The Different Ways a Data Breach Can Impact Businesses

By Ryan De Souza
According to a recent report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), cybercrime has risen by an incredible 63% and is primarily caused by malware and computer misuse. However, despite the real threat hackers pose to companies of… Continue reading The Different Ways a Data Breach Can Impact Businesses

Executive hacked competitor’s website to steal students meal preferences

By Ryan De Souza
Top Executive at Bay Area School Lunch Provider Arrested for Hacking into Competitor’s Website to Access Students Meal Preferences. Personal rivalry and competitiveness can compel people to get involved in all sorts of bizarre activiti… Continue reading Executive hacked competitor’s website to steal students meal preferences

Chinese hackers accessed NSA hacking tools before Shadow Brokers leak

By Ryan De Souza
Chinese hackers then used NSA’s hacking tools and technology to target American allies. Symantec researchers have discovered that in 2016, Chinese intelligence managed to repurpose hacking tools used by the National Security Agency (NS… Continue reading Chinese hackers accessed NSA hacking tools before Shadow Brokers leak

Israel claims to bomb Hamas’s cyber Ops HQ amidst uncertainties

By Ryan De Souza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has allegedly attacked a building that serves as the hub of Hamas’s cyber operations on Saturday. The IDF claims that it has bombed the building after carrying out an operation in collaboration with the … Continue reading Israel claims to bomb Hamas’s cyber Ops HQ amidst uncertainties

Google will ‘auto-delete’ your location & web activity data

By Ryan De Souza
The auto-delete feature will be available in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, Google announced that it will now allow users to automatically delete the old location history as well as web history that its services usually save. This wil… Continue reading Google will ‘auto-delete’ your location & web activity data

Firm suffers largest ever DDoS attack peaking at 580 million PPS

By Ryan De Souza
The DDoS attack took place on April 30th which was mitigated by Imperva. Imperva has mitigated the largest ever DDoS attack on April 30. The attack was launched against one of the customers of the DDoS Protection Service provider firm…. Continue reading Firm suffers largest ever DDoS attack peaking at 580 million PPS

New Electrum DDoS botnet steals $4.6M after infecting 152,000 hosts

By Ryan De Souza
The majority of the bots are located in Brazil and Peru but the number of victims is constantly increasing across diverse regions. Threat actors who previously targeted cryptocurrency wallets through Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS… Continue reading New Electrum DDoS botnet steals $4.6M after infecting 152,000 hosts

Hackers targeting embassies with trojanized version of TeamViewer

By Ryan De Souza
Researchers believe the trojanized version of TeamViewer is being spread by a Russian speaking hacker. The latest report from Check Point reveals that multiple embassies in Europe were targeted with a trojanized version of TeamViewer. … Continue reading Hackers targeting embassies with trojanized version of TeamViewer

Thousands of firms hit by Beapy malware using NSA hacking tools

By Ryan De Souza
EternalBlue and DoublePulsar hacking tools are back in action. Symantec security researchers have identified that cybercriminals are still utilizing the classified exploits/hacking tools of the National Security Agency (NSA), which wer… Continue reading Thousands of firms hit by Beapy malware using NSA hacking tools

Ride-hailing app leaks personal data of millions of Iranians

By Ryan De Souza
The ride-hailing app database was hosted on an insecure MongoDB server. Another day, another data breach – This time, security researchers have identified a ride-hailing app exposing personal data of 1 to 2 million Iranian driver… Continue reading Ride-hailing app leaks personal data of millions of Iranians