Alex Ivanovs

Alex is the lead editor at Stack Diary and covers stories on tech, artificial intelligence, security, privacy and web development. He previously worked as a lead contributor for Huffington Post for their Code column.

324 Articles

Security

FBI urges software developers to end command injection

In a bid to enhance cybersecurity, the FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have called on…

July 11, 2024 3 min read

Security

Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries about spyware attacks

Apple has informed iPhone users across 98 countries that they have been targeted by a sophisticated spyware attack. This follows…

July 11, 2024 2 min read

Chrome's secret extension with hidden API leaks user system data to Google

Privacy

Google says the hidden API in Chrome is for performance and crash data

In a series of tweets by developer Luca Casonato – it was brought to everyone’s attention that a potentially problematic…

July 10, 2024 5 min read

Security

A zero-click RCE vulnerability discovered in Outlook

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s patch notes from Microsoft, and today’s release brings home 142 bugs and four concrete zero-days….

July 9, 2024 4 min read

Security

RADIUS protocol vulnerable to new Blast-RADIUS attack

The widely-used RADIUS protocol, essential for network access control, is now threatened by a new vulnerability called “Blast-RADIUS.” This security…

July 9, 2024 2 min read

Citrix closes critical vulnerability that allows access to NetScaler Console

Security

Citrix patches critical NetScaler Console vulnerability

Citrix has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability in its NetScaler Console, a tool for managing NetScaler instances….

July 9, 2024 1 min read

Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi password in plaintext to US server

Security

Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers

According to Testaankoop, the Belgian equivalent of the Consumers’ Association, two types of Linksys routers are sending Wi-Fi login details…

July 9, 2024 2 min read

Evolve Bank & Trust Notice of Data Breach

Security

Evolve Bank hit by ransomware attack, data of 7.6M users stolen

In a massive security breach, Evolve Bank & Trust has confirmed that a ransomware attack has led to the leakage…

July 9, 2024 2 min read

Security

Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext

Popular encrypted messaging app Signal is facing criticism over a security issue in its desktop application. Researchers and app users…

July 9, 2024 6 min read

Artificial Intelligence

Textgain is developing an LLM to detect hate speech

The Belgian AI startup Textgain is developing an advanced language model named CaLICO, designed to detect hate speech across all…

July 9, 2024 2 min read

Security

RHEL 9 OpenSSH packages affected by remote code execution flaw

A new vulnerability in OpenSSH packages has been discovered, potentially allowing remote code execution on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)…

July 9, 2024 2 min read

Privacy

Microsoft’s advertising company Xandr accused of violating GDPR

Microsoft’s advertising subsidiary, Xandr, is facing serious allegations of violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The privacy advocacy group,…

July 9, 2024 1 min read