Trial Involving Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group to Move Forward in Open Court

A trial centering on accusations that tools designed by the infamous spyware maker NSO Group were used to spy on a Canadian-born Saudi dissident is moving forward and it’s happening in an open forum. The man, Omar Abdulaziz, might be familiar to … Continue reading Trial Involving Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group to Move Forward in Open Court

Five Major US Wireless Carriers Are Vulnerable to SIM Swapping

Most wireless carriers in the United States are vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks and lack proper procedures to fend off hackers and other bad actors, Princeton researchers have found. SIM swapping became a popular attack method during the Bitcoin boo… Continue reading Five Major US Wireless Carriers Are Vulnerable to SIM Swapping

Google Plans to End Support for Third-Party Cookies and Website Tracking in Two Years

Google plans to end support for third-party cooking in a bid to improve user privacy while still keeping publishers happy. It will take a couple of years to make third-party cookies and cross-website tracking obsolete, but the first steps have already … Continue reading Google Plans to End Support for Third-Party Cookies and Website Tracking in Two Years

Iran-Sponsored Hackers Might Be Probing U.S. Electric Sector

If the latest reports are to be believed, Iran-backed hackers are probing U.S. critical infrastructure by using password-spraying attacks, looking for weakness and human laziness. It’s no surprise that, following the conflict between the United S… Continue reading Iran-Sponsored Hackers Might Be Probing U.S. Electric Sector

Unsecured Database with Personal Info on 56 Million U.S. Citizens Found Online

A vast database containing information scraped from the public domain on 56.25 million U.S. citizens has been found online, with no security and serving an IP address belonging to Chinese online retailer Alibaba. All data hosted on the server seems to … Continue reading Unsecured Database with Personal Info on 56 Million U.S. Citizens Found Online

US Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Possible Iranian-Backed Cyberattacks

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning the cybersecurity community, companies and the public that it expects an increase in the near future in the number of incidents emanating from the current tensions between the Is… Continue reading US Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Possible Iranian-Backed Cyberattacks

Scammer Easily Defrauds Town of Erie of $1.1 Million

A simple scam was used to rob the town of Erie, Colorado, of more than a million dollars, taking social engineering to another level. An unknown party completed and submitted an electronic form on Erie’s administration website with a simple reque… Continue reading Scammer Easily Defrauds Town of Erie of $1.1 Million

U.S. Federal Website Defaced with Anti-Trump Message

The little-known website for the Federal Depository Library Program greeted visitors with an unusual image over the weekend, that of a bloody Donald Trump being punched in the face. It was posted by hackers along with a pro-Iran warning message that th… Continue reading U.S. Federal Website Defaced with Anti-Trump Message