SPY PIXELS – Email Tracking

Email spying

“See who’s tracking your email” What if we tell you that all our emails are being tracked and our information is being collected. Yes, it is high time we take security seriously and understand the gravity of the scenario. SPY PIXELS: To start with, let us first understand what spy pixels are. Spy pixels which are also known as tracking pixels or web beacons. They are invisible and tiny image files( .PNGs and .GIFs) which are inserted in the content body of an email. They may appear as clear, white…

COMMON VULNERABILITIES AND EXPOSURES – Jan 2021

CVE Blog - Jan 2021

“STAY UPDATED” CVE Updates for the month of January 2021: Microsoft fixes 83 security bugs in the January 2021 Patch Tuesday releases. For the month of January, Microsoft has patched a total of 83 vulnerabilities across a wide range of products, including Apple, CISCO, Adobe, Chrome, Mozilla, Microsoft checkpoint, Redhat and also Windows operating system, cloud-based products, developer tools, and enterprise servers. But of all the bugs patched, the most important one is a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Defender antivirus, which Microsoft said was exploited before the patches were…

Manchester United Cyber Attack

Manchester United Cyber attack

“A Cyber Gun to the Head” The Red Devils were attacked and it is believed that the cyber criminals are holding them to ransom for millions of pounds after hacking into their system. Manchester United released a statement late on Friday, 20 Nov of an attack on their IT systems that took place that very evening. The attack was identified and shut down by the cyber defences set up by the club’s IT team. It’s rumoured to be a ransomware attack for which the club has neither agreed or denied…