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Beware of Voice Phishing Campaigns; FBI and CISA Warn Against Surge in 'Vishing' During Pandemic

FBI and CISA said during this work-from-home situation, the authorities have noticed a surge in Voice Phishing Campaigns

Aug 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

CCP Unmasked: Hacking Group Leaks Alleged Internal Files of Chinese Social Media Surveillance Firms

The Twitter account of CCP Unmasked, was banned after they started posting the hacked material on the social media site

Aug 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Android 11 to Limit Third-Party Camera Apps to Prevent Location Data Leaks; Developers Upset

With Android 11, apps will be forced to launch the in-built camera app instead of any default camera app to prevent the harvesting location data

Aug 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Society

Over 6,000 Hackers From China, India and Russia Are Working for Kim Jong Un's North Korea: Report

A report released by the US Army claimed that Bureau 121 is the primary organization responsible for computer warfare

Aug 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

CyberSecurity

Hackers Breach into Over 10,000 Canadian Government Accounts, Targeting COVID-19 Relief Package

In two separate cyberattacks, 9,041 GCKey accounts were compromised while around 5,500 CRA accounts were breached utilizing reused usernames and passwords

Aug 16, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Technology

TikTok Collected MAC Addresses on Android to Track User Data Despite Google Ban: Report

TikTok exploited a loophole in Android's Play Store to bundle advertising IDs with MAC addresses without user consent.

Aug 12, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Technology

Hackers Can Access Elon Musk's Neuralink to Steal Memories, Skills and Thoughts, Warn Experts

Elon Musk, who has been working on his startup Neuralink since 2016, is set to release news of a possible working prototype of the brain chip on August 28

Aug 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Technology

Japan Multi-National Canon Suffers Major Maze Ransomware Attack, 10TB of Data Stolen

Maze claimed that it had stolen 10 terabytes of data, private databases, etc, as part of the attack on Canon

Aug 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Society

The Great Twitter Hack: 'Mastermind' Florida Teen Pleads Not Guilty

The federal agencies have successfully concluded the investigation within a few weeks and arrested the culprits of the biggest Twitter hack

Aug 5, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Taidoor: US Issues Warning Over This 12-Year-Old Malware Used by China's State-Backed Hackers

As per US officials, even after 12-years, the technique of using documents containing malware to conduct phishing attacks on organizations has not changed

Aug 5, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Crime

Who is Graham Ivan Clark? 17-Year-Old Mastermind Behind Massive Twitter Hack Arrested

The actual hack began on May 3, when Clark, a teen from Tampa living in California, gained access to a portion of Twitter's network.

Aug 1, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Technology

Chinese Hackers Targeted Vatican Before Talks With Beijing, Reveal Cybersecurity Experts

Named as RedDelta, the Chinese hacking group have targeted the Vatican and the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong revealed Recorded Future

Jul 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Does China Use TikTok as Data Collection Platform? All You Need to Know About This Privacy Breach Controversy

After the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal, countries are concerned about TikTok's data-sharing issues

Jul 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

US Election Under Cyber Threat: Notorious Russian GRU Hackers Are Targeting Government Agencies

FBI notified States saying that threat actors are targeting US organizations, state and federal government agencies, as well as, educational institutions

Jul 25, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

US Names 2 Chinese Hackers on Prowl Targeting Defense Contractors, COVID-19 Vaccine Data

Both the Chinese nationals were contractors for China's Ministry of State Security, which is a counterpart of CIA

Jul 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus