Anyone with a social media account has been warned that criminals are increasingly targeting common people and taking over their profiles. According to Action Fraud, the national fraud and cybercrime reporting service, there were 18,011 reports of social media…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Study Finds: Online Games are Collecting Gamers’ Data Using Dark Designs
A recent study conducted by researchers, at Aalto University Department of Science, has revealed a dark design pattern in online games in the privacy policies and regulations which could be used in a dubious data collection tactic of online gamers.…
Unlocking Key Stretching: Safeguarding Your Passwords for Enhanced Security
To bolster the security of our digital accounts, it’s imperative to fortify our passwords or passphrases. Much like how keys and locks can be vulnerable, not all passwords provide ample protection. Security experts have devised various techniques to bolster…
Defending Digital Fortresses: How Greater Manchester Fends off 10,000 Daily Cyber Assaults
Cyber hackers are targeting the council’s systems at a rate of ‘10,000 a day’, leading to threats to its software and systems by higher-ups. It has been agreed by councillors in Oldham that they will spend £682,000 on acquiring…
Unlocking the Future: How Multimodal AI is Revolutionizing Technology
In order to create more accurate predictions, draw insightful conclusions and draw more precise conclusions about real-world problems, multimodal AI combines multiple types or modes of data to create more reliable determinations, conclusions or predictions based on real-world data. …
Contact Key Verification: Boosting iMessage Security
Apple has taken another significant step towards improving the security of its messaging platform, iMessage. The introduction of Contact Key Verification adds an extra layer of security to iMessage conversations, protecting user data and privacy. In this article, we will…
Ushering Into New Era With the Integration of AI and Machine Learning
The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into decentralised platforms has resulted in a remarkable convergence of cutting-edge technologies, offering a new paradigm that revolutionises the way we interact with and harness decentralised systems. While decentralised…
QR Code Phishing Attacks: A Rising Threat
Leading cybersecurity firms have reported a startling 587% increase in QR code-based phishing assaults in recent times. This concerning pattern demonstrates how fraudsters are changing their strategies to take advantage of people’s confidence in QR codes for a variety of…
StripedFly: Cryptomining Tool Infects 1 Million Targets Worldwide
Security firm Kaspersky Lab has revealed that a cryptominer, which never really generated a hefty crypto amount for its operators, is now a part of a bigger digital espionage campaign. Since 2017, the platform, known as StripedFly, has infected over…
Boeing Evaluates Cyber Group’s Data Dump Threat
Boeing Co announced on Friday that it is currently evaluating a claim made by the Lockbit cybercrime group, which asserts that it has obtained a significant volume of sensitive data from the aerospace giant. The group has threatened to…
Rishi Sunak Outlines Risks and Potential of AI Ahead of Tech Summit
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned against the use of AI, as it could be used to design chemical and biological weapons. He says that, in the worst case scenario, people are likely to lose all control over AI,…
CISA Unveils Logging Tool to Aid Resource-Scarce Organizations
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has introduced a security tool named “Logging Made Easy” with the aim of assisting organizations, particularly those with limited resources, in safeguarding their Windows-based devices and sensitive information. This tool, provided…
India’s DPDP Act: Industry’s Compliance Challenges and Concerns
As India’s Data Protection and Privacy Act (DPDP) transitions from proposal to legal mandate, the business community is grappling with the intricacies of compliance and its far-reaching implications. While the government maintains that companies have had a reasonable timeframe to…
Kraken to Provide 42,000 Consumers’ Data with IRS Following Court Order
Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it will comply with a June court order by providing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with data on tens of thousands of its users. In particular, the company will divulge data on…
CCleaner Data Privacy at Risk: MOVEit Mass-Hack Exposes User Information
It has come to light that the popular PC optimization app CCleaner has been compromised by hackers following a massive data breach associated with the MOVEit service. According to the company, there was no breach of sensitive data that…
Xtreme: Flipper Zero can Spam Android, Windows Devices with Bluetooth Alerts
Xtreame, a custom Flipper Zero Zeo firmware has recently introduced a new feature to conduct Bluetooth spam assaults on Windows and Android devices. The technique was first demonstrated by a security researcher against Apple iOS devices, which encouraged others to…
Rising Healthcare Cyberattacks: White House Contemplates Response
Amidst a continuous stream of cyberattacks targeting the healthcare sector, leading to disruptions in hospitals and patient care, the Biden administration is taking a measured approach in formulating regulations to bolster the industry’s cybersecurity defenses. Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary…
Shadow AI: The Novel, Unseen Threat to Your Company’s Data
Earlier this year, ChatGPT emerged as the face of generative AI. ChatGPT was designed to help with almost everything, from creating business plans to breaking down complex topics into simple terms. Since then, businesses of all sizes have been…
Quishing Emerges as a Leading Cybersecurity Challenge
Researchers are predicting that cybercriminals will employ email-based quashing attacks as a means of stealing data from users. Several quishing campaigns are known to have been large, long-running, and dynamic, based on attack cadence and variations within the lures…
iLeakage Attack: Protecting Your Digital Security
The iLeakage exploit is a new issue that security researchers have discovered for Apple users. This clever hack may reveal private data, including passwords and emails, and it targets Macs and iPhones. It’s critical to comprehend how this attack operates…