Flash is no longer supported officially and Adobe, Microsoft and browser makers such as Mozilla or Google have disabled support in their products. While Flash is no longer in active development, it is still home to thousands of games and applications, as these have not just vanished with the end of support. You can still play Flash content in your browser in 2021, but also … [Read more...] about Flash Game Archive lets you play thousands of Flash Games on your Windows PC
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Hackers can remotely hijack thousands of Sonos and Bose speakers to play mysterious ghostly sounds
Hackers can remotely hijack thousands of Sonos and Bose speakers to play mysterious ghostly sounds Trend Micro researchers have discovered some Sonos and Bose speakers can be exploited by hackers and intrusive pranksters Security researchers have discovered that some models of Sonos and Bose speakers can be remotely hijacked by hackers to play creepy and unnerving ghostly … [Read more...] about Hackers can remotely hijack thousands of Sonos and Bose speakers to play mysterious ghostly sounds
Malicious WordPress plugin installed backdoor on thousands of websites
Widget plugin spewed spam to unsuspecting victims Hackers have used a WordPress plugin to install backdoors on up to 200,000 websites, allowng spam to be uploaded onto unsuspecting websites. According to research carried out by IT security firm WordFence, the plugin, known as Display Widgets, should be removed immediately by website owners. The firm said that the last … [Read more...] about Malicious WordPress plugin installed backdoor on thousands of websites
Verizon Purging Customers: Thousands Of Rural Users Disconnected For Data Usage
Verizon, the largest mobile carrier in the United States, disconnected more than 8,500 customers in rural areas from its network after determining those customers were no longer profitable for the carrier to continue supporting, Ars Technica reported. The move affects more than 8,500 customers with about 19,000 lines spread across 13 states, including Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, … [Read more...] about Verizon Purging Customers: Thousands Of Rural Users Disconnected For Data Usage
Firefox 55 is ridiculously good at handling thousands of tabs
Tab hoarders rejoice: Firefox is about to get ridiculously good at handling large number of tabs. Firefox 55, due for release at the start of August, will feature a series of improvements to the browser’s responsiveness when multiple tabs are open. This work is part of something called Quantum Flow, a Mozilla engineering project to fine-tune and tweak the browser’s overall … [Read more...] about Firefox 55 is ridiculously good at handling thousands of tabs
EternalBlue Exploit: Thousands of Machines Still Not Patched Against WannaCry, Petya Attacks
Tens of thousands of computers around the world still have not been updated with security patches that defend against an exploit that allowed the spread of two worldwide malware attacks. EternalBlue, a scanner built by cybersecurity software company Imperva, found 60,000 Windows-powered machines that were still yet to install a security patch that defends against the … [Read more...] about EternalBlue Exploit: Thousands of Machines Still Not Patched Against WannaCry, Petya Attacks
IoT and Hacking: Security Firm Reveals Thousands Of Webcams, Baby Monitors Are At Risk
More than a half million smart devices in Barcelona, including webcams and baby monitors, are hackable, security firm Avast revealed at Mobile World Congress Monday. Avast, along with IoT search engine specialists Shodan, found more than 22,000 webcams and baby monitors in the city are at risk of being hacked, which mean criminals can livestream video directly to the … [Read more...] about IoT and Hacking: Security Firm Reveals Thousands Of Webcams, Baby Monitors Are At Risk