Several Hackers across the globe are taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak to accelerate their malicious activities and distribute malware. Cybersecurity firm CyberProof has warned that the number of cybersecurity scams has risen during the coronavirus period. The key...
The U.S. government announced that it is offering $5 million reward for information about North Korea-based threat groups and hacking campaigns. In an advisory notice, issued by the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, State and Treasury, the FBI and...
Yellow Messenger, a conversational AI platform based on the cognitive engagement cloud technology, announced a $20 million Series B investment taking the total investment to $24 million to date. The funding round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and...
Cybersecurity analysts in Kenya discovered a total of 37.1 million cyberattacks in the Q4 of 2019, which is a 47.2% increase when compared to 25.2 million cyberthreats detected in Q3 of the same year.
According to recent analysis by the...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently concluded the fourth edition of its venerated bug bounty program, “Hack the Air Force 4.0.”, which was intended to discover and disclose vulnerabilities within the Air Force Virtual Data Center. The four-week-long...
The researchers from SophosLabs revealed that fleeceware app developers are operating on Apple’s App Store for iPhones and iPads. They claimed that more than 3.5 million iPhone users have been impacted by the malicious fleeceware apps on their devices....
Researchers at Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, have found out that amid the rising concerns of restructuring and reuse of previously known malware families, phishing kits have become a popular choice for spreading them. Phishing kits have now gained...
Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has agreed to pay the State of Indiana $19.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, brought forward by the State’s Attorney General Curtis Hill. The lawsuit concerns the 2017 data breach that leaked...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more employees in Australia are opting for self-isolation and choosing to work from home. But there are concerns about these users falling victims to phishing attacks. To protect users, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)...
Connected cars manufactured by Ford and Volkswagen have major security flaws which could put owners’ privacy and safety at risk, a new research found. An investigation from consumer group Which? exposed vulnerabilities in connected technology like media and computer...
