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Mozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegal
A recent ruling from Germany’s Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has revived a legal battle over whether browser-based ad blockers infringe copyright, raising fears about a potential ban of the tools in the country. The case stems from online media company Axel Springer’s lawsuit against Eyeo – the maker of the popular Adblock Plus browser extension. Axel Springer […]
Proton launches free standalone cross-platform Authenticator app
Proton has launched Proton Authenticator, a free standalone two-factor authentication (2FA) application for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. 2FA authenticator apps are offline tools that generate time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) that expire every 30 seconds, and which can be used alongside passwords when logging into online accounts, providing the second factor authentication. Proton is a […]
Hackers scanning for TeleMessage Signal clone flaw exposing passwords
Researchers are seeing exploitation attempts for the CVE-2025-48927 vulnerability in the TeleMessage SGNL app, which allows retrieving usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data. TeleMessage SGNL is a Signal clone app now owned by Smarsh, a compliance-focused company that provides cloud-based or on-premisses communication solutions to various organizations. Scanning for vulnerable endpoints Threat monitoring firm GreyNoise has observed […]
Hackers abuse leaked Shellter red team tool to deploy infostealers
Shellter Project, the vendor of a commercial AV/EDR evasion loader for penetration testing, confirmed that hackers used its Shellter Elite product in attacks after a customer leaked a copy of the software. The abuse has kept going for several months and even though security researchers caught the activity in the wild, Shellter did not receive a notification. […]
New Tor Oniux tool anonymizes any Linux app’s network traffic
Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections. Unlike classic methods like torsocks, which rely on user-space tricks, Oniux uses Linux namespaces to create a fully isolated network environment for each application, preventing data leaks even if the app is malicious […]
Brave’s Cookiecrumbler tool taps community to help block cookie notices
Brave has open-sourceed a new tool called “Cookiecrumbler,” which uses large language models (LLMs) to detect cookie consent notices and then community-driven reviews to block those that won’t break site functionality. The Brave browser has been blocking cookie consent banners by default on all websites since 2022 but found that blocking consent banners may cause website problems that […]
Vivaldi integrates Proton VPN into the browser to fight web tracking
Vivaldi has announced the integration of Proton VPN directly into its browser without requiring add-on downloads or plugin activations, allowing users to protect their data against ‘Big Tech’ surveillance for free. When enabled, browsing activity will be transmitted through Proton VPN’s encrypted tunnels while also obfuscating the user’s IP address, safeguarding their privacy and protecting them […]
Mozilla warns users to update Firefox before certificate expires
Mozilla is warning Firefox users to update their browsers to the latest version to avoid facing disruption and security risks caused by the upcoming expiration of one of the company’s root certificates. The Mozilla certificate is set to expire this Friday, March 14, 2025, and was used to sign content, including add-ons for various Mozilla […]
New Chirp tool uses audio tones to send messages between devices
A new open-source tool named ‘Chirp’ transmits data, such as text messages, between computers (and smartphones) through different audio tones. The tool, developed by cybersecurity researcher solst/ICE, maps each character into a specific sound frequency and plays it along with real-time visualization. Other microphone-equipped computers running Chirp may capture the sound and translate the message back into […]
Open-source tool ‘Rayhunter’ helps users detect Stingray attacks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a free, open-source tool named Rayhunter that is designed to detect cell-site simulators (CSS), also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays. Stingray devices mimic legitimate cell towers to trick phones into connecting, allowing them to capture sensitive data, accurately geolocate users, and potentially intercept communications. With the release […]