Google has rolled out a crucial security update for Chrome 135 across all desktop platforms, addressing fourteen vulnerabilities, including high-severity flaws that could enable remote code execution. The stable channel update (135.0.7049.52 for Linux and 135.0.7049.41/42 for Windows/macOS) delivers urgent patches for numerous memory corruption and implementation issues actively exploited in the wild. This release underscores Google’s commitment to ensuring
Marketing in today’s digital age requires more than just persuasive text; it demands compelling visual content that captures audience attention and drives engagement. Award-winning brands have set the bar high by utilizing creative visual strategies, showing how impactful visual storytelling can be. This article examines the methods and results of these outstanding brands, providing valuable insights into the power of
User-generated content (UGC) is rapidly emerging as a game-changer in the world of digital marketing. Offering authenticity, enhanced engagement, and a fresh approach to consumer interaction, UGC is poised to redefine how brands connect with their audience. This article delves into the growing significance of UGC and explores its potential to drive digital marketing success. Defining UGC and Its Various
In a significant development for the AdTech industry, startup POCKLA has succeeded in raising £1.6 million in seed funding to further refine and scale its groundbreaking AI-powered content strategy and creation platform. Spearheaded by Venrex, this funding round saw contributions from influential investors such as The Sidemen’s Upside Ventures, underscoring the burgeoning interest in POCKLA’s innovative approach to modern marketing.
In an increasingly competitive online landscape, content creators are constantly seeking innovative ways to engage audiences and generate fresh ideas. YouTube, ever-evolving to support its vast army of creators, has introduced a new suite of AI-powered tools designed to address these very needs. Falling under the umbrella of the ‘Inspiration’ suite, these tools aim to streamline the creative process, allowing
A major cybersecurity concern has recently come to light involving a widely-used open-source web development framework, Next.js. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified a critical vulnerability in the framework that could leave many applications at risk. Specifically cataloged as CVE-2025-29927, the flaw is an authorization bypass that allows attackers to send external requests, which the system processes
On March 24, Ukraine’s railway systems faced a significant cyber-attack, which has since been attributed by the Ukrainian government to Russian-backed hackers. This event caused a disruption in Ukrzaliznytsia’s online ticketing system, though train operations remained unaffected thanks to robust pre-prepared protocols. Yevheniia Nakonechna from the State Cyber Protection Centre highlighted that the Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine
In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, restaurants are no longer just about food; they are about creating an experience that starts well before a customer steps through the door. The digital age has brought new dynamics to the restaurant industry, where a strong online presence can make or break a business. As diners increasingly turn to social media for dining inspiration,
E-commerce brands are making a significant shift from email marketing to WhatsApp as their primary customer engagement platform. This strategic reallocation of marketing budgets is driven by the noticeable decline in the effectiveness of traditional email marketing and the rising capabilities of WhatsApp. Decline of Email Marketing Email Engagement Challenges Traditional email marketing is struggling to maintain its previous levels
In an alarming development, security researchers from the Qualys Threat Research Unit have uncovered a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in OpenSSH’s agent forwarding feature, identified as CVE-2023-38408. This vulnerability, which was disclosed in July 2023, has received a near-maximum CVE score of 9.8, indicating its severe impact. The flaw affects all versions of OpenSSH prior to 9.3p2 and
The Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking collective, is now targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry through a sophisticated cyber campaign named the ClickFake Interview campaign. This malicious operation uses fake job interview websites to deploy a Go-based backdoor called GolangGhost on Windows and macOS systems. Since its inception in 2009, Lazarus has been involved in cyber espionage
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has seized $8.2 million in cryptocurrency connected to a prevalent form of online romance fraud known as “pig butchering.” In this type of scam, cybercriminals utilize anonymous phone numbers and messaging applications to establish fake romantic relationships with their victims, ultimately persuading them to send substantial sums of money under the pretense of
