California Man Sentenced to 87 Months for $50 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
A 59-year-old man from Irvine, California, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in an investment fraud ring that stole $50 million from unsuspecting investors between 2012 and October 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2025
2 min read
Malicious SDK Found in Android and iOS Apps Stealing Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases
Security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a malicious software development kit (SDK) embedded in Android and iOS apps available on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2025
2 min read
State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Google’s Gemini AI for Cyber Reconnaissance and Productivity
Multiple state-backed hacking groups are experimenting with Google’s AI-powered Gemini assistant to boost their productivity and conduct research for cyber operations.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2025
1 min read
Tata Technologies Faces Ransomware Attack, Temporarily Suspends IT Services
Tata Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of Tata Motors, recently faced a ransomware attack that forced the company to suspend some of its IT services.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2025
1 min read
Hundreds of Companies Block DeepSeek Over China Data Risks
Cybersecurity experts warn that the chatbot poses a risk of data exposure to the Chinese government.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2025
1 min read
Pentagon Moves to Block DeepSeek After Employees Access Chinese Servers
The Pentagon is scrambling to block DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot after U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) employees connected their work computers to Chinese servers, Bloomberg reports.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2025
1 min read
Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek Exposed Sensitive User Data in Security Breach
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup behind the DeepSeek-R1 language model, left two unsecured databases publicly accessible, exposing user chat logs, API keys, backend infrastructure details, and operational metadata.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2025
1 min read
Massive Surge in DDoS Attacks Hits Japan, Breaking Records
Japan faced an unprecedented rise in cyberattacks last month, as Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks reached record levels, according to industry data.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2025
2 min read
Hackers Exploit Outdated WordPress Sites to Spread Malware
Cybercriminals are actively exploiting outdated versions of WordPress and its plug-ins to hijack thousands of websites, tricking visitors into downloading malware, security researchers have discovered.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2025
1 min read
EU Sanctions Russian Hackers Over Cyberattacks on Estonia’s Government
The European Union has imposed sanctions on three Russian hackers from Unit 29155, a division of Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU), for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting Estonia’s government agencies in 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2025
1 min read
Chinese AI Platform DeepSeek Disables Registrations Amid Cyberattack
DeepSeek, a rapidly growing AI platform from China, has temporarily disabled new user registrations on its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform following a large-scale cyberattack targeting its services.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2025
1 min read
Phemex Crypto Exchange Hit by $85 Million Security Breach
Phemex, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a devastating security breach on Thursday, resulting in the theft of over $85 million worth of cryptocurrency.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2025
2 min read
TalkTalk Investigates Data Breach Linked to Third-Party Supplier
UK telecommunications company TalkTalk is investigating a potential data breach involving a third-party supplier after a threat actor began offering alleged customer data for sale on a hacking forum.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2025
1 min read
UnitedHealth Confirms Ransomware Attack Affected 190 Million Americans, Nearly Doubling Earlier Estimates
UnitedHealth has confirmed that the cyberattack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, last February impacted around 190 million people—almost double the initial estimate.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2025
2 min read
Security Flaw in Subaru’s Starlink Exposed Vehicles to Remote Hijacking
Security researchers uncovered a critical vulnerability in Subaru’s Starlink service that could have allowed attackers to hijack and control vehicles in the U.S., Canada, and Japan using only a license plate number.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2025
2 min read
Critical Security Flaws Discovered in Popular WordPress Real Estate Tools
Two severe security vulnerabilities have been identified in the RealHome theme and Easy Real Estate plugin for WordPress, which could allow attackers to gain administrative access to websites without authentication.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2025
2 min read
High-Severity 7-Zip Vulnerability Exposes Users to Malware Attacks
A critical vulnerability in the 7-Zip file archiver (CVE-2025-0411) has been discovered, enabling attackers to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
1 min read
Ransomware Gangs Exploit Microsoft Teams and Email Bombing in Sophisticated Attacks
Ransomware groups are adopting advanced techniques that combine email bombing with fake Microsoft Teams IT support calls to infiltrate company networks.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
1 min read
Cloudflare Mitigates Record-Breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack Amid Surge in Hyper-Volumetric Assaults
The largest DDoS attack ever recorded reached a colossal 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps), originating from a Mirai-based botnet comprising 13,000 compromised devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
2 min read
Russian Hackers Target WhatsApp Accounts in New Spear-Phishing Campaign
A Russian nation-state actor known as Star Blizzard has launched a new spear-phishing campaign aimed at compromising WhatsApp accounts of individuals in key sectors, including government, diplomacy, defense policy, international relations, and Ukraine aid organizations.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 20, 2025
1 min read
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