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Update now! May 2023 Patch Tuesday tackles three zero-days

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: CVE-2023-29336

Tags: CVE-2023-24932

Tags: bootkit

Tags: CVE-2023-29325

Tags: Outlook

Tags: preview

Tags: CVE-2023-24941

Tags: Apple

Tags: Cisco

Tags: Google

Tags: Android

Tags: VMWare

Tags: SAP

Tags: Mozilla

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday round up for May 2023 includes patches for three zero-day vulnerabilities and one critical remote code execution vulnerability

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New Discord username policy raises user privacy fears

Categories: News

Tags: Discord

Tags: privacy

Tags: username

Tags: discriminator

Tags: DM

Tags: bot

Tags: chat

Tags: change

Tags: changing

Tags: server

Tags: hijack phish

Tags: private

We take a look at the reaction to Discord’s proposed changes to how usernames work, and why many users aren’t happy with the upcoming alterations.

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Brightline breach hits at least 964,000 people, US records show

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Brightlight

Tags: GoAnywhere MFT

Tags: data breach

Tags: Cl0p

Following the Cl0p ransomware gang’s attacks that leveraged Fortra’s GoAnywhereMFT software tool, behavioral health provider Brightline informed customers about a data breach related to the attacks.

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Microsoft vs Google spat sees users rolling back security updates to fix browser issues

Categories: News

Tags: Chrome

Tags: Windows

Tags: Edge

Tags: browser

Tags: update

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: default

Tags: install

We take a look at trouble brewing in browser land after a controversial Windows update leaves Chrome fans without a useful feature.

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Google and Apple cooperate to address unwanted tracking

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Google

Tags: Apple

Tags: AirTag

Tags: Tile

Tags: Samsung

Tags: Bluetooth

Tags: trackers

Tags: stalking

Tags: car thieves

Google and Apple want to create a specification for tech that alerts users when they’re being tracked by AirTags and similar devices.

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Apple releases first Rapid Security Response update for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS users

Categories: Apple

Categories: News

Tags: macOS

Tags: iOS

Tags: iPadOS

Tags: Rapid Security Response

Tags: RSR

After announcing Rapid Security Response (RSR) last year, Apple has finally released the first RSR patches to the public.

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