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Issued by: Dark Reading

Google is settling a class-action lawsuit over how it tracks data from individuals using browsers in “private” or “incognito” mode. The plaintiffs in Brown et al v. Google LLC alleged that Google violated US federal laws regarding wiretapping and invasion of privacy, by continuing to track, collect, and identify browsing data from users of “Incognito…

Application Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

In a major update to its Windows 11 operating system this week, Microsoft has integrated Passkeys alongside Windows Hello, its biometric authentication tool. Passkeys creates a unique credential that allows users to authenticate with their face, fingerprint, or a PIN in a more secure process than the traditional password. Microsoft’s passkeys will be available on…

Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

As Deadline Looms, 35 Percent Of Web Sites Still Rely On SHA-1

Over 60 million web sites are relying on a hashing algorithm that will be blocked by major browsers starting Jan 1. A surprising 35 percent of websites around the world are still using SHA-1 though barely 45 days remain before some of the major browsers stop trusting certificates signed with the hash algorithm altogether.

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Symantec Blog

Flash zero-day being exploited in targeted attacks

A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player is being exploited by attackers in the wild. Adobe released a Security Bulletin (APSB16-36) yesterday which patches the vulnerability (CVE-2016-7855). The critical vulnerability affects Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.185 and earlier versions for the following operating systems: Windows Mac Linux Chrome OS According to Adobe, an exploit…