Mobile Security
Android Security Update March 2024: Resolving Critical Vulnerabilities
The March 2024 security update for Android is a crucial one, as it addresses 38 vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws within the System component....
Data Leaks
AirTag Firmware 2.0.73 Released to All Users Because of Wrong Date Format
Data Leaks
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Apple recently made AirTag firmware version 2.0.73 available to everyone after accidentally using the wrong date format during deployment.
Just last week, Apple was getting...
Vans alerts customers about fraud risk following data breach
Data Leaks
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Vans, a popular footwear brand, wants you to be careful because hackers got into their system and got hold of some of your personal...
Japanese game developer Ateam has experienced a significant security lapse due to a Google Drive misconfiguration, potentially exposing sensitive information for nearly one million...
Cybercrime
Cyber Onslaught Orchestrated by Unidentifiable Figure Using Virtual Reality Digital Glitch Effect
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A sweeping onslaught of malicious software, identified as Sign1, has infiltrated a staggering 39,000 WordPress platforms within the past half-year, employing malevolent JavaScript insertions to reroute unsuspecting users to fraudulent websites.
The latest mutation of this malware, detected within the preceding two months, has purportedly compromised no fewer than 2,500...
Moldovan National Sentenced for Selling Stolen Login Details
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A person from Moldova has been given 42 months in prison in the US for running an illegal marketplace where hundreds of thousands of stolen login details were sold.
Court papers say Sandu Boris Diaconu, 31, made and ran E-Root Marketplace, a group of websites for selling access to hacked...
IMF Discovers Cybersecurity Breach: Almost a Dozen Email Accounts Hacked
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) found out that almost a dozen email accounts were hacked.
The IMF recently discovered a cybersecurity issue involving almost a dozen email accounts.
In a statement last week, the United Nations financial institution said it found the security breach on February 16, 2024.
An investigation with external...
FBI Reports Cybercrime Losses Exceeding $12.5 Billion in 2023
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The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report for 2023, showing a nearly 10% increase in cybercrime complaints compared to the previous year. In 2023, more than 880,000 cybercrime complaints were filed in the United States, resulting in reported losses of over $12.5 billion, a...
Exploitation of UPI Systems in India by Cybercriminals for Laundering Money
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In a sophisticated cybercrime operation, criminals are leveraging the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India to conduct extensive money laundering activities. This operation involves the use of an Android app known as XHelper, which plays a crucial role in recruiting and managing individuals, referred to as "money mules," to...