Category: CYBER SECURITY

Apple has released an emergency security update to patch a new zero-day exploit that was being used to hack iPhones and iPads.

Sony has confirmed that it was the victim of a data breach that impacted thousands of its current and former employees in the U.S.

Qualcomm has issued a warning about three zero-day vulnerabilities in its GPU and DSP drivers. These vulnerabilities could allow hackers to take control of affected devices or steal data.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the public of a recent nationwide increase in "Phantom Hacker" scams, significantly impacting senior citizens.

Motel One, a German hotel chain, has disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack.

Cybercriminals were active last week, with high-profile attacks on Air Canada and Microsoft's Exchange email server software. In this post, we will review the top cybersecurity events from the last week of September.1.

A jury in Los Angeles convicted three individuals for their roles in laundering proceeds of large-scale consumer fraud schemes through gift card transactions.

A Senate staffer has alleged that Chinese hackers stole emails from the US State Department in a breach of Microsoft’s Exchange email server software. The staffer, who asked to remain anonymous, said that the hackers were able to access the emails of at least 60,000...

North Korean hackers -- the Lazarus Group reportedly holds over $47 million in cryptocurrency, with most of it in Bitcoin (BTC), a new report has shown.

Mixin has announced that the hackers stole around $200 million in a data breach that occurred on September 23.

The personal data of 3.4 million Ontarians has been exposed in a data breach at the Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN).

Nansen has issued a data breach alert, revealing that a hacker gained access to its admin system and used it to provision customer accounts.

Canada's largest airline, Air Canada, has disclosed a data breach that affected the personal information of some employees and "certain records."

Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant, has accused the US government of hacking into its servers since 2009. The accusation was made in a post on the company's official WeChat account, which also accused the US of launching cyberattacks against other Chinese companies and research institutions.

An international operation led by the Finnish Customs (Tulli) has successfully taken down the dark web marketplace Piilopuoti, where drugs and other illegal commodities were sold in large quantities.

A Pakistani hacker who has been targeting Indian entities has been found to be spreading malware via fake YouTube apps. The hacker has been linked to a number of attacks on Indian government and military websites in recent months.

Microsoft AI researchers accidentally leaked 38 terabytes of data including employees’ personal computer backups, passwords to Microsoft services, and secret keys for three years in a major security blunder that could also have let a malicious attacker inject malicious code into exposed AI models.

The notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus has been held responsible for stealing approximately $240 million worth of crypto assets in the last 104 days, a new report has revealed.

Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx has asked hackers to negotiate with the company while also promising a generous bounty reward if they return the stolen assets.