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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller HTTP Parsing Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability [CVE-2019-15276]

CVE number – CVE-2019-15276 A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software could allow a low-privileged,

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Concerns about smart toys published by Which?

Which? revealed it had found “serious security flaws” in some children’s smart toys. Working with cyber security specialists, Which? raised concerns about some

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Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service Hard Link Escalation of Privilege Vulnerability [CVE-2019-1483]

CVE Number – CVE-2019-1483 This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker

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Microsoft Windows GreSetMagicColors Privilege Escalation Vulnerability [CVE-2019-1408]

CVE number – CVE-2019-1408 This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker

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Product Recalls

Product Recall – Whirlpool – Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines

Whirlpool are proactively recalling certain models of washing machines manufactured under the Hotpoint and Indesit brands between 2014 and 2018.

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Domain NamesInternetTech Tips

What is storage.googleapis.com ?[Resolved]

There is a lot of talk online about storage.googleapis.com hosting malicious content, these reports are partly true. The reason for

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Microsoft Windows Hyper-V host code execution [CVE-2019-1471]

CVE number – CVE-2019-1471 A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly

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BBC iPlayer stops working on some Samsung TVs

A software glitch is preventing the BBC’s iPlayer streaming service from running on many of Samsung’s smart TVs. Affected owners

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Hacker from Russian crime group jailed for multi-million pound global blackmail conspiracy

A top level cyber criminal who targeted hundreds of millions of computers with locking ransomware has been jailed for six

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UK and US investigations into harmful international cyber campaigns

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has formally charged the leader of an organised cyber criminal group for their involvement

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