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20 January 2021, 3:45 am EST By Messaging apps are incredibly important these days as people are still unable to freely meet in person to talk, whether about personal things or any work/school-related stuff, but according to a security researcher, some of the apps we are using aren't as safe as we think they are. (Photo : Pexels) Logic Bugs Found in Messaging Apps In a report by Bleeping Computer, Google Project Zero security researcher Natalia Silvanovich has found vulnerabilities in several messaging apps including Facebook Messenger, Signal, Google Duo, Mocha, and JioChat which allows att...

Protesters gather around the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo: Tyler Merbler via Wikipedia/CC) President Donald J. Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday on a charge of inciting an insurrection, one week after a riot at the U.S. Capitol led to the deaths of five people. Many experts don’t believe the impeachment will have a direct impact on cybersecurity. But they warn that the ongoing turmoil surrounding the White House could create fresh opportunities for adversaries seeking to exploit chaos for their own ends. The House voted 232-197 in favor of im...

President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives on a charge of inciting an insurrection after a riot at the U.S. Capitol led to the deaths

The SolarWinds’ Orion breach, which is believed to have affected 18,000 organizations, led to follow-on attacks on government agencies and others. Although the agencies did not name the hacking group responsible, The Washington Post and other news media outlets have reported that the threat actor is likely a Russian APT known as APT29 or Cozy Bear. Russia has denied playing any role the attack (see: Dormancy Issue Kaspersky researchers say they found three overlaps between Sunburst and Kazuar. That includes the "sleeping" algorithm that calculates the time between when the backdoors are pl...

Get Permission The U.S. federal court system is investigating an "apparent compromise" of a confidential electronic filing system used for sensitive legal documents, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The courts also have suspended their use of the hacked SolarWinds Orion network monitoring platform. In addition, the courts are immediately changing their security procedures, temporarily accepting sensitive legal documents only on paper or via secure devices, such as thumb drives, rather than through the network. The administrative office says it’s working with the U...