A group of charity scammers who pretended to be grocery store bucket collectors and deceived the public out of at least £500,000 have been imprisoned. By pretending to be collectors for children’s charities such as Children In Need, Great…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Employee Use of ‘Shadow IT’ Elevates Cyber Attack Risks for Indian Firms
In India, a recent report indicates that approximately 89% of companies faced cyber incidents within the past two years. Alarmingly, 20% of these breaches were attributed to the utilization of shadow IT, as per findings from a study. This…
Apple Watch Series 9: Pulse Oximetry Ban Saga
The IT community is in uproar as the Apple Watch Series 9 Ultra 2 has been taken off of shops and online marketplaces in an unexpected development. The debate peaked when an American judge temporarily banned Apple Watch sales due…
June 2023 Review: MOVEit Exploit, UK Government’s AI Leadership Goals, NHS’ Controversial IT Project
June 2023 might have been the most thriving month for Cl0P ransomware group. Since March, the Russia-based hackers started exploiting a SQL injection vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer service, frequently used by large organizations. However, it was not until…
Fallen Victim to Zelle Scams During the Holiday Season
Identity theft is a serious concern at a time of rapid technology development and digital commerce. It becomes essential to strengthen our defenses against potential cyber threats as we negotiate the complexities of internet platforms and financial services. Identity protection…
Cracking the Code: The Role of AI and UBA in Mitigating Insider Threats to Businesses
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a marvel in the landscape of rapidly developing digital technologies along with a challenge for organizations across a wide range of industries in the growing field of digital technologies. Automating mundane tasks and…
Unveiling the Unseen Cybersecurity Threats Posed by Smart Devices
The number of smart devices worldwide has surpassed the global population, with a continuous upward trend, particularly amidst remote and hybrid work settings. Ranjit Atwal, Gartner’s senior research director, attributes this surge to the increase in remote work. As…
Smishing: SMS Phishing Attacks And How to Thwart Them
Smishing is a fast growing version of one of the most established and lucrative scams on the internet. Smishing, like other forms of phishing, aims to trick you into revealing sensitive data and information; however, instead of email, cybercriminals…
Small Businesses Prime Targets for Cyberattacks: Key Signs & Defense Strategies
In the wake of prominent cyberattacks targeting major entities such as casinos, tech giants, and power grids, there is a common misconception that small and midsize businesses are less susceptible to such threats. However, recent research conducted on over…
Data Breach Incident Affects Several Las Vegas Valley Hospitals
In another cybersecurity incident in Las Vegas, cyber actors have targeted several Las Vegas Valley hospitals which may have resulted in the compromise of their patients’ sensitive information. The hospitals, part of the Valley Health System, include Centennial Hills, Desert…
Game Studio Ubisoft Investigates Claims of Data Security Incident
Video gaming company Ubisoft revealed that it is looking into reports that hackers attempted to steal data this week by breaching into its networks. Ubisoft officials were “aware of an alleged data security incident and are currently investigating. At…
OpenAI Addresses ChatGPT Security Flaw
OpenAI has addressed significant security flaws in its state-of-the-art language model, ChatGPT, which has become widely used, in recent improvements. Although the business concedes that there is a defect that could pose major hazards, it reassures users that the issue…
Hacked and Exposed: BSNL’s Battle Against a Dark Web Data Breach
A hacker named Ellis is now selling thousands of internet and landline records from the telecom operator BSNL on the dark web, as a result of a data breach that saw the operator suffer a data breach in the…
Exploitation of Numerous Zero-Days in Windows CLFS Driver by Ransomware Attackers
Over the past 18 months, malevolent actors have taken advantage of a series of vulnerabilities, including four zero-day exploits, within a critical Windows kernel-level driver. Reports from Kaspersky’s Securelist this week not only highlight specific flaws but underscore a…
New Chameleon Android Trojan Can Bypass Biometric Security
A brand new variant of the Chameleon Android malware has been discovered in the wild, featuring new characteristics, the most notable of which is the ability to bypass fingerprint locks. The Chameleon Android banking malware first appeared in early…
GTA 6 Hacker: Life in Secure Hospital for Cybercrime Intent
The teenage hacker who leaked details about Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) is now facing a life sentence in a guarded institution, which is a surprise development. The person, identified as Lapsus, was placed under an indefinite hospital order…
Researchers Details the Licensing Model of Predator Spyware
A recent analysis of the sophisticated commercial spyware, Predator, reveals that its ability to persist between reboots is offered as an “add-on-feature” and is dependent upon the license options selected by the user, according to a recent analysis. Predator is…
Unveiling ‘Bandook’: A Threat that Adapts and Persists
The Bandook malware family, which was thought to be extinct, is back and may be part of a larger operation intended to sell offensive hacking tools to governments and cybercriminal groups to attack them. Several recent research papers have…
Shimano’s Cyber Siege: A Saga of Resistance Against Ransomware
Shimano Industries, a prominent Japanese multinational manufacturing company specializing in cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment, seems to have been hit by a massive data breach by the ransomware attacker LockBit, who has threatened to release confidential data, including information such…
The MOVEit Breach Might be the Biggest Cyberattack in 2023
Despite the series of malicious cyber attacks witnessed in 2023, with a number of new trends and tactics in the campaigns, one of the breaches that stood out was the breach of the file transfer service MOVEit. In a new…