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US Charges Three North Korean Military Hackers for Global Crypto Currency Theft Scheme

One of the trio, Park Jin Hyok, had been charged with hacking Sony Pictures in 2014 during which embarrassing emails sent by the company executives were made public

Feb 18, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Is Koo App Not Safe? Ethical Hacker Says Indian Alternative to Twitter Is Leaking User Data

Ethical hacker Elliot Alderson, who exposed flaws in Aadhaar as well as the Aarogya Setu app, said the Koo app is leaking personal data and has a China connection.

Feb 11, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

North Korean Hackers Steal Over $300 Worth of Cryptocurrency to Develop Nuclear Weapons

A report sent to UN Security Council members said that North Korean hackers continued to attack financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges over last year.

Feb 10, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Tech & Trend

Malwarebytes found that the Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects its millions of users with one update that was issued in December 2020.

Feb 8, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Massive Hack Exposes Personal Data of 1.6M Washington Residents Who Applied for Unemployment Claims

The files contain information like names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, bank information and place of employment of around thousands of Americans.

Feb 2, 2021

By R. Ghosh

CyberSecurity

Google Says North Korean Hackers Targeting Cybersecurity Researchers with Malware

Alleged North Korean hackers, backed by the state, are pretending to be researchers and urging cybersecurity experts to collaborate, only to extract their researches.

Jan 27, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

CyberSecurity

Data of over 2.28 Million Dating Site Users Leaked on Hacking Forum

A hacker who obtained the data, a 1.2 GB file, shared it on a hacking forum and can be downloaded for free.

Jan 25, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

CyberSecurity

Why Did Facebook Log Users Out in US and Europe? People Wary of Hacking Activity

On Friday, many Facebook users from the US and Europe reported that they were automatically logged out in the middle of sessions and failed to access their accounts.

Jan 23, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Facebook

Society

Chinese Hackers Targeting Airline Industry to Track Passengers: Cybersecurity Report

Cybersecurity report revealed that China-backed hackers are stealing passenger details from airline companies to track the movement of persons of interest.

Jan 20, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

CyberSecurity

Malwarebytes Breached by Hackers Behind SolarWinds Cyberattack

The same hacker group that targeted SolarWinds breached internal networks of Malwarebytes and accessed emails exploiting Office 365 vulnerability.

Jan 20, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Society

Parler's Website Is Back Online; CEO Matze Hints at App's Comeback Soon

A note from the company read: "Now seems like the right time to remind you all — both lovers and haters — why we started this platform."

Jan 18, 2021

By R. Ghosh

Society

Hackers Disrupt Atlanta Synagogue Livestream of Georgia Senator-elect Raphael Warnock's Sermon

The Temple's Shabbat service honoring the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was targeted by cybercriminals.

Jan 17, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

UGNazi Hacker Group Targets Parler CEO John Matze and Threatens to Come at His Front Door

Parler app CEO John Matze and his family go into hiding after receiving death threats and security breaches.

Jan 17, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Hackers Behind EMA Cyberattack Manipulated Stolen Data to Sow Distrust in Covid-19 Vaccines

Hackers stole Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial data from EMA servers in December and leaked them on online forums, claiming they were defrauding people.

Jan 16, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Society

Beware! Darknet Vendors Tout More Fake Covid-19 Vaccines for Bitcoins - Report

Check Point researchers bought a $750 'Chinese vaccine' but the product never arrived and the vendor disappeared.

Jan 14, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Society

Salaat First: Another Popular Muslim Prayer App Sells Location Data to FBI, ICE

Salaat First shared location data with a French firm Predicio which had customers including Venntel, a US government contractor.

Jan 12, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Tech & Trend

SolarWinds Hack Was More Lethal; 250 Govt. Agencies and Businesses Hit

A report cites evidences that suggest that Russia exploited several layers of the supply chain to intrude the systems of the agencies.

Jan 3, 2021

By Poulami Nag

CyberSecurity

Hackers Use Facebook Ads to Steal Over 615,000 Login Credentials in Large-Scale Phishing Campaign

Hackers posted fake Facebook ads from legitimate companies to lure victims into providing Facebook logins in 10 countries

Jan 2, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Facebook

CyberSecurity

SolarWinds Hackers Also Accessed Microsoft Source Code, Company Reveals

The hackers breached into Microsoft's internal network and used an internal account to view source code but as it had view-only access, they could not alter the codes.

Jan 1, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

CyberSecurity

Hackers Live-Streaming Swatting Incidents by Hijacking Smart Home Devices, FBI Warns

Hackers are taking over smart home devices with leaked user names, passwords and calling in emergency responders to live-stream incidents

Dec 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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