China proposed a four-tier classification to respond to data security incidents, showing its concern about data leaks and hacking in the country. The plan is due to increased tensions with the United States and its allies. It follows an incident where a hacker claimed to have gotten a large amount …
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Researchers found a big phishing campaign that uses QR codes to trick people. QR code fraud or “quishing” is a type of phishing where hackers pretend to be a trustworthy source to trick people into giving sensitive information or downloading malware. This trend is concerning and should not be ignored. …
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Researchers at cybersecurity firm SafeBreach created a new method called Pool Party. This method allows attackers to bypass EDR solutions. The researchers presented Pool Party at Black Hat Europe 2023. The experts discovered an new way to inject processes by using Windows thread pools. Researchers found eight new process injection …
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Some governments have asked Apple and Google for the push notification records of their users in order to track down certain individuals. This information comes from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. “Push notifications are alerts sent by phone apps to users’ smartphones,” Wyden said. Senator Ron Wyden wrote a letter to …
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INTERPOL, the world’s largest international police organization unveiled its new enhanced BioHub. This system, powered by IDEMIA’s advanced multibiometric identification system (MBIS), is expected to transform global law enforcement capabilities. MBIS 5 is the latest version, released in October 2023. It has new algorithms that improve matching accuracy, reduce response …
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Booking.com, a major online travel agency, reported that customers have been targeted by hackers. While the agency’s systems are secure, online criminals have scammed many customers by stealing login credentials from the agency’s partner hotels. These criminals then pose as hotel staff to deceive customers. What have the online attacks …
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Deepfake technology in India: India has a population of 1.4 billion, making it the second largest country in the world. It also has the second highest number of mobile phones. It is estimated that by the end of 2023, India will have more than a billion smartphone users. Although it …
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Google Drive users are saying that their recent files have disappeared. The cloud service has reverted back to an earlier storage snapshot from around April-May 2023. Last week, there was a trending issue reported on Google’s support forums. Many people said that they lost recent data and changes to their …
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“To support country’s growing digital economy, protecting sensitive data with cost saving ‘purpose-built data center’ is needed” according to Md. Shoroer Morshed Porag, Managing Director of DataHub Asia. He remarked this on a seminar held Tuesday (21 November) at Dhaka titled “Purpose-Built Data center: Destination of Choice” arranged by DataHub …
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The Canadian government reported that two contractors have been hacked, revealing sensitive information of an unknown number of government employees. Last month, there were security breaches that affected two companies: Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services. These companies provide relocation services to Canadian government …
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