Microsoft is taking a big security-based stance with the latest iterations of its software. As such, you'd expect a group of hackers to struggle when trying to crack it. Unfortunately, a hacking contest proved that wrong, as both Windows 11 and Teams buckled under the prowess of some of the best hackers in the world […]
Continue ReadingHacking has become popular because of the rapid transmission of information online. Ethical hacking helps identify vulnerabilities in a system and increases security by repairing them. It also secures systems against hackers who might steal valuable information. MUO – Feed
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A recently discovered bug in Microsoft's proprietary MSHTML browser engine gives hackers remote code execution in all versions of Windows. Attackers are using specially crafted Word documents to exploit this zero-day bug. Unfortunately, MSHTML is also used by several Microsoft products, including Skype, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Outlook, so the problem is pretty widespread. As […]
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In order to protect your personal data, you need to stay up to date and learn about cyberattacks. But what about the people who are behind those attacks? Hackers are often lumped into a group all together, but there are numerous different types. You’ll have heard about all the usual colored-hat-hackers: white, black, gray, or […]
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The unfortunate rise in unemployment caused by the pandemic made communities on platforms like LinkedIn much more active. Job seekers began to hunt for new opportunities and employers started looking for candidates to fill empty positions. Unfortunately, some hackers have decided this is a good time to try and steal data from other LinkedIn users. Hackers Are […]
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With Facebook’s 2.8 billion active monthly users, hackers now have an ocean of accounts to exploit. Despite security updates made after a 2018 security breach that affected more than 30 million users, over 500,000 phone numbers were still leaked in 2019. Although Facebook’s security has improved drastically after these breaches, hackers target individual accounts. So […]
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