Cyber Security News - Latest Headlines, Top Stories, Breaking News - International Business Times

Chinese Hackers Expanding Global Footprint Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities, Report Says

After the NSA published a list of 25 common vulnerabilities, cybersecurity research firm Check Point found that Chinese hackers have been exploiting them to expand globally

Oct 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Google Removes Popular Children's Android Apps for Stealing User Data

The apps which were targeted to children bundled Android ID and Android Advertising ID to track users' activity, violating Google's policy

Oct 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Local Election Officials Targeted with Suspicious Email Campaign Ahead of US Presidential Polls

Local election officials have seen a surge in suspicious emails impersonating disabled voters and election directors.

Oct 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Us presidential election

UK Carried Out Secret Cyberattacks on Russia in Retaliation, Says Former National Security Adviser

Following the Novichok poisonings in 2018, the U.K. launched cyberattacks on Russian interests in retaliation as per the former cabinet secretary Mark Philip Sedwill

Oct 25, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Apparent Pro-Trump Hacker Eris Loris Hits Among Us Game with Spam Attack After AOC's Popular Twitch Stream

The hacker with the name of Eris Loris managed to hack into Among Us chat boxes and posted spam messages asking the gamers to vote for Trump

Oct 24, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Us presidential election

US Treasury Imposes Sanctions Against Russian Research Institute Over Triton Malware Attack

The Triton malware was allegedly developed by Russia's Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics for a cyberattack on a Saudi oil refinery and U.S. utility companies

Oct 24, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

State-Backed Russian Hackers Stole Sensitive Data from US Government Networks, Says Intelligence Report

A day after it was revealed that hackers from Russia and Iran obtained U.S. voter information, CISA and FBI in a joint statement said that a state-backed Russian group stole data

Oct 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Us presidential election

Hackers Maybe Using 63 Spoofed Census Bureau Domains for Phishing Attack, Warns FBI

FBI and Homeland Security have found 63 newly registered domains that mimic the Census Bureau's website address that can be used for a phishing attack

Oct 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Hackers Gain Access to Banking Apps, Steal Over NIS 500,000 From Dozens of Israelis

Police arrested 16 suspects including a couple who managed the operation that targeted elderly people's bank accounts gaining access to phone plan

Oct 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Facebook Set to Create 'Biggest Dark Web' With End-To-End Encryption, Says Australian Minister

Facebook wants to introduce end-to-end encryption to Messenger and Instagram messaging services to secure users' privacy but the plans have met with opposition

Oct 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Facebook Mark zuckerberg

Security Flaws in Discord's Desktop App Allowed Hackers to Take Over System

Japanese Bug Bounty hunter Masato Kinugawa found three bugs in Discord's desktop app that allowed remote execution attacks (RCE)

Oct 19, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Chinese Hackers Targeting Biden Campaign Impersonating McAfee Antivirus, Says Google

Google's security research team identified the attacks on Joe Biden's campaign by Chinese hacker group APT31 and informed the FBI about it

Oct 17, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Hackers Can Use Fake Road Signs on Digital Billboards to Spoof Tesla's Autopilot

Researchers say that using phantom images and road signs for split-seconds, Tesla's and Mobileye's autopilot system can be fooled to push the brakes

Oct 13, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Elon musk

Sophisticated Android Malware Abusing Notification Access to Demand Ransom, Warns Microsoft

The MalLocker.B malware triggers an overlay screen with ransom note using an explicit image from the phone or a fake police fine notice that can not be bypassed

Oct 9, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Ransomware

Phishing Email Disguising as Google Info on Donald Trump's Health Downloads Malware

The phishing emails trick users to visit a Google Docs link to download a malicious file which when clicked can steal files and encrypt the system for ransom

Oct 9, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Coronavirus Us presidential election

Prev 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next

PICTURE THIS

A Democratic vs a Totalitarian State

By IBTimes SG Desk

Previous 1 of Next

Cyber Security News - Latest Headlines, Top Stories, Breaking News - International Business Times

Chinese Hackers Expanding Global Footprint Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities, Report Says

Google Removes Popular Children's Android Apps for Stealing User Data

Local Election Officials Targeted with Suspicious Email Campaign Ahead of US Presidential Polls

UK Carried Out Secret Cyberattacks on Russia in Retaliation, Says Former National Security Adviser

Apparent Pro-Trump Hacker Eris Loris Hits Among Us Game with Spam Attack After AOC's Popular Twitch Stream

US Treasury Imposes Sanctions Against Russian Research Institute Over Triton Malware Attack

State-Backed Russian Hackers Stole Sensitive Data from US Government Networks, Says Intelligence Report

Hackers Maybe Using 63 Spoofed Census Bureau Domains for Phishing Attack, Warns FBI

Hackers Gain Access to Banking Apps, Steal Over NIS 500,000 From Dozens of Israelis

Facebook Set to Create 'Biggest Dark Web' With End-To-End Encryption, Says Australian Minister

Security Flaws in Discord's Desktop App Allowed Hackers to Take Over System

Chinese Hackers Targeting Biden Campaign Impersonating McAfee Antivirus, Says Google

Hackers Can Use Fake Road Signs on Digital Billboards to Spoof Tesla's Autopilot

Sophisticated Android Malware Abusing Notification Access to Demand Ransom, Warns Microsoft

Phishing Email Disguising as Google Info on Donald Trump's Health Downloads Malware

A Democratic vs a Totalitarian State

A Democratic vs a Totalitarian State

Charting a Responsible Future: Malaysia's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2025-2030

Charting a Responsible Future: Malaysia's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2025-2030

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed