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Lawmakers ask Google to stop tracking people to protect abortion rights
Democrats call on Google's Sundar Pichai to stop collecting and retaining customer location data that could lead to the identification and prosecution of people seeking abortions.
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General Motors suffers a cyberattack exposing customer data
General Motors (GM,) an American automotive manufacturing corporation, got hit by a cyberattack, exposing customer personal information. The incident was...
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Mock cybersecurity at your peril, report warns
Human error is responsible for most data breaches as decision-makers refuse to take cybersecurity training seriously, the annual report by Verizon suggests.
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Facial recognition company fined millions for creating a database full of publicly available facial images
Clearview AI Inc faces a £7,552,800 (about $9,5 million) fine for unlawfully collecting images on social media to create a...
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'Space pirates' penetrate deep into Russia's aerospace industry
A novel hacker group with likely Asian origins, targeting Russia's space tech industry using previously unknown malware.
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Conti, the notorious ransomware group, proclaimed dead
The dismemberment would mark the end of the most notorious ransomware cartel, responsible for hundreds of attacks worldwide.
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DOJ won't prosecute white hat hackers
Good-faith security researchers who probe or hack systems to point out vulnerabilities and help organizations patch them will no longer face charges.
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Ransomware empire on streak: extortion demands up by 45%
Ransomware gangs have become greedier. Hive requested a whopping $240 million from MediaMarkt, and the average ransom demand grew to $247,000 in 2021.
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CISA urges govt agencies to remove or update VMWare products
US cyber watchdog claims that VMware‘s vulnerabilities pose an unacceptable risk to Federal agencies and require emergency action.
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Hackers can remotely unlock Tesla by exploiting a Bluetooth vulnerability
Threat actors can conduct a relay attack to unlock and operate Tesla Model 3 or Model Y without the car owner’s permission.
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Cyber kingpins “earn” up to $600,000 a month
From cryptocurrencies to the metaverse, cybercriminals exploit every opportunity to drain victims’ wallets. Rookie fraudsters start with $20,000 while master criminals “earn” up to $600,000 a month.
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US accuses doctor of designing ransomware
A physician in Venezuela has been accused by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of moonlighting – as a designer and seller of ransomware named after the ancient Greek god of death.
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Twitter CEO: we suspend over half a million spam accounts every day
Twitter allegedly suspends hundreds of thousands of spam accounts on a daily basis, usually before any users even see them on Twitter.
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EU member states agree to implement tougher cybersecurity measures across the union
The European Parliament and EU member states agreed on stricter cybersecurity measures for entities belonging to critical sectors. Following the...
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Home working scams on the rise, watchdog warns
US citizens are being increasingly targeted by work-from-home scams in the wake of the COVID pandemic, according to an NGO that helps local businesses.
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UK Cybersecurity Council to devise new chartered standards for the CCP scheme
The UK Cybersecurity Council will take over the cybersecurity industry’s Cyber Certified Professional (CCP) scheme, setting new chartered standards. The...
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Hackers exploit Roblox’s scripting engine to install Trojan
Hackers exploit a scripting engine used for Roblox to insert a Trojan file that can break applications, corrupt or remove data, and send information to malicious actors.
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As new evidence emerges, experts wonder: is REvil really back?
REvil, a ransomware gang that proved to be a nightmare to hundreds of organizations, has not disappeared. Probably, no one even expected it to. Now, new evidence points to its resurfacing.
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Costa Rica declares a state of emergency over Conti cyberattack
President Rodrigo Chaves signed the decree on a national cybersecurity emergency on his first day in office.
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AGCO ransomware attack knocked out equipment production for days
Cyberattack hit the US agricultural equipment maker, disrupting the company's business operation for days.
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