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…
Tag: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
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…
Why Ignoring Data Breaches Can Be Costly
Data breaches are now more rampant than ever, exposing passwords and payment details to hackers. You could be getting breach alerts that pop up every so often, warning you that your data has been exposed. It’s a wake-up call on…
Evasive Panda Unfurls Cloud Services Under Siege
Using stolen Web session cookies, Evasive Panda, a China-sponsored hacking team, has unveiled CloudScout, a sleek and professional toolset created to recover data from compromised cloud services. ESET researchers have discovered CloudScout through an investigation into a couple of…
India Faces Rising Ransomware Threat Amid Digital Growth
India, with rapid digital growth and reliance on technology, is in the hit list of cybercriminals. As one of the world’s biggest economies, the country poses a distinct digital threat that cyber-crooks might exploit due to security holes in…
Scammers Use Fake Centrelink Promises to Target Australians Online
Australians have been cautioned about a recent wave of scam websites falsely advertising significant Centrelink payments. These sites promise financial boosts, sometimes hundreds or thousands of dollars, to low-income residents and seniors, exploiting people facing financial challenges. Fraudsters create…
Unofficial Patches Published for New Windows Themes Zero-Day Exploit
Free unofficial fixes are now available for a new zero-day flaw in Windows Themes that allows hackers to remotely harvest a target’s NTLM credentials. NTLM has been extensively exploited in NTLM relay attacks, in which threat actors force susceptible…