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…
Tag: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
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…
Google Disables 30 Million Chrome User Cookies
Eliminating Cookies: Google’s Next Plan Google has been planning to eliminate cookies for years, and today is the first of many planned quiet periods. About 30 million users, or 1% of the total, had their cookies disabled by the Chrome…
23andMe Faces Legal Backlash Over Data Breach and Blames Victims
Facing a deluge of more than 30 lawsuits from individuals impacted by a substantial data breach, genomics company 23andMe has taken a defensive stance by placing responsibility on the victims themselves. The breach came to light in October when customer…
Orbit Chain Loses $86M in Cross-Chain Bridge Hack
Orbit Chain, a South Korean platform designed to act as a multi-asset blockchain hub, revealed a massive breach on December 31, 2023. The company disclosed an “unidentified access to Orbit Bridge,” its decentralised cross-chain technology, which resulted in the…
Patient Privacy in Focus: Healthcare’s Cyber Challenges
Amidst the rapid evolution of technology in healthcare, a crucial focus has come to light: the security of medical devices. Let’s explore the intricacies of this issue together, understanding its importance and finding the right balance between advancing technology and…
Estes Declines Ransom Demand Amidst Personal Data Breach and Theft
Estes Express Lines, a major private freight shipping company in the United States, has notified over 20,000 customers about a security breach where their personal information was stolen by unknown hackers. The company revealed that on October 1, 2023,…
Russia Hacks Surveillance Cameras to Monitor Attacks in Kyiv
During Tuesday’s intense missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, which left over 250,000 people without internet or electricity amid dropping winter temperatures, Russian military intelligence broke into surveillance cameras to spy on Ukrainian air defenses and Kyiv’s vital…