Articles by Krishnendu Banerjee

Cisco Users Beware: 25 Severe Security Vulnerabilities Revealed in IOS and IOS XE Software

Networking product giant Cisco recently revealed 25 of its products are vulnerable to cyber attack and has released updates to fix them

Sep 26, 2020

Cybersecurity

Singapore World's First Country to Use Facial Verification for National Identity

Singapore will implement facial verification to give SingPass holder access to an array of government and commercial services.

Sep 26, 2020

Time-Consuming Bioengineering Gets Machine Learning Tool to Save Time for Scientists

Scientists believe the Automated Recommendation Tool (ART) can revolutionize how they conduct an experiment as it can take care of routine tasks of research and save time

Sep 25, 2020

Artificial intelligence

Online scammer arrested for hacking into Facebook Messenger and impersonation

Illinois Residents Stand to Gain up to $400 Each as Facebook Lost Class Action Lawsuit

Facebook users in Illinois who featured in the platform's face templates on or after June 7, 2011, can file a claim after the company settled the $650 million class-action lawsuit

Sep 25, 2020

Facebook Mark zuckerberg

Sophisticated Malware Evaded Detection to Steal Data from Federal Agency, Says US Cybersecurity Dept

While CISA didn't name the hacker or the victim agency, it said in a report that the hacker planted a custom malware by exploiting Pulse Secure VPN to steal data

Sep 25, 2020

Cybersecurity

AI and VR Tech Redesigning 'Practicals' for Singapore Medical Students Amid Coronavirus

Medical students at NUS are using VR technology for practical classes while NTU and SMU are offering AI-based lesson recommendation

Sep 23, 2020

NUS Artificial intelligence NTU

Massive Dark Web Drug Bust Leads to 179 Arrests, Over $6.5 Million Seized

In a joint global operation, law and enforcement took down a dark web drug ring that sold opioids, weapons and illicit goods

Sep 23, 2020

Cybersecurity Coronavirus

Russian Hackers Spying on Government Agencies with Fake NATO Training Course

Hackers deployed Zebrocy Delphi malware on Azerbaijan's government agencies using fake NATO training course

Sep 23, 2020

Cybersecurity

Social media influencers with over 300,000 followers have been promoting apps on TikTok and Instagram that are scams

Sep 22, 2020

Cybersecurity

CDC Says Coronavirus Spreads Through Air and Then Walks Back on New Guidance; What Is the Truth?

After updating its website with guidance that Coronavirus is airborne, the CDC said it posted that erroneously and said an updated version would soon be online

Sep 22, 2020

Coronavirus

WHO Abetted China in Coronavirus Cover-Up, says Congressional Committee Report

The report by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee criticized China's lack of transparency in Coronavirus response and accused the WHO of parroting Beijing's propaganda

Sep 21, 2020

Coronavirus

North Korea Evades Sanctions Successfully Laundering Money via US Banks, Report Says

North Korea with the help of Chinese firms exploited the correspondent banking system to launder money through U.S. banks

Sep 21, 2020

Iranian Hacker Group Develops Malware to Bypass Google's Two-Factor Authentication on Android Devices

The malware with Android and Windows Infostealer variants target users through phishing scams and steal personal data

Sep 20, 2020

Cybersecurity

TikTok Averts Total Ban in US as Trump Gives 'Blessings' to Deal with Oracle, Walmart

Under the agreement, ByteDance will control 80 percent of the company with user data being hosted by Oracle cloud service

Sep 20, 2020

Cybersecurity

'Critical' Windows Vulnerability Allows Hackers One-Click Access to Servers Without Needing Password

The Windows bug has worried even Homeland Security's Cyber Security division which issued an emergency alert to patch systems immediately

Sep 20, 2020

Cybersecurity

US Planned to Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons on North Korea in Retaliation and Remove Kim Jong Un

As per Bob Woodward's new book, war between the U.S. and North Korea was imminent and part of the plan was to remove Pyongyang leadership by dropping nuclear weapons

Sep 19, 2020

US Navy Wants Unmanned Large Ships, Gives Test Contract to Lockheed Martin

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin is trying to modify a commercial ship with full automation that can be deployed at sea for six months with combat capabilities

Sep 19, 2020

Artificial intelligence

US Bans WeChat, Prohibits New Downloads of TikTok; What's Next?

Instant messaging and payment app WeChat will face complete shutdown in the U.S. from Sept. 21 while TikTok will not be available for new downloads and updates

Sep 18, 2020

Cybersecurity

Chinese Hackers of Infamous APT41 Group Charged with Cyberattacks on US Companies

The Chinese hackers had alleged ties with the government and conducted attacks on gaming, healthcare and media companies around the world

Sep 18, 2020

Patient Dies as Ransomware Attack Cripples University Hospital in Germany

The death of a patient is the first reported casualty of a ransomware attack that crippled the systems of University Clinic Dusseldorf

Sep 18, 2020

Ransomware Coronavirus

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