A new phishing campaign unveiled by researchers from DomainTools is a phishing campaign on the go, deceiving users via fake text messages. The messages masquerade as trusted brands like Amazon to get the targets to give away sensitive data.…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Hacking Contest: How QNAP Overcame Critical Zero-Day Flaws
One recent event that highlights the relentless pace of this digital arms race is QNAP’s swift action to patch a second zero-day vulnerability. QNAP has addressed a second zero-day vulnerability that was exploited by security researchers during the recent Pwn2Own hacking…
Malvertising Campaign Hijacks Facebook Accounts to Propagate SYS01stealer
A new malvertising effort is using Meta’s advertising network to disseminate the SYS01 infostealer, a cybersecurity issue known to Meta and specifically Facebook users for collecting personal information. What distinguishes this attack is that it targets millions of people…
Business Email Compromise Soars in Q3 2024 as Cybercriminals Refine Tactics: VIPRE Report
Global cybersecurity provider VIPRE Security Group has published its Q3 2024 Email Threat Trends Report, revealing an alarming rise in business email compromise (BEC) and highlighting the evolving techniques cyber criminals are using to deceive employees and breach corporate…
ARPANET to Internet The First Connection That Changed the World
There have been sixty-four years since two men sent the first packet-switched data across a telephone line, and this was the birth of the Internet. To exchange information with each other, Charley Kline and Bill Duvall came up with the…
CrossBarking Exploit in Opera Browser Exposes Users to Extensive Risks
A new browser vulnerability called CrossBarking has been identified, affecting Opera users through “private” APIs that were meant only for select trusted sites. Browser APIs bridge websites with functionalities like storage, performance, and geolocation to enhance user experience. Most…
How Incogni Helps Protect Your Digital Privacy and Reduces Spam
Managing unwanted spam messages, calls, and emails has become a necessary part of online life today. Beyond annoyance, these can lead to identity theft, financial fraud, and other issues. Much of this activity is driven by advertisers and marketing…
India Cracks Down on Cybercrime with Warning Against Illegal Payment Gateways
In a sweeping move to combat organized cybercrime, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), through the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C), has issued a stark warning about illegal payment gateways reportedly run by transnational cyber criminals. These illicit gateways—PeacePay,…
Meta Infostealer Malware Network Taken Down by Authorities
In the course of Operation Magnus, the FBI has partnered with various international law enforcement agencies to seize the servers, software, and source code of the RedLine and Meta thieves as part of an investigation into these two cyber-crime…
New Tool Circumvents Google Chrome’s New Cookie Encryption System
A researcher has developed a tool that bypasses Google’s new App-Bound encryption cookie-theft defences and extracts saved passwords from the Chrome browser. Alexander Hagenah, a cybersecurity researcher, published the tool, ‘Chrome-App-Bound-Encryption-Decryption,’ after noticing that others had previously identified equivalent…