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Instagram Confirms Security Issue Exposed User Accounts And Phone Numbers

According to a report on Forbes website Instagram’s parent company Facebook has confirmed that a newly discovered security vulnerability may

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Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [CVE-2019-1297]

CVE number – CVE-2019-1297 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly

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New Silent Librarian Phishing Campaigns

Back in 2018, the US Justice Department indicted nine Iranians in what was described as the “largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns

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Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software Vulnerability [CVE-2019-12623]

CVE number – CVE-2019-12623 A vulnerability in the web server functionality of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could

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Ofcom to release new (020) 4 phone numbers to London

10 million new London phone numbers to be made available this year Current numbers set to run out within a

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New survey finds majority of internet users have a positive experience online

Research from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, has revealed a rapid increase in use

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Linux Kernel flexcop_usb_probe Function NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability [CVE-2019-15291]

CVE number – CVE-2019-15291 A vulnerability in the Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of

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BBC to close iPlayer for Radio app this month

The BBC will close iPlayer for Radio, this will start on September 16th, allowing listeners to move over to BBC

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The Joker – Android Malware

An article on the CSIS TechBlog looks into a new Android Trojan named “Joker” which was detected in 24 apps

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NLnet Labs NSD dname_concatenate() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability [CVE-2019-13207]

CVE number – CVE-2019-13207 dosA vulnerability in NLnet Labs Name Server Daemon (NSD) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to

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