Smartphone’s microphone used for launching Acoustic side-channel attack: Researchers
With technology advancing day by day, the cyber-attackers too are finding innovative ways to get into our devices. Researchers have discovered that hackers can...
Indian student finds WhatsApp bug, gets inducted in Facebook Hall of Fame
Facebook has honored a 22-year-old civil engineer in India for discovering a WhatsApp bug that violated the privacy regulations. Zonel Sougaijam, who resides in...
Instagram data breach! 49 million users’ sensitive data exposed online
Another data leak in Facebook’s timeline. This time it's the Facebook-owned photo-sharing application Instagram. An unprotected server containing personal information of millions of Instagram...
WhatsApp Hacked! Attackers Injected Spyware
The popular messaging application WhatsApp revealed that it discovered a vulnerability in its network system that allowed hackers to install spyware via an infected...
Sixty-one percent security professionals suffer serious data breaches: McAfee
A recent research from the cybersecurity company McAfee revealed that around 61 percent of the security professionals have experienced serious data breaches in their...
Cyber criminals cash in on millions with formjacking: ISTR
Faced with diminishing returns from ransomware and cryptojacking, cyber criminals are doubling down on alternative methods, such as formjacking, to make money according to...
Mobile security startup Guardsquare raises $29 million investment
Mobile cybersecurity company Guardsquare recently raised $29 million investment in its first round of institutional financing round led by Battery Ventures. The Belgium-based company...
UAE spied on literally every expat just by sending a text
This might be a shocker for all the diplomats and expats entering the UAE. The emirate with the help of former U.S. government intelligence operatives...
Cryptomining and IoT malware rose 70% in 2018: McAfee
A recent research from McAfee revealed that the cybercriminals are generating 480 new threats per minute. In its latest report, “McAfee Labs Threats Report:...
WhatsApp video call can make you easy prey to cybercriminals: Research
A recent survey has discovered that answering a WhatsApp video call can compromise your smartphone. According to Natalie Silvanovich, a digital forensics expert at...
