Category: CYBER SECURITY

A notorious ransomware gang that has targeted critical infrastructure around the world has been taken down by an international police swoop.

Cybersecurity researchers have found that Chinese scammers are using illegal instant loan apps to lure thousands of victims in India with false promises of substantial loans and easy repayments, a new report said on Friday.

A cyber-security researcher has showcased it is super easy to access the IP address of any account on the encrypted messaging app Telegram with a simple tool.

A critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability has been discovered in the Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress.

PC streaming service Shadow has disclosed a security breach that exposed the personal information of over 500,000 customers.

Blackbaud, a software company that provides customer relationship management (CRM) software to nonprofits, has agreed to pay $49.5 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2020 ransomware data breach.

Genetics firm 23andMe has confirmed that some of its user data were stolen in a credential-stuffing attack

MGM Resorts International refused to pay a ransom to hackers who broke into its system and stole customer data in September 2023.

In this post, we will review the top cybersecurity events from the first week of October 2023.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that people lost a staggering $2.7 billion on social media scams since 2021.

About 74 percent of CEOs globally are concerned about their organizations’ ability to avert or minimize damage to the business from a cyberattack, even though 96 percent of CEOs believe cybersecurity is vital to organizational growth and stability, a new report revealed on Friday.

Microsoft has released key security updates for Edge, Teams, and Skype to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities in open-source libraries.

Apple has released an emergency security update to patch a new zero-day exploit that was being used to hack iPhones and iPads.

Sony has confirmed that it was the victim of a data breach that impacted thousands of its current and former employees in the U.S.

Qualcomm has issued a warning about three zero-day vulnerabilities in its GPU and DSP drivers. These vulnerabilities could allow hackers to take control of affected devices or steal data.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the public of a recent nationwide increase in "Phantom Hacker" scams, significantly impacting senior citizens.

Motel One, a German hotel chain, has disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack.

Cybercriminals were active last week, with high-profile attacks on Air Canada and Microsoft's Exchange email server software. In this post, we will review the top cybersecurity events from the last week of September.1.

A jury in Los Angeles convicted three individuals for their roles in laundering proceeds of large-scale consumer fraud schemes through gift card transactions.