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Cloudflare has released a new tool called Page Shield for thwarting any malicious JavaScript injections into a site. The tool will help website admins to know whenever a user or visitor injects an unknown JavaScript dependency that may infect the site or supply chain. This helps prevent attackers from injecting phishing sites and stealing data from the site. Cloudflare Page Shield As attacks like Magecart have grown rapidly in recent days, there’s a need for the website admins to do something to protect both their sites and customers’ information from attackers....

Researchers at SafeBreach noted a remote access trojan called CodeRAT, which is capable of a range of malicious activities once deployed into the targeted system. Hailing from Iran, CodeRAT is aimed at Farsi-speaking software developers to steal their work from IDEs and other sensitive information. This RAT can be controlled by a Telegram bot and uses public anonymous file upload API for exfiltrating the stolen data. A Sophisticated RAT Targeting Software Devs Most of the time, remote access trojans are deployed for two major reasons – either for stealing the target’s data or using it as a backdoor for other conducting other malicious operations, like ransomware....

Dell Technologies joins the bandwagon of companies dismissing their employees due to ongoing economic turmoil, where the PC maker announced cutting 6,650 jobs soon. That represents 5% of Dell’s global workforce and will have the lowest headcount in six years. Previous cost-cutting measures like travel restrictions and hiring freeze didn’t help, as the company is forced to ditch thousands of employees to stay afloat – says a spokesperson. Ditching Thousands of Employees Following the suite of its peers – Dell Technologies announced cutting over 6,650 jobs across segments around the world....

Discord is bringing one of the most requested features – Themes – to the community today to let users customize their app’s desktop UI as desired. Well, the new Themes are bundled in the Nitro package, costing $10 a month. If you are willing to pay so, you can choose between 16 themes of various kinds to set a background and make your stream appearance much more exciting. UI Themes For Discord Desktop App For years, the Discord community has been begging the company to add an ability to set desired theme backgrounds – to make their streams more mindful and interesting....

Thinking of buying the recently launched Apple Watch Series 8? Well, you should mind that the smartwatch doesn’t support 5G connectivity yet! Well, it still runs on 4G connectivity, provided that you’re taking the cellular version of it. Apple’s exclusion of 5G support in its latest smartwatch has a reason, and it’s well worth it. Here’s why? Apple Watch Series 8 Cellular Connectivity Apple Watch Series 8 is by far the best smartwatch one can get....

WordPress, the popular CMS has been powering more than half of websites on the internet now. Its users can access thousands of plugins to enhance the performance of their site, security researchers have found a critical vulnerability in two plugins made by the same company. These allow hackers to log in to anyone’s site easily and exploit it. MalCare team has surfaced this vulnerability and reported this to Brainstorm Team, the maker of these two plugins: Ultimate Addons for Elementor and Ultimate Addons for For Beaver Builder....

The long battled acquisition of Twitter is finally completed, with Elon Musk taking charge a day before the supposed deadline. Musk said he’d open-source the Twitter code to let the public know how the platform shows its recommendations, reduce or even remove the spam bots completely, and also fire some employees. He has already fired some top executives, including the CEO. Elon Musk’s Twitter Acquisition If you’re following the acquisition case between Elon Musk and Twitter since its inception, you’d know how twisted it had been....

Just a week after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk was revealed to have sold over $19 billion worth of stock in Tesla, his electric car company. In a regulatory filing made on Tuesday, Musk was noted to have sold $19.5 million shares of Tesla without any purpose mentioned. This left him with around 14% of Tesla’s stock at the end of the day. Musk Sold Millions of Shares of Tesla Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman and an investor, has sold about 19....

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite has confirmed employing a few hundred existing QA testers as full-time employees. The said QA testers are now based in the US, and working on a contractual basis. The transition of them into full-time employees comes after the workers at Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software, who’re working to unionize. Although, Epic Games said it’ll hire a few contingent workers to fill some short-term needs. Hiring Employees on Permanent Basis In December last year, Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software has laid off a dozen QA testers for demanding full-time employment, instead of continuing on a contractual basis....

