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United States Files Civil Action To Return $150 Million In Embezzled Funds To Sony
The United States took action in federal court today to protect and ultimately return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation and then seized by law enforcement during the FBI’s investigation of the theft.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 22, 2021
3 min read
Meta Sues People Behind Facebook And Instagram Phishing
Meta (formerly Facebook) has filed a federal lawsuit in California court to disrupt phishing attacks targeting Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 21, 2021
1 min read
Credit Card Info Of 1.8 Million People Stolen From Sports Gear Sites
Four affiliated online sports gear sites have disclosed a cyberattack where threat actors stole credit cards for 1,813,224 customers.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2021
2 min read
Report Links Huawei To China’s Domestic Spying In Xinjiang
Chinese tech conglomerate Huawei has reportedly been linked to domestic spying in the Xinjiang region while building technology for labour and re-education camps as well as surveillance systems in the western Chinese region largely populated by Uyghur Muslims.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2021
2 min read
Apple Releases iOS 15.2 With Range Of New Features
Tech giant Apple has started rolling out an iOS 15.2 update with new features and fixes as the first major update to iPhone software since iOS 15.1 in October.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 14, 2021
2 min read
People Lost Nearly $148 Million To Gift Card Scams This Year : FTC
A new Federal Trade Commission data spotlight shows that in the first nine months of 2021, consumers reported losing $148 million in scams where gift cards were used as the form of payment. That amount is more than was reported in all of 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 13, 2021
1 min read
Tesla Hit With One Other Sexual Harassment Lawsuit In US
A Tesla employee filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the electric-carmaker of retaliation and failing to prevent "a pattern of continuous and pervasive" sexual harassment at its Fremont factory.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 13, 2021
2 min read
Facebook Finally Has Live Chat Support For People Who Are Locked Out Of Their Accounts
Meta-owned social media giant Facebook is testing live chat support for people, including creators, who have been locked out of their accounts.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 11, 2021
2 min read
Cox Data Breach Exposes Customers’ Personal Info
Cox Communications, a digital cable provider and telecommunication company has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor has accessed customers' personal information impersonating a support agent.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 10, 2021
1 min read
Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Patched In User Registration Plugin
This flaw made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrative users, on an affected site as long as a valid username or email address was known to the attacker and a login form created with the plugin existed on...
Bijay Pokharel,
December 9, 2021
4 min read
Major Outage Hits Amazon Web Services Affecting Ring, Netflix, And Amazon Deliveries
Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites including Ring, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Roku.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 8, 2021
3 min read
Microsoft Seizes Websites Used By Chinese State-Sponsor Hackers
The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized dozens of malicious websites used by China-based hacking group Nickel that target organizations in the United States and 28 other countries around the world.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 7, 2021
2 min read
Ransomware Group Hits 49 Critical Infrastructure Firms In US
A ransomware group from Cuba has hit "49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors" in the US and made at least $43.9 million in ransom payments.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2021
1 min read
Del Rio Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography
A Del Rio man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing over 1,000 images of child pornography.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2021
1 min read
Russian Man Sentenced For Providing ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ For Cybercriminals
A Russian man was sentenced for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 2, 2021
2 min read
Finland Warns Of FluBot Malware Being Spread By SMS
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-FI) at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency has issued a "severe alert" to warn of a massive campaign targeting the country's Android users with Flubot banking malware pushed via text messages sent from compromised devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 1, 2021
2 min read
Meet Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s New CEO
The microblogging site Twitter has a new CEO: Parag Agrawal, who’ll be taking over for Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, the longest-serving chief executive in the company’s 15-plus-year history.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 30, 2021
2 min read
12 Online Fraudsters Arrested In Global Operation Against Counterfeiters
The European Union's law enforcement agency has arrested 12 individuals, the seizure of €2.6 million worth of counterfeit goods and cash to the value of €460 468.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 29, 2021
1 min read
Italy’s Competition Watchdog Fines Apple, Google Over $11 Million Each
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined tech giants Apple and Google around $11.3 million each over violations of the Consumer Code - one for lack of information and another for aggressive practices regarding the acquisition and use of consumer data for commercial purposes.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 27, 2021
2 min read
Top Tips For Newbie Video Creators To Create Powerful Videos
Use proven techniques to shoot the best videos. Doing so will enable you to get more viewers, and subscribers. You can also earn money online.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 26, 2021
4 min read
