A recent study by vulnerability management firm RiskSense revealed that the number of open source software (OSS) vulnerabilities increased in 2019 compared to 2018.
The study titled "The Dark Reality of Open Source" also stated that the total common vulnerabilities...
Although metamorphically, however, many cybersecurity experts believe that “there is a Snake under Honda’s hood”. Yes, you read it right! Operations of the Japanese automobile giant, Honda, were reportedly disrupted in parts across Europe, Japan, and the U.S. due...
A recent study from Uswitch, a UK-based price comparison service and switching website, stated that threat actors are constantly enhancing their attack vectors and targeting linked devices for data theft. Smart vehicles saw a 99% increase in cyberattacks in...
The Indian Government has addressed a critical vulnerability in India-based secure document wallet DigiLocker that could allow a remote attacker to bypass one-time passwords (OTP) authentication and sign in as other users.
An OTP is a temporary password that is...
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) admitted it become a victim of a data breach that exposed information of around 74,000 beneficiaries, including names, addresses, birth dates, banking and IRS data, and other details. However, SFERS clarified that no...
The COVID-19 outbreak forced organizations globally to work remotely, while cybersecurity risks increased exponentially as threat actors prey on fear and disinformation to launch cyberattacks.
According to CrowdStrike's “2020 Work Security Index” survey, around 54% of employees working at home...
Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, confirmed that its customer information was stolen by an ex-employee last year. Cybercriminals laid their hands on this data and are now reportedly...
A new research from Accenture revealed that 80% of companies in Australia believe that their cybersecurity investments are failing. The research also reported a 50% increase in security incidents in Australia from 2018 to 2019.
According to the survey, nearly...
Avast, a maker of digital security and privacy products, has discovered and reported three fleeceware apps to Apple’s App Store, which overcharge users, do not provide the services they promote and appear to be “fleeceware”. The apps are available on...
Cybercriminals targeted around 1.3 million WordPress websites in a single day to steal database login credentials. It is found that hackers tried to steal config files by exploiting known XSS vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes, according to a...
