Google has extended the deadline for phasing out 3rd-party tracking cookies in its Chrome browser until the end of 2023 giving the digital advertising industry more time to develop privacy-friendly targeted ads.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/google-extends-support-for-tracking.html

The hackers Hackers responsible for the SolarWinds breach also compromised a Microsoft customer service agent and attempted to further target company's customers.

Details — https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/solarwinds-hackers-breach-microsoft.html

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) have been actively targeted by hackers following the release of exploit code for a security vulnerability (CVE-2020-3580)

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/cisco-asa-flaw-under-active-attack.html

This Microsoft Edge Browser Bug Could Have Let Hackers Steal Your Secrets for Any Site
https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/microsoft-edge-bug-couldve-let-hackers.html

Hackers Trick Microsoft Into Signing Netfilter Driver Loaded With Rootkit Malware
https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/hackers-trick-microsoft-into-signing.html

Google Play Store now requires all #Android app developers to verify their physical address and use two-step verification to prevent scams and fraudulent accounts.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/google-now-requires-app-developers-to.html

Researcher uncover an unpatched vulnerability in Google's Compute Engine platform that could be abused by an attacker to take over virtual machines over the network.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/unpatched-virtual-machine-takeover-bug.html

GitHub has launched a new AI-powered code completion tool — Copilot — to help software developers write better code in a variety of programming languages, including Python, #JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, and Go.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/github-launches-copilot-ai-powered-code.html

🔥 Researchers publish a proof-of-concept exploit for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-1675) affecting Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Details — https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/researchers-leak-poc-exploit-for.html

International law enforcement agencies seized the domain, servers and logs of the Russia-based DoubleVPN service for providing a safe haven for cybercriminals to cover their tracks.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/authorities-seize-doublevpn-service.html

Colombian authorities have arrested a Romanian hacker wanted in the United States for spreading the "Gozi virus," which infected more than a million computers between 2007 and 2012.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/hackers-wanted-in-us-for-spreading-gozi.html

Researchers have found critical security vulnerabilities in NETGEAR DGN2200v1 series routers that could be exploited by hackers to compromise a targeted network and gain unauthorized access.

https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/microsoft-discloses-critical-bugs.html

Facebook files lawsuit against 4 Vietnamese nationals for hacking accounts of advertising and marketing agency employees to run $36 million worth of unauthorized ads.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/facebook-sues-4-vietnamese-for-hacking.html

Researchers warn of ongoing cyberattacks coordinated by a Chinese-speaking threat actor targeting the Afghan government.

https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/indigozebra-apt-hacking-campaign.html

🔥 WATCH OUT! Microsoft warns of critical PrintNightmare RCE vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527) being exploited in the wild.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/microsoft-warns-of-critical.html

It is separate from the Windows Print Spooler issue (CVE-2021-1675) Microsoft patched recently.

FBI and NSA reveal hacking techniques used by Russian military hackers to target U.S. and European military, government, and political entities.

Details — https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/nsa-fbi-reveal-hacking-methods-used-by.html

Google releases updated version of Scorecards—an automated tool that scans open source software for security risks—with improved security checks and features.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/new-google-scorecards-tool-scans-open.html

During a supply-chain attack, hackers compromised the website of Mongolian Certificate Authority and replaced legitimate MonPass CA client software with a backdoored version to distribute malware.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/mongolian-certificate-authority-hacked.html

A new Mirai-inspired botnet malware has been discovered in the wild that could hijack your KGUARD DVRs for use in cyberattacks.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/new-mirai-inspired-botnet-could-be.html

⚡ Widespread supply-chain #ransomware attack hit hundreds of businesses overnight after REvil cybercriminals compromised Kaseya's IT management software and sent malicious updates to nearly 40 managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/kaseya-revil-ransomware-attack.html