Online Security
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Hackers Can Exploit Samsung Pre-Installed Apps to Spy On Users
Multiple critical security flaws have been disclosed in Samsung’s pre-installed Android apps, which, if successfully exploited, could have allowed adversaries…
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Mozilla Says Google’s New Ad Tech—FLoC—Doesn’t Protect User Privacy
Google’s upcoming plans to replace third-party cookies with a less invasive ad targeted mechanism have a number of issues that…
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Emerging Ransomware Targets Dozens of Businesses Worldwide
An emerging ransomware strain in the threat landscape claims to have breached 30 organizations in just four months since it…
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Crypto-Mining Attacks Targeting Kubernetes Clusters via Kubeflow Instances
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed a new large-scale campaign targeting Kubeflow deployments to run malicious cryptocurrency mining containers. The campaign…
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Feds Secretly Ran a Fake Encrypted Chat App and Busted Over 800 Criminals
In a huge sting operation, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) ran an “encrypted…
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Shifting the focus from reactive to proactive, with human-led secure coding
The same 10 software vulnerabilities have caused more security breaches in the last 20+ years than any others. And yet,…
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TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users’ Biometric Data
Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok quietly revised its privacy policy in the U.S., allowing it to automatically collect biometric information…
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GitHub Updates Policy to Remove Exploit Code When Used in Active Attacks
Code-hosting platform GitHub Friday officially announced a series of updates to the site’s policies that delve into how the company…
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Google to Let Android Users Opt-Out to Stop Ads From Tracking Them
Google is tightening the privacy practices that could make it harder for apps on Android phones and tablets to track…
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The Vulnerabilities of the Past Are the Vulnerabilities of the Future
Major software vulnerabilities are a fact of life, as illustrated by the fact that Microsoft has patched between 55 and…
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Cybercriminals Hold $115,000-Prize Contest to Find New Cryptocurrency Hacks
A top Russian-language underground forum has been running a “contest” for the past month, calling on its community to submit…
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Malware Can Use This Trick to Bypass Ransomware Defense in Antivirus Solutions
Researchers have disclosed significant security weaknesses in popular software applications that could be abused to deactivate their protections and take…
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Your Amazon Devices to Automatically Share Your Wi-Fi With Neighbors
Starting June 8, Amazon will automatically enable a feature on your Alexa, Echo, or other Amazon device that will share…
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Chinese Cyber Espionage Hackers Continue to Target Pulse Secure VPN Devices
Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye unmasked additional tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) adopted by Chinese threat actors who were recently found…
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Researchers Demonstrate 2 New Hacks to Modify Certified PDF Documents
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two new attack techniques on certified PDF documents that could potentially enable an attacker to alter…
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Researchers Warn of Facefish Backdoor Spreading Linux Rootkits
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new backdoor program capable of stealing user login credentials, device information and executing arbitrary commands…
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Malvertising Campaign On Google Distributed Trojanized AnyDesk Installer
Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday publicized the disruption of a “clever” malvertising network targeting AnyDesk that delivered a weaponized installer of…
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Data Wiper Malware Disguised As Ransomware Targets Israeli Entities
Researchers on Tuesday disclosed a new espionage campaign that resorts to destructive data-wiping attacks targeting Israeli entities at least since…
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New High-Severity Vulnerability Reported in Pulse Connect Secure VPN
Ivanti, the company behind Pulse Secure VPN appliances, has published a security advisory for a high severity vulnerability that may…
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What To Do When Your Business Is Hacked
As businesses move to a remote workforce, hackers have increased their activity to capitalize on new security holes. Cybercriminals often…
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Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers
India’s flag carrier airline, Air India, has disclosed a data breach affecting 4.5 million of its customers over a period…
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FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally removing numerous…
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Insurance Firm CNA Financial Reportedly Paid Hackers $40 Million in Ransom
U.S. insurance giant CNA Financial reportedly paid $40 million to a ransomware gang to recover access to its systems following…
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23 Android Apps Expose Over 100,000,000 Users’ Personal Data
Misconfigurations in multiple Android apps leaked sensitive data of more than 100 million users, potentially making them a lucrative target…
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DarkSide Ransomware Gang Extorted $90 Million from Several Victims in 9 Months
DarkSide, the hacker group behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack earlier this month, received $90 million in bitcoin payments following…
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