cybersecurity

Technology

Why Did Chinese Hackers Target California University's Coronavirus Vaccine Research?

In recent weeks, hackers from China, Russia and Iran have intensified their attempts to get Covid-19 research data from American universities

Sep 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Technology

Google Removes 6 Malicious Apps That Have 200,000 Downloads

The play store of Google has removed over 1,700 apps containing Joker malware from the Play Store since 2017

Sep 2, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Technology

Will Microsoft's New Deepfake Detection Tool Stop Misinformation Ahead of US Elections?

Microsoft Video Authenticator will look for edges and subtle changes in images and videos and give a confidence score

Sep 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence Fake news

Technology

Google Removes Several Apps from Play Store; Experts Find Malicious Apps Offering Products

Researchers at White Ops said in June Terracotta botnet silently loaded over two billion ads inside 65,000 infected smartphones

Aug 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Crime

Elon Musk Reveals Arrested Russian Hacker Targeted Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory with Malware Attack

The Russian Egor Kriuchkov offered $1 million-bribe to Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory employee to plant the malware but he instead cooperated with FBI

Aug 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Elon musk

Technology

More Than 50,000 Chinese Smartphones with Built-In Malware Sold in African Countries

Malicious code was found on more than 50,000 smartphones by Tecno that were bought by people on a lower income in African countries

Aug 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Crime

FBI Arrests Russian Man Who Offered $1 Million to Nevada Company Employee for Planting Malware

The accused was linked to a group that 'specialized' in extorting companies planting malware and worked with a hacker from high-level government bank in Russia

Aug 26, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Ransomware

artificial intelligence pornograpic content in china

Technology

Beware of Voice Phishing Campaigns; FBI and CISA Warn Against Surge in 'Vishing' During Pandemic

FBI and CISA said during this work-from-home situation, the authorities have noticed a surge in Voice Phishing Campaigns

Aug 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

CCP Unmasked: Hacking Group Leaks Alleged Internal Files of Chinese Social Media Surveillance Firms

The Twitter account of CCP Unmasked, was banned after they started posting the hacked material on the social media site

Aug 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Android 11 to Limit Third-Party Camera Apps to Prevent Location Data Leaks; Developers Upset

With Android 11, apps will be forced to launch the in-built camera app instead of any default camera app to prevent the harvesting location data

Aug 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Society

Over 6,000 Hackers From China, India and Russia Are Working for Kim Jong Un's North Korea: Report

A report released by the US Army claimed that Bureau 121 is the primary organization responsible for computer warfare

Aug 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

CyberSecurity

Hackers Breach into Over 10,000 Canadian Government Accounts, Targeting COVID-19 Relief Package

In two separate cyberattacks, 9,041 GCKey accounts were compromised while around 5,500 CRA accounts were breached utilizing reused usernames and passwords

Aug 16, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Technology

TikTok Collected MAC Addresses on Android to Track User Data Despite Google Ban: Report

TikTok exploited a loophole in Android's Play Store to bundle advertising IDs with MAC addresses without user consent.

Aug 12, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Technology

Hackers Can Access Elon Musk's Neuralink to Steal Memories, Skills and Thoughts, Warn Experts

Elon Musk, who has been working on his startup Neuralink since 2016, is set to release news of a possible working prototype of the brain chip on August 28

Aug 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Elon musk Artificial intelligence

Technology

Japan Multi-National Canon Suffers Major Maze Ransomware Attack, 10TB of Data Stolen

Maze claimed that it had stolen 10 terabytes of data, private databases, etc, as part of the attack on Canon

Aug 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Twitter shares drop after fall in user numbers

Society

The Great Twitter Hack: 'Mastermind' Florida Teen Pleads Not Guilty

The federal agencies have successfully concluded the investigation within a few weeks and arrested the culprits of the biggest Twitter hack

Aug 5, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Taidoor: US Issues Warning Over This 12-Year-Old Malware Used by China's State-Backed Hackers

As per US officials, even after 12-years, the technique of using documents containing malware to conduct phishing attacks on organizations has not changed

Aug 5, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus