• Security,  Technology

    Hackers have reportedly released more than 100,000 PDFs, including invoice templates containing malware.

    As you may know, it is very common for office workers to download templates of Questionnaires, Invoices, Receipts etc. in their day to day activities. However, research by engineers at eSentire has revealed that a group of hackers have been able to add trojan viruses to such templates and add them to the Internet on a large scale. They point out that when such files are added to the Internet, users who visit the relevant websites through the search engine are unknowingly redirected to these dangerous files while trying to download the files contained in them. They also point out that Remote Access Trojan (RAT) type viruses can be installed…

  • Security,  Technology

    During the Pwn2Own 2021 event, hackers will be able to hack a number of programs, including Windows, Ubuntu, Zoom and the Safari browser.

    The Pwn2Own event for the year 2021 was held on April 8, where hackers hacked Windows 10, Ubuntu Desktop operating system, Apple Safari as well as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Teams and Zoom. At the end of the three – day event, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), which organized the event, paid $ 1.2 million to 16 hackers. The companies will be given 90 days to patch up any vulnerabilities identified, after which they will release the information. In addition, for the first time in the history of the Pwn2Own event, a female hacker was able to win a victory, and a woman named Alisa Esage discovered a bug related to…

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    Signal is working to test a privacy-focused payments feature

    Over the past few months, Signal has introduced a number of new features, including encrypted group calls, custom wallpapers, and animated stickers, to take advantage of the recent downturn in WhatsApp, Signal’s biggest competitor. Currently, Signal is launching a new privacy-focused payments feature in the UK to give Signal users an alternative to WhatsApp Payments. According to a blog post by Signal’s developers, the latest beta update available for the Signal app introduces a new feature called Signal Payments, which allows users to send and receive payments to the platform using MobileCoin. MobileCoin is a privacy-focused payments protocol that provides users with a digital wallet and a cryptocurrency called MOB.…

  • Security,  Technology

    Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reportedly uses the Signal App for messaging without using WhatsApp

    The news of the leak of 533 million Facebook users to the internet caused a great deal of controversy last week, and now more information about such leaks is being revealed. Along with all the information like name, phone number, location, wedding details, date of birth and Facebook User ID, the information of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has also been revealed and it is a bit funny and surprising. In addition, another controversial piece of news about Mark Zuckerberg has been leaked, which is that he is using WhatsApp, another competitor to WhatsApp, instead of his company’s world – class billion – messeging service. Dave walker pointed this out in…