Monthly Archives: March 2024

Microsoft, Meta, and Spotify take Epic Games’s side and join forces against Apple

In a move that further intensifies scrutiny on Apple’s App Store practices, several tech giants have come together to challenge the company’s payment policies. Meta (formerly Facebook), Microsoft, Spotify, and Match Group have all filed legal petitions against Apple, joining Epic Games’ team in their ongoing lawsuit. The issue is Apple’s commission fees, reaching up […]

Xbox users can now ‘get annoyed by’ their friends by playing weird sounds via Discord soundboards

Get ready to hear the laughter (or maybe groans) as Xbox players can now hear soundboard audio from others in your Discord voice channel or call. Soundboards allow users to play pre-recorded audio clips or sound effects during conversations. This comes after Microsoft announced that the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox will be retired. A […]

Ivanti Releases Urgent Fix for Critical Sentry RCE Vulnerability

Ivanti has disclosed details of a critical remote code execution flaw impacting Standalone Sentry, urging customers to apply the fixes immediately to stay protected against potential cyber threats. Tracked as CVE-2023-41724, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.6. “An unauthenticated threat actor can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of the appliance

Atlassian Releases Fixes for Over 2 Dozen Flaws, Including Critical Bamboo Bug

Atlassian has released patches for more than two dozen security flaws, including a critical bug impacting Bamboo Data Center and Server that could be exploited without requiring user interaction. Tracked as CVE-2024-1597, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. Described as an SQL injection flaw, it’s rooted in a dependency called org.postgresql:

The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China

It’s not unusual for the data brokers behind people-search websites to use pseudonyms in their day-to-day lives (you would, too). Some of these personal data purveyors even try to reinvent their online identities in a bid to hide their conflicts of interest. But it’s not every day you run across a US-focused people-search network based […]