A security bug spotted in Cacti software is putting thousands of devices at risk – most of them being used in enterprises , thus compromising the safety of whole organizations. Though the developer has released a patch for the concerned bug, it’s still the system admins running Cacti who need to update to stay secured. Security researchers noted a rise of exploitations against this bug in the wild, thus pushing users to update the software immediately....

FBI has published a warning notification about the increasing scammers preying on unemployed Americans, to tune them as money mules. The report talks about how unemployed people looking for jobs amidst the pandemic were lured to be unwitting mules and use their bank accounts to launder money. Money Mules For Processing Scams While some threat actors like APTs are unleashed for snooping and stealing sensitive data, others like ransomware operators are motivated by ransom....

Just a day after Google released the source code of Android 12 to the public, custom ROM makers have barged in with their ideas and experiments. One among them is Abhishek, an XDA member who made a custom ROM for Redmi K20 Pro, with the SELinux status set to permissive in the initial build . While this cannot be a daily driver yet, expect more such raw custom builds coming soon....

Fujifilm has disclosed a ransomware attack against its Tokyo-based headquarters, which impacted some of its IT networks. This led the company to shut down the affected systems and conduct an investigation to learn the breadth of the attack. While it’s unknown which threat actor was behind this, a security researcher said that Fujifilm’s corporate network was recently infected by Qbot trojan , working with the REvil group. Fujifilm Ransomware Attack Fujifilm , the company started that started by making optical films and cameras, has now grown into a huge conglomerate....

Recently, multiple vulnerabilities were reported by Researchers in the popular DevOps platform “GitLab”. The firm confirmed the existence of these critical flaws. The company also revealed that there are three different vulnerabilities in its software. What are these vulnerabilities? Michael Gernoth reported the first of these, and it was named CVE ID CVE-2019-14943. This allows hackers to view their internal resources when accessing the Grafana dashboard using hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability affects GitLab CE/EE versions 12....

Taking a page out of Twitter, Google is asking its employees to stay in a hotel at the company’s premises, which would reduce the commute time . While it’s beneficial to push the hybrid working format, Google wants employees to pay $99 for the hotel stay, unlike Twitter’s free scheme. Employees had mixed feelings in the internal forums, as some supported it, while others were against it. Google Perk For Hybrid Working Since early last year, Google has asked employees to return and work at offices....

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, November 28, 2025 – Google has tightened daily limits on its free tier for Nano Banana Pro, the experimental AI image generator, reducing generations to two per day from three as overwhelming usage strains servers. The model, part of Google’s Vertex AI labs and built on a customized Imagen 3, went viral shortly after its November 22 debut, drawing millions of users for its quirky outputs that incorporate bananas into every prompt....

To let users make an informed decision, Google is adding a new Data Safety section in Play Store with information from developers on what data their apps collect. This section also includes information on with whom the data is being shared, and for what purposes. These details should be uploaded by the respective app developers, and be updated whenever there’s a change. Any misinformation committed may lead to the app’s removal from Play Store , Google noted....

As per the latest report, Google is trying to extend the bug bounty program for the play store. To secure all the apps in the Play Store, GPSRP or Google Play Security Reward Program was launched 2 years back. But now it is getting an extension and it will include all the applications having downloads of more than 100 million. Despite the presence of their own bug bounty and vulnerability reward programs, Google has included them....

Later this year, Google is expected to launch two new phones, Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. However, the search engine giant has announced that these phones will not come with a charger in the box. Google to Sell its Upcoming Smartphones without Charger Just a day before, on 17 August, Google announced Pixel 5a 5G smartphones similar to Pixel 4a 5G. These phones come with a charger in the box....

Are you tired of entering your password when starting your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC? Automatic login can save you time and effort, whether using your computer at home or in a secure environment. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the safest and most effective ways to set up automatic login on Windows 10 and 11, ensuring a seamless experience without compromising your understanding of the process. Let’s dive into this beginner-friendly tutorial, optimized for the latest updates....