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The Messaging App WeChat Exceeds 1 Billion User Account 1

The Messaging App WeChat Exceeds 1 Billion User Account

WeChat, the Chinese Internet giant Tencent’s multi-function messaging system, now has more than a billion user accounts, said group boss Pony Ma. In China, WeChat is ubiquitous: the application for…

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How to Unlock Your Android Device Using Android Device Manager?

Android Device Manager – Android owns a tool that helps you to locate and remotely wipe your stolen device. Device Manager Device Manager is an applet in your operating System’s…

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More Malvertising Attacks Vs iOS Devices Due to Limited Adblocking Options

More Malvertising Attacks Vs iOS Devices, Due to Limited Adblocking Options

Apple’s iOS platform has been touted as a better mobile OS than Android in the standpoint of security. However, contrary to the loyal followers of Apple, their hardware and their…

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13 Newly Discovered Malicious Apps Deleted By Google From the Play Store

13 Newly Discovered Malicious Apps, Deleted By Google From the Play Store

Google for a decade now has been keeping with its promise of securing Android as they see fit. The search giant has introduced a huge permission system change in Marshmallow,…

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New Trojanized Android App Found on Google Play

New Trojanized Android App Found on Google Play

A new Trojanized app, with more than 5,000 installs, has been found in the Google Play store. Malware researcher Lukas Stefanko has found this malicious app, an Android call recording…

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GDPR and Its Possible Impacts on Nigerian Businesses

GDPR and Its Possible Impacts on Nigerian Businesses

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is now operative; it certainly is going to have its impact on the management of personal data by data controllers and processors, not just…

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From 1.2 million to 10 million Dixons Carphone Admitted a Bigger Data Breach

From 1.2M to 10M, Dixons Carphone Admitted a Bigger Data Breach

In a public press release, Dixons Carphone, a mainstream European electrical and telecom retailer/services firm, announced that it became a victim of a security breach way back in 2017, the…

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How GDPR affects Reddit

How GDPR affects Reddit?

EU’s GDPR or the General Data Protection Regulation has a huge influence on how global companies operate on the Internet today. It finally took effect on May 25, 2018, firms…

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DDoS
Cloud Services Used as Hosts for DDoS Attacks

Cloud Services, Used as Hosts for DDoS Attacks

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service Attack) continues to wreak havoc in various companies, services, and systems worldwide. It becomes more intense as the botnet creation, maintenance becomes cheaper through the…

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Denial of Service DDoS Attack Using Kali Linux

How to Protect Businesses Against DDoS Attacks

Security, for any business today, is important; we, at HackerCombat, have already reported on the rising costs of IT security on the global level. More and more business today invest…

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700000 Snail Mails Sent to Victims Of The 2018 Zbot Trojan Virus min

A critical vulnerability in vm2 Allow a Remote Attacker to Escape The Sandbox

Vm2, a JavaScript sandbox package that receives more than 16 million downloads each month, provides the synchronous execution of untrusted code within a single process. Security researchers at Oxeye found…

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Hostinger Resets User Passwords after data breach

123K Individuals Data Exposed in Tucson Data Breach

The Tucson Data Breach is a recent data breach that occurred in the city of Tucson, Arizona. The breach affected approximately 1.2 million individuals, who had their personal information exposed….

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Samsung Sued Over Recent Data Breaches

Two Samsung customers, who are being represented by Clarkson Law Firm, have launched a class action lawsuit against the electronics maker for the two data breaches it had in 2022….

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Microsoft Hesitates About Machine Learning Can Also Be Used By Hackers

Vulnerabilities in the iBoot Power Distribution Unit Let Hackers Remotely Shut Down Devices

Researchers found serious flaws in Dataprobe’s iBoot power distribution unit (PDU), which may be used by hostile parties to remotely hijack the device and shut down any connected devices, possibly…

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novoShield Emerges From Stealth With Mobile Phishing Protection App

With an enterprise-grade iPhone protection app, mobile phishing defense firm novoShield has come out of hiding. According to novoShield, the new solution was created to shield organizations and end users…

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FBI Issues Warning About Increase in Attacks Against DeFi Platforms

The FBI has issued a warning about an uptick in hacks aimed at stealing cryptocurrencies from decentralised finance (DeFi) services. The government claims that criminals are using the rising popularity…

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Security Firm Discloses CrowdStrike Issue After ‘Ridiculous Disclosure Process’

Crowdstrike Problem: Following what it referred to as a “ridiculous vulnerability disclosure process,” a security company has revealed the specifics of a problem with a CrowdStrike product. Following the disclosure,…

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DDoS Attackers

Ring Android app flaw allowed access to camera recordings

In the Amazon Ring app for Android, Amazon has patched a high-severity vulnerability that may have let hackers download customers’ recorded camera footage. The flaw was spotted and reported to…

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North Korean hackers target crypto experts with fake Coinbase job offers

North Korean hackers use phoney Coinbase job offers to target cryptocurrency professionals. The renowned North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus has uncovered a new social engineering scheme in which the hackers…

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Google to Block Sign in from Embedded Browser Frameworks

Google Patches Critical Android Flaw

Google released a security alert on Monday outlining the most recent batch of Android operating system upgrades. There have been fixes for thirty-two vulnerabilities, including a serious flaw that might…

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