What is a Vishing Attack and How to Keep Yourself Secure
Ever heard of vishing? It's short for 'voice phishing' and it's a sneaky social engineering attack that plays out over the phone.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 14, 2024
3 min read
Cryptojacker Arrested in Ukraine over €1.8 Million Mining Scheme.
The National Police of Ukraine, in partnership with Europol, has successfully apprehended a 29-year-old individual believed to be the mastermind behind a sophisticated cryptojacking scheme, responsible for mining over €1.8 million in cryptocurrencies.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 14, 2024
1 min read
Raptor Technologies’ School Safety Software Exposes 4 Million Records
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a significant data breach involving the exposure of an estimated 4 million records, containing sensitive school safety information and personally identifiable information (PII) of students, parents, and school staff.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
1 min read
Multiple Vulnerabilities Patches in POST SMTP Mailer WordPress Plugin
This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to reset the API key used to authenticate to the mailer and view logs, including password reset emails on WordPress sites that use this plugin.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
1 min read
US SEC’s X Account Hacked To Post About Fake Nod To Bitcoin ETFs
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) saw its X account hacked for a brief time, with a post claiming it has approved listings for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2024
1 min read
China Says It Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources
China's state-backed Beijing Wangshendongjian Forensic Appraisal Institute says they've created a tool to analyze iPhone logs, revealing phone numbers and emails from AirDrop.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2024
1 min read
AI-Powered Detection Tech Is Here to Spot GenAI-Generated Audio Deepfakes
In a bid to tackle deepfakes being generated via generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, global cyber-security company McAfee on Monday announced an AI-powered deepfake audio detection technology during the 'CES 2024' event.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 8, 2024
1 min read
North Korean Hackers Stole $600 Million in Crypto in 2023: Report
Threat actors tied to North Korea stole at least $600 million in cryptocurrency in 2023, a new report has revealed.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 8, 2024
1 min read
Cybercriminals Find New Way to Access Google Accounts without Password: Report
Researchers have uncovered a hack that lets hackers access people's Google accounts without needing their passwords.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 7, 2024
2 min read
Co-Founder of Crypto Start-Up ‘Nest Wallet’ Loses $125k to Scam
The co-founder of Nest Wallet -- Bill Lou, was scammed out of $125,000 stEth (a cryptocurrency token) while attempting to claim the $LFG airdrop.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 7, 2024
1 min read
Global Crackdown Nets 19 Individuals in xDedic Marketplace Takedown
Law enforcement agencies from across the globe have coordinated a takedown of the xDedic Marketplace, a notorious dark web platform that facilitates the trade of stolen data and compromised servers.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 6, 2024
2 min read
What are AI Voice Cloning Scams? And How To Defend Yourself
AI Voice Cloning Scams are a new form of fraudulent activity where scammers use artificial intelligence technology to mimic the voices of individuals, often loved ones or familiar voices, to deceive victims.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 5, 2024
5 min read
FTC Offers $25,000 Prize for Detecting AI-Enabled Voice Cloning
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated the Voice Cloning Challenge, with a top prize of $25,000.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 5, 2024
1 min read
Hackers Selling X Gold Accounts on Dark Web for Phishing, Scams: Report
Cybercriminals are profiting from the X "Gold" verification badge by selling compromised accounts for phishing and scams on the dark web marketplaces and forums, a new report revealed on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2024
2 min read
Hackers Tap Social Engineering, AI to Drive More Cyber Attacks in 2024
The profitability and the ease with which social engineering-related cyber attacks are launched will drive an even higher volume of these incidents in 2024, a new report showed on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2024
1 min read
Hackers Breach Victorian Court System, Recordings Leaked
A cyberattack has rocked the Victorian judicial system, with hackers infiltrating the state's court recording database and potentially exposing sensitive audio and video footage of legal proceedings.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 3, 2024
1 min read
Crypto Phishing Scams Drained Nearly $300 Million From 320k Users in 2023: Report
Wallet drainers, a type of malware related to cryptocurrency, have stolen $295 million in cryptocurrencies from about 324,000 victims in 2023, a new report has revealed.According to the security platform Scam Sniffer, scammers stole almost $7 million on March 11 alone in the past year.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 2, 2024
1 min read
Google Patched Nearly 100 Android Security Issues in Dec 2023
Google fixed nearly 100 Android security issues in December last year, which includes patches for two critical issues in the Framework, the most severe of which could lead to remote escalation of privileges with no additional privileges needed.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 1, 2024
1 min read
This Week’s Cybersecurity Spotlight: Rising Ransomware Menace Uncovered
From the Akira Gang claiming responsibility for the Nissan Australia cyberattack to the leak of the GTA V source code online, this post will review the top cybersecurity events from the last week of December.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 1, 2024
3 min read
Microsoft Disables ‘App Installer’ Used by Hackers to Spread Malware
Microsoft has disabled its ms-appinstaller URI scheme (App Installer) after observing that threat actors are using it to distribute malware.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 31, 2023
2 min read
