On October 7, in a startling turn of events, Hamas carried out a planned invasion that escaped Israeli military detection, posing a serious intelligence failure risk to Israel. The event brought to light Israel’s vulnerabilities in its cybersecurity infrastructure as…
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Google Admits Editing of AI Viral Video for Enhanced Presentation
jA widely-viewed video showcasing the purported real-time interaction capabilities of Google’s artificial intelligence model, Gemini, has been revealed to have been manipulated for demonstration purposes. The video, garnering 1.6 million views on YouTube, depicts seamless back-and-forth interactions between the…
Here’s How Unwiped Data On Sold Devices Can Prove Costly
As time passes, it is disturbing to see how many people still have a casual attitude towards their personal data, despite the constant stream of cyber incidents and large data breaches in the headlines. Millions of accounts and sensitive…
El Salvador to Offer Citizenship for a $1 Million Bitcoin ‘Investment’
Last week, the El Salvador government, along with the stablecoin company Tether, joined in an initiative called ‘Adopting El Salvador Freedom,’ which will enable foreigners to obtain a Salvadoran passport in exchange for a million dollars in Bitcoin. This initiative,…
Meta Rolls Out Default End-to-End Encryption on Messenger Amid Child Security Concerns
Meta Platforms (META.O) announced on Wednesday the commencement of the rollout of end-to-end encryption for personal chats and calls on both Messenger and Facebook. This heightened security feature, ensuring that only the sender and recipients can access messages and…
Apple’s Alarming Data Breach: 2.5 Billion Records at Risk
Earlier this week, a report commissioned by Apple highlighted, yet again, why end-to-end encryption must be used when protecting sensitive data against theft and misuse, and why analysts have long recommended it. In the report, a professor at the…
Multiple Iterations of ‘HeadCrab’ Malware Seize Control of Numerous Servers
The HeadCrab malware, known for incorporating infected devices into a botnet for various cyber activities, has reappeared with a novel variant that grants root access to Redis open source servers. According to findings by Aqua Security researchers, the second…
As Ransomware Spreads, Municipalities Fight a Never-Ending Battle
A new wave of ransomware attacks is hitting American and international municipalities; even major towns like Dallas are falling victim to gang activity. The ongoing wave of assaults emphasises how desperately a historically unprepared sector has to deploy effective…
FTC Warns: QR Codes May Result in Identity Theft
One might want to reconsider before scanning QR codes. The codes, which are a digital jumble of white and black squares that are frequently used to record URLs, are apparently commonplace; they may as well be seen, for example, on…
DNA Security: Companies Must Meet Strict Penalties for Risking Users’ Data
The pressing concern of companies ignoring DNA security DNA security is a concern that is often not talked about in the cybersecurity landscape. Personal information is what’s buzzing these days. The latest 23andMe data breach serves as a sharp reminder…