In a recent data leak incident, which exposed the private data of around 500,000 former Google+ users to outside developers, Google has agreed to pay US$7.5 million in a settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit against the firm.
The proposed...
Security analysts from the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), a part of Saudi Arabia’s National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA), have discovered a new data wiping malware “Dustman” that hit BAPCO, Bahrain's national oil company, on December 29, 2019. Dustman...
As reported earlier, a cyberattack that hit Travelex, the foreign currency exchange provider, on the New Year’s Eve is now confirmed to be a Sodinokibi ransomware attack with a hacker group known as REvil demanding a ransom of US$6...
Internet of Things (IoT) has become a primary target for cybercriminals. The repeated security incidents on IoT devices represent a rising trend for IoT attacks.
By Rudra Srinivas, Feature Writer, CISO MAG
The proliferation of connected devices in consumer, enterprise, and...
Researchers at Check Point discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in popular short video streaming app TikTok. According to the researchers, the vulnerabilities could have allowed attackers to access user accounts and expose private data including names, email addresses, and dates...
A report released by Hiscox, a cyber insurance providing company, pointed that cyberattacks across several verticals in the U.S. and Europe have seen a sharp surge, whereas the cyber readiness of the organizations has come to a halt. The...
Rockwell Automation, a digital transformation and industrial automation company, recently acquired cybersecurity firm Avnet Data Security. The acquisition deal integrates the extensive knowledge of Avnet with Rockwell Automation’s strategic objective, to jointly deliver cyber and network services globally.
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Cloudflare, a cloud security provider established in 2009, has recently acquired browser security provider startup S2 Systems. The acquisition aims at integrating S2 Systems’ browser isolation technology that combines speed, reliability, and protection to prevent browser-based attacks with Cloudflare’s...
The City of Las Vegas has confirmed a cyberattack that compromised its entire computer network systems. The officials stated that citizens may face brief interruptions in online services.
A Twitter post from these officials stated, “We experienced a cyber compromise...
Just before the new year, the Ukraine Cyber Police department arrested a cybercriminal hacker group (including three Ukrainians and one foreign national) from the Kharkiv region that was responsible for hacking more than 20,000 servers of private organizations around...
