TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users’ Biometric Data

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Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok quietly revised its privacy policy in the U.S., allowing it to automatically collect biometric information such as faceprints and voiceprints from the content its users …

Google Chrome to Help Users Identify Untrusted Extensions Before Installation

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Google on Thursday said it’s rolling out new security features to Chrome browser aimed at detecting suspicious downloads and extensions via its Enhanced Safe Browsing feature, which it launched a …

10 Critical Flaws Found in CODESYS Industrial Automation Software

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Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed as many as ten critical vulnerabilities impacting CODESYS automation software that could be exploited to remote code execution on programmable logic controllers (PLCs). “To exploit …

Necro Python Malware Upgrades With New Exploits and Crypto Mining Capabilities

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New upgrades have been made to a Python-based “self-replicating, polymorphic bot” called Necro in what’s seen as an attempt to improve its chances of infecting vulnerable systems and evading detection. …

Cybercriminals Hold $115,000-Prize Contest to Find New Cryptocurrency Hacks

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A top Russian-language underground forum has been running a “contest” for the past month, calling on its community to submit “unorthodox” ways to conduct cryptocurrency attacks. The forum’s administrator, in …

Researchers Uncover Hacking Operations Targeting Government Entities in South Korea

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A North Korean threat actor active since 2012 has been behind a new espionage campaign targeting high-profile government officials associated with its southern counterpart to install an Android and Windows …