Hacker discloses details and PoC for an unpatched 0-day privilege escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows
. It works on a "fully-patched 64-bit Windows10 system," researcher confirmed.

https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/windows-zero-day-exploit.html

Instagram adds new security tools to make its platform more secure

– Support for 3rd-Party 2FA Apps
– Get Verified Account
– About This Account Feature to Combat Misinformation

Read More https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/secure-instagram-account.html

Air Canada Suffers Data Breach — 20,000 Mobile App Users Affected
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Compromised data includes passengers’ name, email, phone number, Passport number, NEXUS number, known traveler number, gender, birth date, nationality, passport expiration date, & more.

https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/air-canada-data-breach.html

Google's FIDO based 'Titan Security Key' is now available for $50 https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/google-titan-security-key.html

Fourth Hacker Who Leaked Celebrities' Naked Photos Gets 8 Months in Prison

https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/photos-celebrity-hacker.html

⚠️WARNING! Someone Hijacked Chrome Extension for MEGA (File Sharing Service) to Steal Users' Passwords for Popular Sites, as well as Private Keys for Cryptocurrency Wallets

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/mega-file-upload-chrome-extension.html

Uninstall the Plug-In Right Now & Change Your Passwords Immediately

U.S. Department of Justice Said to Announce Charges Against a North Korean Intelligence Official Over WannaCry Ransomware Attack, Bangladesh Bank Heist, and Sony Pictures Hack.

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/wannacry-north-korea-hacks.html

British Airways Gets Hacked – 380,000 Payment Cards Compromised

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/british-airways-data-breach.html

Customers who booked flights between 21 August and 5 September via British Airways website and mobile app are affected.

Company told THN that "This is Data Theft, Rather Than a Breach."

WARNING — No.1 Adware Removal Tool (Paid) On #Apple App Store Caught Spying On Mac Users https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/mac-adware-removal-tool.html …

Microsoft Issues Software Updates for 17 Critical Vulnerabilities

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/microsoft-software-updates.html

Adobe Issues ColdFusion Software Update for 6 Critical Vulnerabilities

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/adobe-software-updates.html

Apple Removes Several Trend Micro Apps For Collecting MacOS Users' Data

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/apple-trendmicro-macos-apps.html

Tor Browser Zero-Day Exploit Revealed Online – Patch Now

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/tor-browser-zero-day-exploit.html

Beware! Unpatched Safari Browser Hack Lets Attackers Spoof URLs

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/browser-address-spoofing-vulnerability.html

Tesla Model S Hack Could Let Thieves Clone Key Fobs to Steal Cars

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/tesla-model-s-remote-hack.html

Researchers demonstrated a new "Cold Boot" attack that can let attackers steal "Full Disk #Encryption" keys and other sensitive data from computers



https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/cold-boot-attack-encryption.html



Nearly all modern PCs and Macs are vulnerable

Twitter introduces a new security feature... allowing users to check if their account has been hacked

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/twitter-account-hacked.html

Creator of Linux, "Linus Torvalds," apologizes for his years-long rude, unprofessional behavior and rants

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/linus-torvalds-jerk.html …

He plans to take a break from the opensource development to patch himself and learn empathy skills.

Powerful #Android and #iOS Spyware — Pegasus — Found Deployed by 36 Operators in 45 Countries



https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/android-ios-hacking-tool.html



"At least 6 countries with significant #Pegasus operations have previously been linked to abusive use of #spyware to target civil society," researchers said.

3 young hackers who were arrested last year for creating and using "Mirai Botnet" are now helping—as part of their sentencing—the FBI fight cybercrime to stay out of jail

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/mirai-botnet-fbi-cybercrime.html

New Windows and #Linux Malware — Dubbed XBash — Combines #Ransomware, Coin-Mining and #Botnet Features Into One



https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/ransomware-coinmining-botnet.html



⚠️Important: Paying Ransom Will Get You Nothing!