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🚨 WhatsApp Beta Introduces Feature to Block Messages From Unknown Accounts :
WhatsApp's third 'advanced' privacy feature is now rolling out to beta testers on Android.
➡ WhatsApp has developed a new spam protection feature.
➡ The feature is not designed to block all unknown messages.
➡ WhatsApp's block unknown account messages feature is disabled by default.
🚨 Hacker Uses Telegram Chatbots to Leak Data of Star Health Insurance :
Star Health and Allied Insurance said an initial assessment showed "no widespread compromise" and that "sensitive customer data remains secure".
➡ Star Health Insurance customer data was publicly accessible via Telegram.
➡ Samples of customer data could be accessed via chatbots.
➡ Some documents were dated as recently as July 2024.
🚨 Qualcomm recently approached Intel about a possible takeover :
➡ Qualcomm approached Intel about a takeover in recent days, according to a person familiar with the matter.
➡ As the market closed on Friday, Intel had a market cap of over $90 billion.
➡ The shares popped in extended trading after The Wall Street Journal was first to report on the potential deal.
🚨 Google Chrome may soon require fingerprint authentication to fill passwords :
➡ Google Chrome is testing a new feature that requires users to enter PIN or use fingerprint or face authentication to fill in passwords.
➡ This feature is currently in testing on Chrome Canary.
➡ It will become mandatory when filling in saved passwords in non-trusted locations.
🚨 Security Researcher Reveals Critical Bug in Arc Browser’s Boost Feature :
➡ A researcher found a security flaw in Arc Browser, allowing for a potentially harmful chain of exploits.
➡ She reported the bug, was rewarded for it, and the issue has since been fixed, with users unaffected.
➡ Boosts in Arc were assigned to user IDs, but exploit allowed users to tweak them, potentially accessing other browsers.
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