Rouen University Hospital Center (CHU) in northern France suffered a major ransomware attack. Nearly 6,000 hospital computers were infected forcing the staff to resort to pen and paper usage for data entry and daily operations.
CHU is spread over five...
The security team at One Plus confirmed a data breach that exposed sensitive details from certain customers’ orders which included their contact numbers, names and addresses.
As per the FAQ page on the One Plus website, the data breach took...
Security researchers discovered an open Elasticsearch server that contains unique data records of around 1.2 billion users. According to the security analysts Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia, the server holds more than 4 terabytes of data, without password protection...
Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, today announces a new IoT cybersecurity technology. Check Point claims to be the first company to provide a consolidated security solution that hardens and protects the firmware of...
Nigeria is one among the few countries in the MENA region that is marching ahead in the space of ICT and is set to draw comparisons to its European counterparts with respect to technological innovations. Several initiatives taken by...
Researchers exposed a new form of banking malware named “Ginp” targeting Android users. According to specialists from ThreatFabric, attackers use Ginp malware to steal users’ bank credentials, messages, and credit/debit card details, focusing on the Spanish banks’ customers.
ThreatFabric stated...
Are your files infected by Hakbit Ransomware? Yes. But don’t worry. Emsisoft, a specialized cybersecurity company has released a decryptor for your assistance.
As per Emsisoft, Hakbit Ransomware encrypts its victims’ files using AES-256 (AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard)...
Ahmed Nabil has more than 17 years of experience in the field of Information Technology/Systems, Infrastructure, Project Management, Information Security, Application development/Automation, and IT management. He holds several professional IT certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, ISACA, ISC2, PMI, CWNP, PECB, and EC-...
The U.S. unit of T-Mobile reported of a data breach that affected only its prepaid customers. As per their statement, none of the customers financial information, social security number (SSN) and passwords were compromised.
What Happened?
T-Mobile’s cybersecurity team detected a...
Twitter users must be glad after the microblogging service announced that from now users can disable the SMS-based 2FA method for their accounts and use alternative methods like OTP authentication or a security key.
“We're also making it easier to...
