Anyone with a social media account has been warned that criminals are increasingly targeting common people and taking over their profiles. According to Action Fraud, the national fraud and cybercrime reporting service, there were 18,011 reports of social media…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Study Finds: Online Games are Collecting Gamers’ Data Using Dark Designs
A recent study conducted by researchers, at Aalto University Department of Science, has revealed a dark design pattern in online games in the privacy policies and regulations which could be used in a dubious data collection tactic of online gamers.…
Unlocking Key Stretching: Safeguarding Your Passwords for Enhanced Security
To bolster the security of our digital accounts, it’s imperative to fortify our passwords or passphrases. Much like how keys and locks can be vulnerable, not all passwords provide ample protection. Security experts have devised various techniques to bolster…
Defending Digital Fortresses: How Greater Manchester Fends off 10,000 Daily Cyber Assaults
Cyber hackers are targeting the council’s systems at a rate of ‘10,000 a day’, leading to threats to its software and systems by higher-ups. It has been agreed by councillors in Oldham that they will spend £682,000 on acquiring…
Unlocking the Future: How Multimodal AI is Revolutionizing Technology
In order to create more accurate predictions, draw insightful conclusions and draw more precise conclusions about real-world problems, multimodal AI combines multiple types or modes of data to create more reliable determinations, conclusions or predictions based on real-world data. …
Contact Key Verification: Boosting iMessage Security
Apple has taken another significant step towards improving the security of its messaging platform, iMessage. The introduction of Contact Key Verification adds an extra layer of security to iMessage conversations, protecting user data and privacy. In this article, we will…
Ushering Into New Era With the Integration of AI and Machine Learning
The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into decentralised platforms has resulted in a remarkable convergence of cutting-edge technologies, offering a new paradigm that revolutionises the way we interact with and harness decentralised systems. While decentralised…
QR Code Phishing Attacks: A Rising Threat
Leading cybersecurity firms have reported a startling 587% increase in QR code-based phishing assaults in recent times. This concerning pattern demonstrates how fraudsters are changing their strategies to take advantage of people’s confidence in QR codes for a variety of…
StripedFly: Cryptomining Tool Infects 1 Million Targets Worldwide
Security firm Kaspersky Lab has revealed that a cryptominer, which never really generated a hefty crypto amount for its operators, is now a part of a bigger digital espionage campaign. Since 2017, the platform, known as StripedFly, has infected over…
Boeing Evaluates Cyber Group’s Data Dump Threat
Boeing Co announced on Friday that it is currently evaluating a claim made by the Lockbit cybercrime group, which asserts that it has obtained a significant volume of sensitive data from the aerospace giant. The group has threatened to…