Author Archives: Deeba Ahmed

21 WeLeakInfo customers arrested for buying breached data

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By Deeba Ahmed
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested 21 individuals for buying breached data from now-defunct online service- WeLeakInfo (dot) com
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British judge says Julian Assange will not be extradited to the US

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By Deeba Ahmed
The US’ fight to get Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited so that he could stand a trial in a US court doesn’t seem to conclude anytime soon.
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Ticketmaster hacked a rival and now it’s paying $10m fine for it

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Ticketmaster illegally accessed its competitor’s computer systems to ‘choke off’ the victim’s business. It’s now paying $10 million in fine.
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Backdoor account found in 100,000+ Zyxel Firewalls, VPN Gateways

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By Deeba Ahmed
Researchers have discovered a hard-coded admin-level backdoor account as a Zyxel firmware binary revealing username and password.
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Microsoft reveals hackers viewed its source code

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By Deeba Ahmed
Microsoft confirmed that viewing source code doesn’t elevate the risk. Here’s what happened and what Mircosoft said about the attack.
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T-Mobile confirms another data breach exposing user call records, phone numbers

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By Deeba Ahmed
T-Mobile revealed attackers accessed its Customer proprietary network information (CPNI), putting the private data of hundreds of thousands of customers at risk.
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Apple loses lawsuit against cyber security startup Corellium

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By Deeba Ahmed
A federal judge dismissed Apple’s claim that virtualization startup Corellium was involved in copyright infringement and violated the DMCA.
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Hackers using smart home devices to live streaming swatting attacks

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By Deeba Ahmed
The F.B.I. is warning users to use strong credentials to prevent their smart devices from being used during swatting attacks. Here’s how to.
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US COVID-19 relief bill to make copyrighted content streaming a felony

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By Deeba Ahmed
The $300/week unemployment legislation includes a clause that will make streaming of protected content a punishable crime.
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