Since its inception, the BlackCat ransomware group (aka ALPHV) has created quite some havoc among organizations across the world. It recently hit a Canadian software firm and threatened to leak a massive trove of data. On the topic of data breaches, the March attack on NextGen Healthcare impacted over a …
Read More »Google search upgrade including ChatGPT-like bot
Google plans to sway the youth by making its search engine “visual, snackable, personal, and human,” the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. The move comes as artificial intelligence (AI) applications such as ChatGPT are rapidly gaining in popularity, highlighting a technology that could upend the way businesses and society …
Read More »38 apps spread malware on Smartphone: McAfee
You know how we told you around two weeks ago about more than 60 Android apps with a collective total of over 100 million Google Play downloads that were found to push invasive ads without the user’s permission and gather a host of sensitive information… also without notifying you or asking for …
Read More »South Asian Network Operators Group, SANOG39 event held Dhaka, May 9
The 39th edition of the South Asian Network Operators Group SANOG39, clubbing with bdNOG16, is set to take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from May 9th to May 13th, 2023, and will be hosted by the Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Network Operators Group …
Read More »Daily Cybersecurity Update, May-07, 2023
The education sector seems to be a constant target for cyberattacks. Two such incidents came into the spotlight. The first one includes a Washington school district that fell prey to a phishing scam, costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars. The other incident involves a data breach at the University …
Read More »Google Launches New Cybersecurity Analyst Training Program
Google on Thursday announced a new cybersecurity training program. Those who sign up for the class will prepare for a cybersecurity analyst career and they will receive a professional certificate from Google when they graduate. The new Cybersecurity Certificate is part of the company’s Grow With Google initiative. The program was built …
Read More »MSI’s leaked firmware keys endanger hundreds of devices
MSI attackers leaked the company’s firmware image signing keys, a crucial component for differentiating between legitimate and malicious updates. Over 200 MSI products are believed to be exposed. Researchers have identified leaked firmware image signing keys and Intel’s BootGuard for MSI products. According to Alex Matrosov, CEO of firmware supply …
Read More »France Space Center Attacked! NoName Targets French Government Websites
Politically motivate group NoName added French government websites to its victim list. The group enlisted the National Center for Space Studies of France. The website was inaccessible at the time of writing. Besides the France Space Center attack, they also claimed an attack on the Ministry of Labor of France. Although the threat …
Read More »288 Dark Web Vendors Arrested In Major Marketplace Seizure
In an operation coordinated by Europol and involving nine countries, law enforcement have seized the illegal dark web marketplace “Monopoly Market” and arrested 288 suspects involved in buying or selling drugs on the dark web. More than EUR 50.8 million (USD 53.4 million) in cash and virtual currencies, 850 kg …
Read More »T-Mobile Says Personal Information Stolen in New Data Breach
US wireless carrier T-Mobile is informing some customers that their personal information was compromised in a recent data breach. After being alerted to unauthorized activity on its systems, the company discovered that a malicious actor had access to a “small number” of T-Mobile accounts between late February and March 2023. …
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