for iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3. According to Apple, Kernel Available for: iPhone …

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Criminal store thousand Bangladeshi’s finger print

SIM biometrics, calllists (statements) and information about financial services institutions are provided on mobile phones — such an ad was advertised on Facebook by criminal gangs last month. This came to the notice of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) Cyber and Special Crime Department. The advertisement was promoted from a Facebook …

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24X7 Security Awareness: Understanding Cyber Threats, Types and Trends

In this digital world, technology touches each and every aspect of our lives, from personal communications to business operations. October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of privacy, online safety and the steps we can take to protect ourselves in the digital …

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Bypass Cloudflare Firewall and DDoS Protections using Cloudflare

Cloudflare, despite its strong DDoS protection, can still be bypassed by exploiting logic flaws in its firewall demanded by Security researcher Stefan Proksch from Certitude. This allows attackers to perform DDoS attacks on targeted devices. Cloudflare DDoS Protection Bypass Discovered: Security researcher Stefan Proksch from Certitude recently discussed how an …

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