By Rudra Srinivas
Data breaches and security incidents are becoming increasingly expensive. The risk of data breaches got higher after introducing the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25, 2018.
The year 2019 has already seen organizations slammed...
Electronics manufacturer Panasonic recently described how it boosted its Internet of Things security by connecting them to internet honeypots. The company stated that it’s using two specially developed honeypot sites to lure cybercriminals into attacking its connected home appliances like fridges...
They say “Bad things come in threes.” Well, its 300 million in the case of Airtel, India’s third-largest Telecom Network provider. Airtel said that it has fixed a serious security flaw present in its mobile app’s API that allowed...
A notorious APT hacker group “OceanLotus” compromised the network systems of automobile giant BMW and installed a hacking tool known as “Cobalt Strike” to spy and control the systems.
According to a research report from Bayerischer Rundfunk, the attack was...
Since the end of August 2019, researchers at Proofpoint have been tracking a new loader dubbed as ‘Buer’. It is said to use C and .NET Core programming languages for improved client and server exploitation. This downloader is sold...
Researchers discovered a new kind of “Fileless Malware” distributed by the infamous Lazarus APT Hackers Group. According to a security researcher from K7 Labs, the hacking group was spreading malware targeting MacOS users, to create fake cryptocurrency trading applications.
The...
It may sound like a tongue-twister. Bug bounty platform HackerOne recently revealed that one of its security analysts inadvertently sent a session cookie to a bug hunter on November 24 this year, which allowed the bug hunter to access...
An error from a third-party contractor has led to a massive data breach where personal information of hundreds of thousands of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile subscribers was exposed on unprotected public cloud servers. According to a TechCrunch report, around 261,300 documents were exposed...
Internet of Things has helped to enhance the connected lifestyle, but it also created new attack vectors for hackers. Many security pros cautioned earlier that IoT devices have become a primary target for cybercriminals.
In its tech advice, the FBI...
Using a common password for various accounts might seem convenient, but it could be a potential threat for other accounts if an attacker breaks into one. With unprotected databases and online services getting breached often, leaked/stolen passwords from data...
