cybersecurity

Technology

Coronavirus: Neither WhatsApp nor TikTok, this famous app is being used by hackers to spread malware

Researchers said that thousands of new Zoom domains have been registered since the virus hit the world

Apr 1, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Tech & Trend

Zoom being sued for allegedly sharing user data with Facebook

The lawsuit comes after Zoom clarified that it has removed the Facebook code from its app responsible for the alleged user data collection

Mar 31, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

Social Media

House Party app hacked? Developer offers $1m bounty for proof of 'smear campaign'

Several House Party users have taken to social media to report their Netflix, Spotify, and bank accounts hacked because of the app but its developers deny a breach

Mar 31, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Internet

Google resumes Chrome updates after brief hiatus owing to COVID-19

Google had paused all its Chrome releases to ensure stability, just as millions of users started working from their homes as a result of self-quarantine and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 29, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

CyberSecurity

Dark Web is offering DDoS attacks, credit cards, fake passports for an eye-popping price: Report

For instance, you can buy a legitimate-looking U.S. passport at just $18, or a Sweden citizen passport only at $5

Mar 27, 2020

By Anirban Roy

CyberSecurity

Hackers hold Xbox Series X GPU code as hostage, demand $100m ransom

The attackers have also leaked a part of the compromised GPU code on GitHub but AMD took down the code from the online code repository

Mar 26, 2020

By Anirban Roy

CyberSecurity

Hacker knocks down thousands of websites in the Dark Web: Reports

The Hosting website is considered one of the largest web hosting services on the Dark Web besides Freedom Hosting II

Mar 26, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Technology

Hackers target US health agency; cybercriminals send fake quarantine messages amid COVID-19 crisis

Cybercriminals have attempted a security breach on US Health and Human Services Department while many people receive fake national quarantine messages

Mar 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Technology

Google deletes one of the most popular apps from Play Store

Recently after putting a ban on 600 apps, tech giant Google one of the 'most-popular app' used by Android smartphone brands

Mar 11, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

CyberSecurity

International Women's Day: Popular dating app leak puts millions of women at stalking risk

A team of researchers have discovered that a popular dating app with around five million active members is found to be leaking it's users location information

Mar 8, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Tech & Trend

Top free Android VPN apps contain serious vulnerabilities

Millions of VPN users are at the risk of hacking, as security researchers found critical vulnerabilities in top free Android VPN apps

Mar 7, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Smartphones

Beware the next time you keep your phone on a table because it may get hacked

A new hacking technique called SurfingAttack allows a hacker to hack your phone's virtual assistants using ultrasonic signals via a table

Mar 4, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Technology

Play Store is second biggest malicious app hosting platform; who is the first?

New threat report revealed that not Play Store, there is another platform which is the biggest malicious app hosting store

Mar 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

CyberSecurity

Fake Singapore police website tricks people into giving away credit card information

Singapore police has released an advisory warning for users about a fake website that blocks the computer and asks to pay a fine using credit card information to unblock the device

Feb 29, 2020

By Manthan C.

Smartphones

Everything you need to know about Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphones' security

The chipset can help the S20 series of devices to fend off minacious attacks including reverse engineering, power glitches and laser attacks

Feb 27, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Tech & Trend

After sensitive US Defence Information Systems Agency breach, hackers target Mexico Economy Ministry

Hack on the Defence Information Systems Agency exposed personal data of about 200,000 people and now Mexico's economy ministry was attacked by hackers

Feb 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder