QR codes, present for years and widely embraced during COVID-19, offer great benefits. Yet, cybercriminals exploit them, creating malicious QR codes to unlawfully access your personal and financial data. These tampered codes pose a threat, potentially leading to unauthorised…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Privacy at Stake: Meta’s AI-Enabled Ray-Ban Garners’ Mixed Reactions
There is a high chance that Meta is launching a new version of Ray-Ban glasses with embedded artificial intelligence assistant capabilities to revolutionize wearable technology. As a result of this innovation, users will have the ability to process audio…
Orrick Data Breach: Law Firm Dealing with Data Breaches Hit by One
An international law firm assists businesses impacted by security events has experienced a cyberattack, where it compromised the sensitive health information of hundreds of thousands of data breach victims. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, the San Francisco-based company revealed last week…
North Korean Actors Behind $600M in Crypto Thefts: TRM Labs
North Korean Hackers According to a TRM Labs analysis, hackers with ties to North Korea were responsible for one-third of all cryptocurrency exploits and thefts last year, taking away about $600 million in cash. The blockchain analytics company claimed on…
Cybercriminals Exploit X Gold Badge, Selling Compromised Accounts on Dark Web
A recent report highlights the illicit activities of cybercriminals exploiting the “Gold” verification badge on X (formerly Twitter). Following Elon Musk’s acquisition of X in 2022, a paid verification system was introduced, allowing regular users to purchase blue ticks. Additionally,…
Security Issue in Banking Applications?
Recently, we tested a mobile application of a BFSI platform, which allowed the organization’s employees to view and interact with new customer leads. The mobile app had a password-based authentication system, with the username being the mobile number of the…
Google Removes Foreign eSIM Apps Airola and Holafly from PlayStore
Google has removed Airola and Holafly from its PlayStore for Indian users due to their sale of international SIM cards without the necessary authorizations. The decision came from the department of telecommunications (DoT), which also contacted internet service providers to…
Prior to Cyber Attack, Russian Attackers Spent Months Inside the Ukraine Telecoms Giant
Kyivstar experienced a large-scale malfunction in December 2023, resulting in the outage of mobile communications and the internet for about 24 million users for several days. How? Russian hackers broke into the Ukrainian telecommunications giant’s system in May 2023.…
SBU Cybersecurity Chief Exposes Persistent Hacker Presence in Kyivstar
An attack on Kyivstar, a telco company that has some 24 million users in Ukraine, appears to have been carried out by Russia’s Sandworm crew last month. It appears they shut down mobile and internet services to these users. …
Microsoft is Rolling out an AI Powered Key
Prepare for a paradigm shift as Microsoft takes a giant leap forward with a game-changing announcement – the integration of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) key in their keyboards, the most substantial update in 30 years. This futuristic addition promises…