Category: CYBER SECURITY

The US state of Texas has sued Meta for using its facial recognition technology without users' consent, seeking financial damages.

This vulnerability made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by appending them to an existing SQL query.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that Americans reported record high losses of $547 million to romance scams in 2021, up almost 80% compared to 2020 and over six times compared to losses reported in 2017.

Avast has released a decryption utility to help TargetCompany ransomware victims recover their files for free.

Morley Companies which provides services to several Fortune 500 companies, has admitted it was hit with a ransomware attack that led to the leak of sensitive information for more than 500,000 people.

This flaw made it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious JavaScript that would execute whenever a site administrator accessed the template editor. This vulnerability would also allow them to modify the email template to contain arbitrary data that could be used to perform...

More than 95,000 people reported about $770 million in losses to fraud initiated on social media platforms in 2021.

Unpatched vulnerabilities remain the most prominent attack vectors exploited by ransomware groups and in 2021, 65 new vulnerabilities tied to ransomware were discovered, representing a 29 per cent growth over 2020 and bringing the total number of vulnerabilities associated with ransomware to 288, a new...

Amid the heightened Russia-Ukraine border tensions, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned that critical infrastructure and local government networks are at a "very high risk" of a mega cyberattack sponsored by the Russian government.

latform was hit by a $34 million hack, its CEO Kris Marszalek has been forced to respond on social media how best they can get back their accounts.

This flaw made it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious JavaScript that would execute whenever a site administrator accessed the template editor. This vulnerability would also allow them to modify the email template to contain arbitrary data that could be used to perform...

A cyberattack on a Red Cross contactor has led to the theft of personal data for more than 515,000 people in 'Restoring Family Links,' a program that helps reunite families separated by war, disaster, and migration.

A software bug in Apple browser Safari 15 may let any website track your internet activity and even reveal your identity via macOS, iOS, and iPadOS 15, according to a new report. The bug could also expose your Google User ID to other websites.

A Russian court has charged eight people, who are part of the REvil ransomware group that attacked top American companies, as White House officials confirmed that the person behind the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline last year was also arrested during the raid.

State-sponsored hackers have hit Ukraine with a ‘massive cyber-attack, shutting down several government websites amid heightened tension with Russia. Sky News reported on Friday that the disruption came at a time of extreme tension with Russia, which has reportedly gathered around 100,000 troops at Ukraine’s...

Meta is facing a $3.1 billion class-action lawsuit in the UK over allegedly abusing its market dominance and if the lawsuit succeeds nearly 44 million British Facebook users could receive a $68 payout each.

Cyber-security researchers have unearthed that hackers are spreading powerful malware via news around the new Omicron strain, stealing information and credentials from Windows users in at least 12 countries.

Microsoft has warned that China-based cybercriminals are currently targeting companies and individuals to install a "double extortion" new ransomware strain that emerged last month.