Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Now Run Even After You Close Your Browser

The Hacker News Daily Updates Web Security and the OWASP Top 10: The Big Picture "The Big Picture" is all about understanding about the top 10 web security risks we face on the web today in an easily consumable, well-structured fashion that aligns to the number one industry standard on the topic today. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Nov 30, 2017 HP Silently Installs Telemetry Bloatware On Your PC—Here's How to Remove It Do you own a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Windows PC or laptop? Multiple HP customers from around the world are reporting that HP has started deploying a "spyware" onto their laptops—without informing them or asking their permission. The application being branded as spyware is actually a Windows ... Read More Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Now Run Even After You Close Your Browser Some websites have found using a simple yet effective technique to keep their cryptocurrency mining javascript secretly running in the background even when you close your web browser. Due to the recent surge in cryptocurrency prices, hackers and even legitimate website administrators are ... Read More Hackers Exploit Recently Disclosed Microsoft Office Bug to Backdoor PCs A recently disclosed severe 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office that lets hackers install malware on targeted computers without user interaction is now being exploited in the wild to distribute a backdoor malware. First spotted by researchers at security firm Fortinet, the malware has ... Read More 22-Year-Old Hacker Pleads Guilty to 2014 Yahoo Hack, Admits Helping Russian Intelligence Karim Baratov, a 22-year-old Kazakhstan-born Canadian citizen, has pleaded guilty to hacking charges over his involvement in massive 2014 Yahoo data breach that affected all three billion yahoo accounts. In March, the US Justice Department announced charges against two Russian intelligence ... Read More macOS High Sierra Bug Lets Anyone Gain Root Access Without a Password If you own a Mac computer and run the latest version of Apple's operating system, macOS High Sierra, then you need to be extra careful with your computer. A serious, yet stupid vulnerability has been discovered in macOS High Sierra that allows untrusted users to quickly gain unfettered ... Read More Web Security and the OWASP Top 10: The Big Picture "The Big Picture" is all about understanding about the top 10 web security risks we face on the web today in an easily consumable, well-structured fashion that aligns to the number one industry standard on the topic today. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India