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Is MuslimPro App Selling User Data to US Military? Singapore Regulators Begin Probe

Following reports that the app developers sold location data of users to the US military through third-party brokers, the developers faced backlash and Singapore PDPC began probing

Nov 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Who is Peiter Mudge Zatko? Twitter Hires Legendary Hacker as Head of Security

Peiter Zatko, also known as Mudge, is a computer and network security expert, open source programmer and a hacker.

Nov 17, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Does Mac's Anti-Malware Mechanism Spy on Users? Here's What Apple Says

After Mac users reported server outage on November 12, cybersecurity researchers dug deep to find out that Apple was logging IP addresses, breaching privacy

Nov 16, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Major Security Flaws in TCL Android Smart TVs May Have Opened Chinese Backdoor, Researchers Say

By exploiting the vulnerabilities, a hacker could have unauthenticated full access to the TVs and steal personal information while TCL could remotely access the TV sets.

Nov 14, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Hackers Using Spoofed IRS Emails to Target Victims and Threatening to Take Legal Action

The spoofed emails that have targeted thousands of people in the U.S. appear to come from legitimate IRS domain such as support@irs.gov

Nov 11, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Trump Campaign's Hastily Launched Lawsuit Site in Arizona Leaked Voter Information

The Trump campaign's website in Maricopa county, Arizona was set up for self-reporting voter fraud but it had SQL injection vulnerability, exposing voters' personal information

Nov 9, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

British Company Forced to Change Name as It Could Be Used for Cross Site Scripting Hack

The UK registrar of companies withheld the original name of the business from filing papers after the founder realized that the name could be exploited to hack other websites.

Nov 7, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

US Election 2020: Pennsylvania Emerges Misinformation Capital on Election Day

The hotly contested Pennsylvania was at the center of misinformation on Election Day as social media platforms flagged multiple posts to stop the spread.

Nov 4, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Us election 2020 Us election results

US Presidential Election Under Multiple Cyberattacks from Russian Hackers

Cybersecurity experts say that there has been a 98-percent increase in the cyberattacks over the last two weeks to disrupt US Elections.

Nov 3, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Us presidential election Cybersecurity

Marriott Hotels Fined £18.4 Million by UK Privacy Watchdog for Failing to Protect Customer Data

Over four years, hackers stole records of 339 million guests including name, email ID, address, phone number, passport details amongst others

Nov 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Hackers Selling Customer Info of Singapore's RedMart, Eatigo as Part of 34 Million User Data

The massive data dump included customers' information of 17 companies from India, Brazil, the US, UK, Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries

Nov 1, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Hackers Exploiting Major Zero-Day Kernel Vulnerability in Windows 7 and 10, Says Google

Google's Project Zero bug-hunting team discovered the vulnerability recently and said that it was being exploited by hackers actively but Microsoft hasn't released a fix yet.

Oct 31, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

US Government Agencies Buying Cellphone Data From Private Companies to Track People

DHS, ICE and CBP use the purchased data to track immigrants but privacy experts believe that it can be used for broader domestic surveillance of Americans

Oct 31, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Google Launches Its Own VPN Service; All You Need to Know

Google One's 2TB cloud-storage subscription plan now gives you free VPN service at no additional cost, making it a compelling choice over other providers.

Oct 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

US Healthcare Providers at Imminent Risk of Being Targeted by Ransomware Attack, FBI Warns

Three federal agencies have warned U.S. healthcare providers to be alert as Russian hackers are targeting hospitals with a ransomware attack.

Oct 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Ransomware

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Cyber Security News - Latest Headlines, Top Stories, Breaking News - International Business Times

Is MuslimPro App Selling User Data to US Military? Singapore Regulators Begin Probe

Who is Peiter Mudge Zatko? Twitter Hires Legendary Hacker as Head of Security

Does Mac's Anti-Malware Mechanism Spy on Users? Here's What Apple Says

Major Security Flaws in TCL Android Smart TVs May Have Opened Chinese Backdoor, Researchers Say

Hackers Using Spoofed IRS Emails to Target Victims and Threatening to Take Legal Action

Trump Campaign's Hastily Launched Lawsuit Site in Arizona Leaked Voter Information

British Company Forced to Change Name as It Could Be Used for Cross Site Scripting Hack

US Election 2020: Pennsylvania Emerges Misinformation Capital on Election Day

US Presidential Election Under Multiple Cyberattacks from Russian Hackers

Marriott Hotels Fined £18.4 Million by UK Privacy Watchdog for Failing to Protect Customer Data

Hackers Selling Customer Info of Singapore's RedMart, Eatigo as Part of 34 Million User Data

Hackers Exploiting Major Zero-Day Kernel Vulnerability in Windows 7 and 10, Says Google

US Government Agencies Buying Cellphone Data From Private Companies to Track People

Google Launches Its Own VPN Service; All You Need to Know

US Healthcare Providers at Imminent Risk of Being Targeted by Ransomware Attack, FBI Warns

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

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