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ARCHER, a UK world-class supercomputer, was hit by a cyberattack earlier this week. Providing invaluable resources for scientists studying global issues, the UK National Supercomputing service also serves a National Health Service (NHS) project working… Continue reading Cyberattack Against UK Supercomputer ARCHER Forces Operators to Disable Access for Scientists
Comparitech researchers led by cybersecurity expert Bob Diachenko have revealed that 24,000 Android Apps expose user information through misconfigurations on Google Firebase, a popular development platform used by roughly 30% of apps on the Google Play… Continue reading Researchers spot 24,000 Android Apps Leaking User Data
Data breaches have turned into an unfortunate reality for companies around the world, accounting for more than 50% percent of all security incidents reported in 2019.
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Following a data breach incident from January 2019, the personal information of more than 3.6 million MobiFriends users is now up for grabs on multiple online forums. While the stolen data was initially posted for sale on a dark web forum by alleged ba… Continue reading Personal Information of 3.6 Million MobiFriends is Up for Grabs, Free Download Included
As the world becomes more digitally bound and workers adapt to new business models, our cyber habits should improve considerably. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case. The 2020 LastPass ‘Psychology of Passwords’ report has reveale… Continue reading 66 Percent of Consumers Recycle Their Account Passwords. Do You?
DigitalOcean, a popular web-hosting platform, has started informing customers about a data leak that “unintentionally” exposed personally identifiable information online. According to a notification sent to DigitalOcean users, the incident … Continue reading DigitalOcean Accidentally Leaks Customer Data
Chinese social media giant WeChat is screening documents and images shared by overseas users, according to researchers from the Citizen Lab of the University of Toronto. As of late 2019, the messaging app is said to have had more than 1 billion active … Continue reading WeChat is Surveilling International User Files to Strengthen China’s National Censorship Model
Governments across the globe have been struggling to block the ongoing fraud attempts and attacks that have proliferated amid the coronavirus lockdown. According to official data, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has formally asked UK Int… Continue reading HMRC Removes 292 COVID-19 Phishing Websites in Less Than 2 Months
A new study from Neustar International Security Council (NISC) shows that 86% of companies have experienced network disruptions due to the sudden shift to remote work.
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Losses from cybercrime totaled a staggering $3.5 billion in the U.S. alone, and BEC scams accounted for nearly half, according to the 2019 Internet Crime Report released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The post U.S. Officials Anticipate Ri… Continue reading U.S. Officials Anticipate Rise in BEC Scams Against Businesses Seeking Economic Relief