The Los Angeles District Attorney urged travelers to avoid public USB power charging stations in hotels, airports, and other public locations. In a security alert published recently, the attorney stated that public charging points may contain dangerous malware that...
A recent discovery revealed that mobile applications that work with Bluetooth devices have a built-in design flaw that makes them vulnerable to hacks.
According to the academic researcher Zhiqiang Lin from the Ohio State University, the vulnerability lies in the...
(It’s only a matter of time.)
84% of CISOs in North America believe cybersecurity breaches are inevitable. And when you do get breached it will result in severe financial losses, loss of customers, and loss of reputation.
Identity theft is the...
Intel has stated that it fixed 77 vulnerabilities in its recently released November Patch Tuesday. It also said that, “67 of the 77 vulnerabilities we are addressing were internally found”. The company maintained that even though the internally found...
An infamous hacking group “Lizard Squad” claimed responsibility for the recent cyber-attack on the Labour Party. The hackers also warned that they are planning to launch a slew of such attacks, the Independent reported.
Lizard Squad stated that it has...
Visa, in a security alert rung alarm bells for eCommerce websites. Researchers at Visa’s eCommerce Threat Disruption (eTD) program found a new JavaScript skimmer called “Pipka”. It has already affected 16 eCommerce websites.
eTD is a proprietary Visa solution under...
By Rudra Srinivas
Cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations has become a trend in the last few years. With sensitive information of their patients with them, healthcare providers have become a hot favorite for attackers. According to Beazley Breach Insights Report, healthcare...
Researchers discovered a network of around 265 fake websites in 65 countries that is operated by a shadowy Indian company to spread anti-Pakistan propaganda.
The campaign was discovered by EU DisinfoLab, an EU-based NGO focused on researching sophisticated disinformation campaigns.
The...
This might be shocking news for iPhone lovers, who strongly believe that their Apple devices are safe, and no one can spy on them. A recent discovery revealed that Facebook is accessing the iPhone’s camera without user permission.
The issue...
Pemex, a Mexican state-owned petroleum company is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. The attackers demanded around US$5 million ransom in bitcoins to take off the ransomware from their systems, according to a report from the Reuters.
The petroleum...
