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...
Donald Trump declares national emergency over cyber threats against U.S.
With an aim to protect the United States communications and computer networks from "foreign adversaries", President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over...
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...
Threat actors using stolen email credentials to breach cloud accounts: Survey
A recent survey revealed that threat actors are using previously stolen login credentials to launch brute-force attacks on high-profile cloud-based business systems that use...
ICYMI: 6 Top Stories (Jan 14-20)
Due to ongoing high-profile data breaches, cybersecurity is a trending topic in all
kinds of media. It is imperative that information security executives are updated
about...
Unprotected server exposes personal info of millions of job seekers in China
An unprotected MongoDB server exposed a database that contains resumes of 202 million Chinese people online, according to a researcher.
Bob Diachenko, Director of Cyber...
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...
Pentagon creating a list of “Do Not Buy” software
According to Ellen Lord, the Under Secretary of U.S. Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Pentagon is currently working on a “Do Not Buy”...
Power Plants: Cybersecurity Threats and Risks
Contributed By Glenn Hartfiel, Director, Opportune’s Process and Technology Practice
Power plant networks are under constant attack from Chinese, Russian and other unknown hackers across the...
Gentoo reveals reasons for GitHub breach
Earlier this week, the officials from Gentoo Linux, a Linux distribution, revealed that hackers managed to break into its GitHub account with infected code...