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Microsoft Internet Explorer users are vulnerable to Zero Day flaw
Microsoft is urging its users to install a new security patch for the Internet Explorer Zero-Day flaw which could be anytime exploited by hackers to run malicious code. Security analysts from the American Technology company say that the exploit can trick IE users in clicking on malicious links and might make them visit unsafe web […]
China accuses Apple Inc with spying through iPhones
China has directly accused Apple Inc of installing monitoring software on its iPhones and computers to conduct espionage on ordinary users as well as country leaders. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the US tech company has been conducting espionage through backdoors on its device users for as long as ten years. However, […]
Microsoft seeks evidence from the US on Huawei espionage with its 5G network equipment
The Controversial trade war between the US and the Chinese Huawei 5G equipment suppliers has taken a new turn with American software giant Microsoft seeking evidence from the Trump administration that the 5G network equipment supplied by the Chinese telecom company is indeed conducting espionage. Logically speaking trade wisely, Huawei happens to be the No […]
Microsoft thinking to drop ‘One Password’ idea for all its web services
We all know that American Tech giant Microsoft (MS) has inducted a new login policy almost two years ago which urges its service users to use a single password across multiple service accounts. For instance, a single username and password being used on Skype can be used on other services owned by Microsoft like OneDrive, […]
Does Microsoft Windows Defender offer Ransomware Protection
All Win 10 users get Windows Defender by default which helps them protect against the most dangerous cyber threats vying in the cyber landscape. But most of us don’t know that the anti-malware solution offered by the American tech giant Microsoft also has Ransomware protection. It was added in October 2017 security update to all […]
Microsoft is officially listening to the Skype calls of its customers
Skype an online app of Microsoft (MS) which offers audio and video communication through the internet is in news for all wrong reasons these days. After Google and Amazon, American software giant Microsoft has admitted that the Skype calls of its customers are being heard by a group of contractors hired by MS specifically for […]
Cybersecurity News trending on Google
1) According to a survey, Small and Medium Scale Businesses (SMBs) in the UK are being subjected to over 10,000 cyberattacks per day which could cost them £4.5 billion on an annual note. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey which included SMBs from Scotland says that over 1 million businesses operating across the UK […]
US Tech Giants follows the new standard to allow users to access health data with ease
Technology giants like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have joined hands to provide online consumers easier access to their medical records by joining a new data model at a White House Blue Button Developers Conference recently. CARIN Blue Button API is the data model which offers a specific standard to share health data with ease […]
Russia, Iran, North Korea target Microsoft customers with Cyber Attacks
Microsoft has released an official statement yesterday saying that it has notified more than 10,000 of its customers that they were being targeted by cyberattacks from hackers hailing from Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Tom Burt, the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft has confirmed the news in a statement released yesterday and said that 85% […]
Bluetooth Vulnerability exposes iOS and FitBit devices to Cyber Attacks
All Microsoft and Apple device users should turn off their device Bluetooth when not in use as hackers can exploit certain vulnerabilities in the said communication medium for espionage-related activities. The susceptibility is said to compromise iOS, Microsoft and users of wearable devices such Fitbits extremely. Users of Android-based OS devices are reported to be […]
