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Chrome Users Can Now Sync Passkeys Across Devices with New Google PIN Feature

Google on Thursday unveiled a Password Manager PIN to let Chrome web users sync their passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, and Android devices. "This PIN adds an additional layer of security to ensure your passkeys are end-to-end encrypted and can't be accessed by anyone, not even Google," Chrome product manager Chirag Desai said. The PIN is a six-digit code by default, although it's

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Fake CAPTCHA Verification Pages Spreading Lumma Stealer Malware

A new phishing campaign uses fake CAPTCHA verification pages to trick Windows users into running malicious PowerShell commands,…

Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager

Thousands of beepers and two-way radios exploded in attacks against Hezbollah, but mainstream consumer devices like smartphones aren’t likely to be weaponized the same way.

US Sanctions Intellexa Spyware Network Over Threat to National Security

The U.S. Treasury sanctions the Intellexa Consortium and key figures for distributing Predator spyware, a serious national security…

FBI Dismantles Chinese-Linked Botnet of 260,000 IoT Devices

The FBI, in collaboration with U.S. government agencies, dismantled a Chinese state-backed botnet known as Flax Typhoon, comprising…

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7019-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 7019-1 - Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.

Chrome Introduces One-Time Permissions and Enhanced Safety Check for Safer Browsing

Google has announced that it's rolling out a new set of features to its Chrome browser that gives users more control over their data when surfing the internet and protects against online threats. "With the newest version of Chrome, you can take advantage of our upgraded Safety Check, opt out of unwanted website notifications more easily and grant select permissions to a site for one time only,"

GSMA Plans End-to-End Encryption for Cross-Platform RCS Messaging

The GSM Association, the governing body that oversees the development of the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, on Tuesday, said it's working towards implementing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to secure messages sent between the Android and iOS ecosystems. "The next major milestone is for the RCS Universal Profile to add important user protections such as interoperable end-to-end

iOS 18 is out. Here are the new privacy and security features

Apple has released iOS 18. We discuss the new privacy and security related features like the very handy Passwords app.

Binance Warns of Rising Clipper Malware Attacks Targeting Cryptocurrency Users

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is warning of an "ongoing" global threat that's targeting cryptocurrency users with clipper malware with the goal of facilitating financial fraud. Clipper malware, also called ClipBankers, is a type of malware that Microsoft calls cryware, which comes with capabilities to monitor a victim's clipboard activity and steal sensitive data a user copies, including