Technology Archives - Page 27 of 38

Signal down after getting flooded with new users

Signal users are currently experiencing issues around the world, with users unable to send and receive messages. When attempting to send messages via Signal, users are seeing loading screen and error message “502”. […]

14 Jan

Windows 10 bug corrupts your hard drive on seeing this file’s icon

An unpatched zero-day in Microsoft Windows 10 allows attackers to corrupt an NTFS-formatted hard drive with a one-line command. […]

09 Jan

How to remove background microphone noise in Windows, Mac, Linux

When using a microphone in a video conference or recording a video, your keyboard’s clack or other background noise can be very distracting to listeners. The good news is that software exists that can automatically mute your microphone while typing or suppress background noise. […]

09 Jan

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account for fear of violence

Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump’s account for concerns that Trump’s tweets may cause further violence in the United States. […]

01 Jan

BleepingComputer’s most popular tech stories of 2020

It was a big year for technology and cybersecurity with massive cyberattacks, worldwide outages, privacy concerns, and new features added to Windows. In this article, we list the ten most popular stories at BleepingComputer during 2020 with a summary of each. […]

31 Dec

Adobe Flash Player is officially dead tomorrow

Flash Player will reach its end of life (EOL) on January 1, 2021, after always being a security risk to those who have used it over the years. […]

29 Dec

Wasabi cloud storage service knocked offline for hosting malware

Cloud storage provider Wasabi suffered an outage after a domain used for storage endpoints was suspended for hosting malware. […]

28 Dec

Aida Cruises cancels trips due to mysterious “IT restrictions”

German cruise line AIDA Cruises is dealing with mysterious “IT restrictions” that have led to the cancellation of New Year’s Eve cruises embarking this past weekend. […]

19 Dec

Gitpaste-12 worm botnet returns with 30+ vulnerability exploits

Recently discovered Gitpaste-12 worm that spreads via GitHub and also hosts malicious payload on Pastebin, has returned with over 30 vulnerability exploits, according to researchers at Juniper Labs. […]

17 Dec

Bouncy Castle crypto authentication bypass vulnerability revealed

A severe authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in Bouncy Castle, a popular open-source cryptography library. When exploited, the vulnerability (CVE-2020-28052) can allow an attacker to gain access to user and administrator accounts due to a cryptographic weakness in the manner passwords are checked. […]

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