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CyberSecurity

Chinese Firm Zhenhua with Ties to PLA Collected Millions of People's Data, Reports Say

The Shenzhen based company collected data from public domains on key individuals including political leaders and army officers and military installations

Sep 14, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Opinion

Political Economist Shirley Yu Highlights China Risk as significant as Cybersecurity, Disruptive Innovation for Multinational Boards

For multinationals with a significant market presence in China, board members and board advisors must be able to deliver formidable and sustainable geopolitical and economic narratives on China

Sep 13, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

CyberSecurity

Razer Data Leak: Over 100,000 Gamers' Personal Information Exposed Due to Server Misconfiguration

A server misconfiguration exposed customers' data including phone number and email address to be easily accessible to hackers

Sep 13, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Technology

Porn Site Users Beware! You May Have Been Targeted By Hackers with Malicious Ads and Malware

Cybersecurity company Malwarebytes said it noticed possibly the largest campaign to date on top site xhamster[.]com from Malsmoke

Sep 11, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Tech & Trend

Scary Messages: Some Mysterious Texts Circulating on WhatsApp Can Crash Your App

This issue, detected by WABetaInfo, is found to be more prevalent in Brazil but it can happen to anyone and anywhere in the world

Sep 10, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Do Not Download Windows Themes; Hackers Can Steal Your Login Credentials and Data

Windows custom theme is the latest vulnerability that can be exploited to harvest login credentials that include Microsoft account details and cloud data

Sep 8, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

CyberSecurity

Cybersecurity: Wordpress Plugin Bug Allows Hackers to Exploit Millions of Websites

A zero-day vulnerability in WordPress' popular File Manager plugin allowed hackers to take control over websites

Sep 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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

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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

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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

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