April 2021 – Page 14

Popular Twitch AdBlock shuts down after Twitch breaks extension

The popular Twitch AdBlock extension has been removed from both Chrome Web Store and Firefox Addons. Twitch AdBlock was the choice of extension among Twitch users for restricting ads when using Twitch. The extension’s author stated before its removal, the ad blocker had over 150,000 users and 6 million daily views. […]

02 Apr

Qualys says Accellion hackers did not breach production systems

Cybersecurity firm Qualys said today that the attackers who breached its Accellion FTA server didn’t infiltrate the company’s production and corporate environments. […]

01 Apr

US DOJ: Phishing attacks use vaccine surveys to steal personal info

The US Department of Justice warns of phishing attacks using fake post-vaccine surveys to steal money from people or tricking them into handing over their personal information. […]

01 Apr

Coinhive domain repurposed to warn visitors of hacked sites, routers

After taking over the domains for the notorious Coinhive in-browsing Monero mining service, a researcher is now displaying alerts on hacked websites that are still injecting the mining service’s JavaScript. […]

01 Apr

VMware fixes authentication bypass in data center security software

VMware has addressed a critical vulnerability in the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance that could allow attackers to bypass authentication after exploiting vulnerable servers. […]

01 Apr

Microsoft fixes Outlook ‘Cannot send this item’ email bug

Microsoft has fixed an Outlook bug that blocked users from forwarding or replying to emails containing embedded hyperlinks pointing to long URLs. […]

01 Apr

Ubiquiti confirms extortion attempt following security breach

Networking device maker Ubiquiti has confirmed that it was the target of an extortion attempt following a January security breach, as revealed by a whistleblower earlier this week. […]

Month: April 2021

Popular Twitch AdBlock shuts down after Twitch breaks extension

Qualys says Accellion hackers did not breach production systems

US DOJ: Phishing attacks use vaccine surveys to steal personal info

Coinhive domain repurposed to warn visitors of hacked sites, routers

VMware fixes authentication bypass in data center security software

Microsoft fixes Outlook ‘Cannot send this item’ email bug

Ubiquiti confirms extortion attempt following security breach