Security
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Researchers detect StrandHogg 2.0 vulnerability in lower versions of systems like Android 9.0
Promon researchers have just exposed a StrandHogg 2.0 privileged boost vulnerability that affects lower versions of systems such as Android 9.0, and if exploited by hackers, all of a user's apps will be tainted by it.
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Large number of Chinese users RDP attacked because of simple passwords
A new study by security firm McAfee found that the number of attacks against Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) increased significantly during the new coronavirus epidemic.
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Hacker claims to have stolen 500GB of data from GitHub private database
A hacker claims to have stolen more than 500GB of data from a private repository stored on a Microsoft GitHub account.
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Xiaomi updates its browser apps after being accused of collecting private data
In the face of accusations that Xiaomi has been collecting private data on the use of Xiaomi's mobile phones and web browser apps, the company has released software updates for its three browser apps on Monday.
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Microsoft has the most vulnerabilities, a multi-OS platform asset risk profile study finds
A total of 70 percent of Microsoft's assets have at least one high-risk vulnerability, a recent report said.
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Team behind well-known ransomware Troldesh discloses 750,000 keys
The hackers behind Troldesh, the world's largest ransomware virus, announced that 750,000 keys were made public.
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Chinese vloger with 5 million followers hit by ransomware, lossing all files
A blogger on Bilibili, China's YouTube, who has more than 5 million fans said she was hacked by ransomware and all her teams' files were encrypted.
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Chinese imaging AI firm hacked, coronavirus research sold online
New coronavirus (COVID-19) detection technology and data from Beijing-based Huiyi Huiying are being sold online by hackers for 4 bitcoins.
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Nintendo confirms 160,000 accounts acquired by hackers
Nintendo is disabling Nintendo Accounts login via Nintendo Network ID (NNID), because 160,000 accounts have been affected by hacking attempts.
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Ransomware attacks Chinese internet users just to show off
According to China-based Huorong security team, a number of users have recently reported experiencing a ransomware attack, where the attacker planted the ransomware via a backdoor virus.