Identity of the bank accounts targeted in the DWP crackdown on benefit fraud have recently been made clear. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will examine bank accounts as part of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill that…
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Two Cyber Scammers Arrested; Police Uncover Transactions of ₹60 crore in Bank Accounts
Two cyber fraudsters were detained last week on Friday in Gujarat for allegedly being involved in a scheme that defrauded college students of lakhs of dollars by persuading them to like YouTube videos. Authorities investigated their bank records and…
Decoding the Digital Mind: EU’s Blueprint for AI Regulation
In what’s considered one of the most significant parts of the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence regulation, the European Union has gotten to a preliminary agreement that restricts the use of the ChatGPT model and many other deep learning…
2024 Tech Landscape: AI Evolution, Emotion Tech Dominance, and Quantum Advances
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is like a game-changer in computer science. It’s becoming the key player in making new technologies like big data, robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) possible. In 2023, the tech landscape witnessed a surge in the…
DragonForce Ransomware Gang Prompts Ohio Lottery to Shut Down
On 25 December 2023, the Ohio Lottery faced a major cyberattack, as a result, they had to shut down some crucial systems related to the undisclosed internal application. The threat actors behind the breach are the DragonForce ransomware group. While…
A Crucial Update from EPFO Regarding Your PF Account
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), responsible for managing deductions from the salaries of employees, has issued a warning to its 6.5 crore members concerning the escalating threat of cybercrime. EPFO has observed a notable increase in fraudulent activities…
Hackers Breach Steam Discord Accounts, Launch Malware
On Christmas Day, the popular indie strategy game Slay the Spire’s fan expansion, Downfall, was compromised, allowing Epsilon information stealer malware to be distributed over the Steam update system. Developer Michael Mayhem revealed that the corrupted package is not a…
US Senators Targeted by Swatting Incidents in Multiple States
A recent surge of “swatting” incidents across America, primarily targeting Republican politicians, has perplexed police agencies and put victims in risk this holiday season, driving lawmakers to demand for stricter anti-swatting laws and harsher penalties. Swatting entails filing a…
Trading Tomorrow’s Technology for Today’s Privacy: The AI Conundrum in 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that continually absorbs and transfers humanity’s collective intelligence with machine learning algorithms. It is a technology that is all-pervasive, and it will soon be all-pervasive as well. It is becoming increasingly clear that,…
A Closer Look At The Future of MagSafe in Apple’s Ecosystem
Apple is actively exploring ways to enhance MagSafe, aiming to enable wireless data transfer and seamless recognition and authentication of connected accessories. Currently, placing a MagSafe-compatible iPhone on a MagSafe charger allows for charging, even with an added MagSafe iPhone…
Data Insights Exposes Ledger’s Granular Tracking: Is Privacy at Stake?
An investigation by Rekt Builder has raised concerns about the extent of data collection by Ledger Live, the official software for managing Ledger hardware wallets. The developer claims that Ledger Live tracks every move users make, including the apps…
OpenAI Employee Claims Prompt Engineering is Not the Skill of the Future
If you’re a prompt engineer — a master at coaxing AI models behind products like ChatGPT to produce the best results — you could earn well over six figures. However, an OpenAI employee claims that the talent is not…
Cybersecurity Breach Shakes Sydney’s Woollahra Council Libraries
Sydney’s Woollahra Council Libraries were the target of a cyberattack that sent shockwaves across the community, demonstrating how susceptible information is in the digital age. Concerns regarding protecting personal data and the possible repercussions of such breaches have been raised…
Microsoft Implements Disablement of Widely Exploited MSIX App Installer Protocol Due to Malware Attacks
On Thursday, Microsoft announced the reactivation of the ms-appinstaller protocol handler, reverting it to its default state due to widespread exploitation by various threat actors for malware dissemination. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team reported that the misuse of the…
How are LLMs with Endpoint Data Boost Cybersecurity
The issue of capturing weak signals across endpoints and predicting possible patterns of intrusion attempts is ideally suited for Large Language Models (LLMs). The objective is to mine attack data in order to improve LLMs and models and discover new…
The Growing Concern About School Record Hacking
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even suicide attempts. Cybercriminals are not only seeking ransom payouts but…
RingGo: Phone Parking Service Suffers Data Breach, Customer Data Stolen
UK-based pay-by-phone parking service – RingGo – has suffered a data breach, where information including partial credit card numbers of several of its customers has been leaked. The EasyPark-owned company informed that the data of at least 950 customers had…
Hackers are Launching DDoS Attacks During Peak Business Hours
Threat groups’ tactics to avoid detection and cause harm are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Many security practitioners have seen distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks carried out during peak business hours, when firms are more likely to be understaffed and caught off…
Parent Company of CBS and Paramount Discloses Cybersecurity Breach Impacting 80K Individuals
The parent company of CBS and Paramount, National Amusements, has recently reported a data breach that occurred a year ago, affecting 82,128 individuals. TechCrunch initially covered the incident, which was disclosed in a legal filing with the Attorney General…
Five Ways the Internet Became More Dangerous in 2023
The emergence of cyber dangers presents a serious threat to people, companies, and governments globally at a time when technical breakthroughs are the norm. The need to strengthen our digital defenses against an increasing flood of cyberattacks is highlighted by…