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PepsiCo mimicked by phishing fraudsters
If you happen to run a small business and find an email in your inbox from the $86 billion soft drinks giant claiming that it wants to trade with you — think twice before you click.
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Cyberattack blinded two of the most advanced telescopes in the world
Two of the world's most advanced astronomy observatories, the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, were forced to halt operations due to a cyberattack. The incident also brought down many smaller telescopes and caused delays.
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Musk says video and audio calls are coming to X
It looks like X, formerly known as Twitter, is really becoming the “everything app.” Elon Musk, the social media company’s owner, said video and audio calls will soon be made available on the platform.
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Fitbit may face €11B fine for alleged GDPR violations
Three complaints were filed against the Google-owned health and fitness company Fitbit for forcing new users to consent to highly personal data transfers outside the EU.
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Cyber crooks target Airbnb for fraudulent activities
With millions of listings in 100,000 cities, Airbnb has become a favorite target for cybercriminals looking to exploit popular online platforms for malicious purposes.
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Forever 21 discloses data breach: 500K+ affected
The renowned clothing brand, Forever 21, has disclosed a data breach affecting over half a million of its current and former employees.
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Meta uses your data to train its AI. Can you opt-out?
Meta has vast troves of personal user data. However, the company is now allowing users to opt-out of their data being used to train AI by third parties.
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Japanese agency discovers malicious PDF that bypasses detection
A Japanese agency managed to detect a ‘MalDoc in PDF’ attack, involving PDFs with embedded malicious Word files that bypass detection by traditional PDF analysis tools.
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Amazon CEO sends stark warning to remote workers
Resistance is futile. This seems to be the message of Andy Jassy, Amazon’s chief executive, who has threatened to fire employees who do not want to return to the office for three days a week.
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iPads for gun permits scheme condemns Apple exec to bribery charge
We all know that iPads are nice. But offering them to police officers in exchange for concealed carry weapon permits is not a good idea – especially if you’re a high-ranking Apple executive.
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Louis Garneau Sport customers’ cards got skimmed
The Canadian sportswear brand was breached, resulting in its customers' card information being stolen.
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Users report being banned on Telegram despite never using it
A handful of users took to X to complain about their phone numbers being banned on Telegram – despite having never actually used the platform.
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Customer data compromised in Kroll cyberattack
Kroll, a third party agent that gathers creditor claims on behalf of bankrupt companies and consults clients on cybersecurity, has suffered a hack.
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Century-old technology hack brought 20 trains to a halt in Poland
Recent cyberattacks against Polish State Railways lacked an essential feature. Rather than modern, cyber-based methods, saboteurs used old-fashioned radio to send stop signals, wreaking havoc on the state's transportation system. Two suspects were detained.
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Mom's Meals' parent company, PurFoods, discloses data breach
PurFoods, which positions itself as a provider of “tailored home-delivered meals,” has reported a data breach affecting over 1.2 million people.
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Ransom gang claims attack on Prince George County school district
The newly established Rhysida ransomware group is claiming responsibility for the August 14th attack on Maryland’s Prince George's County school systems, one of the largest school districts in the US.
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Data of 300K+ Standard Insurance customers exposed in MOVEit-related NTT DATA attack
The personal details of Standard Insurance customers, held by NTT DATA Americas on PBI Research Services servers, were exposed by the MOVEit Transfer attacks and have impacted over 300,000 people.
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Telegram hacker sentenced to 20 years in Brazil
Walter Delgatti, known as the Vaza Jato Hacker, will spend 20 years in prison and pay a fine for hacking into the Telegram accounts of important government officials.
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Fraudsters can bypass biometric facial recognition
Deepfake videos and camera injection attacks can enable fraudsters to fake their identity, says a biometric authentication expert.
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Smart light bulbs can be used to hack into your home
The best-selling smart light bulb Tapo L530E can be used by threat actors to break into home systems, researchers found.
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