Avast Fined $16.5 Million for Selling User Data and Will No Longer Trade It
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a ruling banning antivirus software developer, Avast, from selling web…
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Apple Protects iMessage Conversations from Sophisticated Quantum Attacks
Apple has announced a groundbreaking post-quantum encryption protocol called PQ3 for iMessage. The company characterizes this new encryption…
Chrome will protect users’ internal resources from external attacks
Chromium Engine to Implement Protective Feature for User Resources The Chromium engine, which forms part of the Google…
Law enforcement agencies from several countries seize servers of hacker group LockBit
Following the joint operation “Cronos”, law enforcement authorities from the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan have successfully…
FBI Destroys Spy Botnet and Accuses Russian Intelligence of its Creation
U.S. Authorities Dismantle Botnet Allegedly Linked to Russian Intelligence The U.S. government has announced the successful dismantling of…
Apple Starts Disabling Web Applications on iPhones in Europe, Citing Security Reasons
In a significant move, Apple has commenced the withdrawal of support for Progressive Web Apps (PWA) on iPhones…
A virus extracting biometric data from users begins to spread on iOS.
First iOS Trojan Stealing Users’ Biometric Data Detected Group-IB, a company specializing in cybersecurity services, has discovered the…
Microsoft Admits that Exploits Are Bypassing Windows Security Features
This week saw Microsoft releasing another security update as part of its Patch Tuesday program. The package contains…
Roskomnadzor Records Data Leaks of 510 Million Russian Citizens since the Start of the Year
Since the beginning of 2024, Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has recorded 19 data breaches, resulting in the theft…
The first open-source security processor presented
OpenTitan Coalition Launches First Commercial Open-Source Security Microprocessor The OpenTitan coalition recently announced the launch of the first…