A survey on the state of cybersecurity in the higher education sector, conducted by managed threat detection provider Redscan, revealed that nearly 54% of universities in the U.K. reported a data breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) last...
The world today is increasingly digital. And with rapid digital transformation and technology adoption, hackers are misusing the situation with more targeted attacks. A report from cyberthreat intelligence provider Check Point Research stated that threat actors exploited Google Cloud...
The threat intelligence and research team from cybersecurity firm White Ops found a new campaign of malicious photo editing apps on the Google Play Store targeting Android devices with random out-of-context ads. The researchers discovered 29 malicious Android apps...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are investigating a data-stealing malware dubbed “QSnatch,” which is targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices manufactured by QNAP (Quality Network Appliance Provider). In...
The sudden and accelerated implementation of cloud technology due to the COVID-19 pandemic can be termed as a high-risk proposition. The hurried shift towards new technologies often makes the businesses overlook the security implications and compliances associated with them....
A new research from consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion revealed that phishing is the top digital fraud across the globe related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its research report “Consumer Financial Hardship Studies” TransUnion stated that 27% of consumers...
Every year, cybercriminals steal approximately $40 billion from older adults (senior citizens aged 60 and over) in the U.S. Cybercrime can be defined as “any criminal activity in which a computer (or networked device) is targeted and/or used.” Cybercriminals...
Networking and hardware company Cisco stated that it has become aware of the availability of public exploit code and active exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in its web services interface, Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and the Firepower Threat Defense...
Dave, a digital banking and overdraft protection service provider, confirmed that a data breach incident compromised 7,516,625 of its user details. The leaked data includes personally identifiable information (PII) like names, email IDs, birth dates, physical addresses, and phone...
A survey from cybersecurity firm SonicWall revealed that the opportunistic use of COVID-19 pandemic by cybercriminals has resulted in the rise of ransomware and IoT malware attacks globally. The survey “2020 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report” found that ransomware continues...
