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Are We in the State of Ongoing Cyber War? Cybersecurity Experts Think That We Are
Are we in the state of an ongoing cyber war? The majority of security experts think so. And while most of the regular users might think that cyber war doesn’t affect them directly, you would be surprised how big of an... Read more
Attackers Install E-Skimmers Thanks to a Three-Year-Old Vulnerability, the FBI Warns
Unlike other entries in the cybersecurity glossary of technical terms, the word 'e-skimmer' is pretty straightforward to explain. Just like a physical card skimmer scrapes banking card details from an ATM, an... Read more
Watch out for the 'Thank You for Your Order' Apple Scam
Some cybercrime campaigns are so effective that every now and again, hackers and online scammers decide to reuse them. This is apparently the case with one of the many phishing scams targeting Apple users. The... Read more
Zoosk, ChatBooks, and Styleshare Are Among the 11 Large Companies That Leaked 164 Million Records
Hackers know very well that what they do is illegal, and they obviously don't want to get caught. At the same time, however, they are a proud bunch, and for many of them, building a reputation and earning the respect... Read more
Kaiji Malware Brute Forces Easy-to-Guess Username and Password Combinations for Successful Attacks
The so-called Internet of Things (IoT) revolution changed the online ecosystem in many different aspects, and cybersecurity is no exception. Hackers knew that smart gadgets and other IoT devices are little more than... Read more
Tesla Leaked Car Owners' Passwords
Where do you need to go if you want to get your hands on other people's personal data? Well, the dark web hosts a number of marketplaces where cybercriminals sell people's information and login credentials. If you... Read more
9 Million easyJet Records Breached: Change Your Password Now
Ideally, if a company suffers a data breach, it will simultaneously inform all affected customers personally and will also issue a public statement that explains in enough detail what has happened. Sadly, as easyJet... Read more
76,000 Fingerprints Were Exposed: How Can Hackers Use Them?
Using a fingerprint instead of a password can seem like a safer option because it is more difficult to obtain a fingerprint. However, losing it to hackers is much worse because unlike passwords, fingerprints are... Read more
More Than 4,000 Android Apps are Reportedly Leaking User Passwords
Some people can produce a long list of arguments against using Android, and you can bet that security will be pretty near the top. Publishing apps on Google Play is much easier compared to Apple's App Store, and... Read more
A Data Breach at the U.S. Marshals Service Revealed Prisoners' Personal Information
In the same way that law enforcement officers should be behavioral role models for regular citizens, law enforcement agencies should show both private and government organizations what to do and what not to do in... Read more
Unacademy Suffered a Major Data Breach: 22 Million Records Are Sold on the Dark Web
Unacademy, a Facebook-backed, India-based online learning platform, has suffered a serious data breach, and because of this, some cybercriminals are now making money. We know this because researchers from Cyble, a... Read more
Jio Does Not Seem to Understand What Passwords Are For, and Now Private Data Has Been Exposed
Everyone is trying to help the fight against the nasty coronavirus, and tech companies are no exception, especially the ones that have large userbases. Reliance Joi, one of India's biggest telecommunications... Read more
The IRS Encourages All Tax Payers to Utilize the Multi-Factor Authentication Feature
COVID-19 is forcing every single one of us to reschedule or cancel our plans. Even something like taxes may have to wait, as the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced the federal income tax... Read more
Schemers Are Using the Good Name of DHL to Perform Phishing Attacks
Most of you are probably familiar with the anticipation associated with waiting for the arrival of something you've ordered online, and thanks to the lockdown boredom, this feeling is all the more intense at the... Read more
The US and the UK Reveal Password Spraying Attacks Against Healthcare Institutions
The COVID-19 pandemic has engulfed pretty much the entire planet, and it's safe to say that there is no country that can truly claim to be unharmed by the new virus. All over the world, the biggest pharmaceutical... Read more
Customer Data Has Been Exposed to Unknown Parties in a DigitalOcean Data Leak
Historically, we have learned to associate data breaches with cybercriminals who use clever techniques to hack their way past the targeted organizations' defenses and steal users' personal details. While it is true... Read more
Big Pharma Under Attack: 68% of Top Executives Have Had Their Credentials Leaked
In a recent report titled 'The Path of Least Resistance,' researchers from BlackCloak talked about cyberattacks aimed at high-level executives working in the pharmaceutical industry. Before we get to the key findings,... Read more
Hashed Passwords and Password Reset Codes Have Been Leaked in a Massive Tokopedia Data Breach
Last week, data breach monitoring service Under the Breach noticed an interesting post on a popular hacking forum. The author was offering 15 million user records stolen from Tokopedia, one of Indonesia's biggest... Read more
