Several weeks ago, Joanna Stern from the Wall Street Journal reported that an increasing number of iPhone thieves have been stealing their devices from restaurants and bars and that one criminal was earning up to $300,000. During these attacks,…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Decrypting the Threat: Telegram’s Dark Markets and the Growing Menace of Phishing Networks
In the last few years social media has gradually become a one stop shop for scammers. With easily available information, scammers as able to hand pick their target and create a customized scam for them. Telegram is one such…
AlphaCodium: Your New Coding Assistant
Meet AlphaCodium, the latest creation from CodiumAI, taking AI code generation to the next level, leaving Google’s AlphaCode in its digital dust. Forget complicated terms; AlphaCodium simply means smarter, more accurate coding. Instead of following a set script, it…
The Role of Biometrics in a Zero Trust Landscape
The illicit trade of biometric data, sourced from manipulated selfies, fraudulent passports, and cyberattacks on data repositories containing fingerprints to DNA information, has been thriving on the dark web. Despite their untraceability, these compromised biometrics empower attackers to access…
Cyber Attacks by North Korean Hackers on Cryptocurrency Platforms Reach $1 Billion in 2023
A recent study by Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm, has revealed a surge in cyber attacks on cryptocurrency platforms linked to North Korea. The data, covering the period from 2016 to 2023, indicates that 20 crypto platforms were targeted…
Data Collaboration Platforms Ruling the Charts in Unlocking Sophisticated AI Models
Large Language Models (LLMs) have opened up exciting new possibilities for organisations in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), including enhanced decision-making, streamlined processes, and ground-breaking innovation. Leading companies like Zendesk, Slack, Goldman Sachs, GitHub, and Unilever have used…
Synthetic Data: How Does the ‘Fake’ Data Help Healthcare Sector?
As the health care industry globally continues to collapse from staff-shortage, AI is being hailed as the public and private sector’s salvation. With its capacity to learn and perform jobs like tumor detection from scans, the technology has the potential…
NSA Confession: Unlawful Surveillance on Americans Exposed
Despite attempts to conceal details of arrangements between United States spy agencies and private companies that track the location of Americans using their cell phones, United States officials fought to conceal the details. Normally, law enforcement and intelligence agencies…
23andMe Faces Privacy Breach
Recently, 23andMe, a prominent genetic testing provider, finds itself grappling with a substantial security breach spanning five months, from April 29 to September 27. This breach has exposed the health reports and raw genotype data of affected customers, shedding…
‘Mother of All Breaches’: 26 Billion Personal Records and Passwords Leaked
Even after being significantly vigilant while using online tools, a user’s personal and professional information could still be exposed to a data breach. In certain cases, hackers tend to compile credentials and information stolen in past breaches to make their…