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TikTok adds security feature to warn you on spread of misinformation.

TikTok has introduced a new feature to fight the spread of misinformation on its platform.

The app will begin warning users before they share videos with unverified info. The update is meant to address a kind of gray area in the fact-checking process: claims that fact checkers are unable to verify.

Google Project Zero (GPZ) finds security flaw in GitHubGoogle's Project Zero in July found a security flaw in Microsoft's GitHub. The bug relates to GitHub Actions' workflow commands and is described as being high severity.
As the runner process parses every line printed to STDOUT looking for workflow commands, every GitHub action that prints untrusted content as part of its execution is vulnerable. In most cases, the ability to set arbitrary environment variables results in remote code execution as soon as another workflow is executed,"

It is inevitable that one of your social media accounts could be hacked. What do you do then?
Here are some few steps to establish as soon as you know that you are hacked.


Russia is spelled out as one of the countries with top hackers worldwide, it is no surprise when a young Russian was found bragging that he had managed to collect the usernames and passwords of hundreds of millions of email accounts on the “deep web” - which included accounts from the like of Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo (although the majority come from the Russian server Mail.ru”). This is based on Reuters report (a news agency).

password safety

A large percentage of the population are android OS based smart phone owners, well that is because its user friendly or is it just a trend. Well that’s for you to discover.

But have you ever wondered; which android lock screen method is the best? Never crossed your mind? Well it should be your concern amidst this fast paced technology wave because your smart phone some way somehow its part of you and it’s your life.

Patterns, PIN codes, passwords, fingerprints, voice sensors...of course you have made a choice of your favorite android lock screen method but is it SAFE? Let us discover the strong and weak points of each of these methods.

  1. WordPress.com turns on free full HTTPS for all websites through the Let's Encrypt project
  2. New proposal to IETF aims to see email become more secure
  3. Android malware targets bank users in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey
  4. Apple users targeted in first known Mac ransomware campaign
  5. Microsoft announces Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection
  6. Google Android: Smartphones hit with Mazar Bot malware that can 'erase everything'
  7. Google to warn users about deceptive download buttons
  8. 26-Year-Old Hacker Sentenced to Record 334 Years in Prison
  9. Microsoft leads FBI & Interpol coalition to destroy million strong botnet
  10. Dell installs self-signed root certificate on laptops, endangers users' privacy
  11. New Android exploit can hack any handset in one shot
  12. CryptoWall 4.0 ransomware gets nastier
  13. Microsoft To Acquire Israeli Data Security Startup Secure Islands For About $100-$150 Million
  14. AVAST Software to develop a security app for Windows 10 smartphones
  15. Cyber espionage campaign attackers leverage recent zero-day Adobe Flash Player exploit
  16. Small businesses face greater threat from computer hackers, report warns
  17. A newly discovered router virus actually fights off malware
  18. Evolution of Rootkits
  19. Why Kaspersky Security is more than an Antivirus
  20. Tales from the Hacker Underground: Website hacking using Havij

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