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Wireshark, the world-renowned network protocol analyzer, has just released its latest version, 4.4.1. This update focuses on enhancing user experience by addressing several critical vulnerabilities and bugs while also refining existing features to ensure smoother operation for network professionals. Wireshark …

Hackers have alleged that the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Star Health Insurance, Amarjeet Khanuja, sold them sensitive data of over 31 million customers. The data, including names, birth dates, addresses, phone numbers, PAN card details, and salaries, is …

Recently, there has been a rise in hackers using callback phishing. One common form of this attack, known as telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD), starts with a phishing email that seems to be from a reputable company. The email instructs the …

A Boot Sector Virus is a type of malware that targets the boot sector of a computer’s hard drive or any other storage device, such as a USB flash drive. The boot sector is a critical part of the storage …

Stealing personal data information (‘name’, ‘Social Security number’, ‘credit card details’, etc.) for fraudulent activities is dubbed “identity theft.”  While these types of cybercrimes are often termed as “financial identity theft,” “medical identity theft,” and “criminal identity theft,” each having …

Air-gapped systems are security measures that isolate “computers” and “networks” from external connections (like the “internet”) to block ‘unauthorized access’ and ‘cyber threats.’ ⁤ ⁤This isolation can be done via “physical disconnection” or “logical configurations” that restrict the network traffic. …

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies, and Mass Media has officially blocked the popular communication platform Discord within the country. This decision came after Discord was found to violate Russian laws regarding monitoring and removing unlawful …

A notable hacking forum, DumpForums, has claimed responsibility for a massive data breach targeting Dr.Web, a prominent Russian cybersecurity company. The hackers allege that they have exfiltrated a staggering 10 terabytes of sensitive data from the firm’s infrastructure, which has …

Google has released a critical security update for its Chrome browser, addressing several vulnerabilities, including two high-severity type confusion flaws in the V8 JavaScript engine. The update, which brings Chrome to version 129.0.6668.100/.101 for Windows and Mac and 129.0.6668.100 for …

In its latest Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft addressed 118 vulnerabilities, including five zero-day flaws, two of which attackers are actively exploiting. The updates cover various Microsoft products, including Windows, Office, Azure, .NET, and Visual Studio. Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Among the five zero-day vulnerabilities patched, two were …