You should log into any old Google account you wish to maintain if you haven’t used it in a few years to avoid having it deleted due to Google’s inactive account policy. Google revealed the new guidelines in May,…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
US Govt’s OFAC Sanctions North Korea-based Kimsuky Hacking Group
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has recently confirmed the involvement of Kimsuky, a North-Korea sponsored hacking group, in a cyber breach attempt that resulted in the compromise of intel in support of the country’s strategic aims. …
XDSpy Hackers Target Russian Military Industrial Companies
XDSpy attcks Russian industries A cyberespionage group called XDSpy has recently attacked Russian military-industrial enterprises, as per new research. XDSpy is said to be a state-controlled hacker, in the game since 2011, that mainly targets counties across Eastern Europe and…
23andMe Reports Hackers Accessed “Significant Number” of Ancestry Files
Genetic testing company 23andMe declared on Friday that approximately 14,000 customer accounts were compromised in its recent data breach. In an updated submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company revealed that its investigation determined the breach…
Google Introduces RETVec: Gmail’s New Defense to Identify Spams
Google has recently introduced a new multilingual text vectorizer called RETVec (an acronym for Resilient and Efficient Text Vectorizer), to aid identification of potentially malicious content like spam and fraudulent emails in Gmail. While massive platforms like YouTube and Gmail…
Researchers: ‘Black Basta’ Group Rakes in Over $100 Million
A cyber extortion group believed to be an offshoot of the infamous Russian Conti hacker organization has reportedly amassed over $100 million since its emergence last year, according to a report published on Wednesday by digital currency tracking service…
Okta: October Data Breach Impacts All User Across Customer Support Systems
The latest investigation Okta’s recent investigation into the exploit of its Help Center environment in October disclosed that the threat actors stole the data that belonged to all customer support system users. Okta mentioned that the hackers also stole extra…
Europol Dismantles Ukrainian Ransomware Gang
A well-known ransomware organization operating in Ukraine has been successfully taken down by an international team under the direction of Europol, marking a major win against cybercrime. In this operation, the criminal group behind several high-profile attacks was the target…
Amazon Introduces Q, a Business Chatbot Powered by Generative AI
Amazon has finally identified a solution to counter ChatGPT. Earlier this week, the technology giant announced the launch of Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence. The announcement, made in Las Vegas at the company’s annual conference…
Next-Level AI: Unbelievable Precision in Replicating Doctors’ Notes Leaves Experts in Awe
In an in-depth study, scientists found that a new artificial intelligence (AI) computer program can generate doctors’ notes with such precision that two physicians could not tell the difference. This indicates AI may soon provide healthcare workers with groundbreaking…