Security
Visa sued over ‘Vanilla’ gift card draining scam
Visa was sued on Tuesday by consumers who said the card payments network failed to make prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards less likely to being drained by thieves.
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Data leak at fintech giant reveals staff calling clients ‘idiots’
Direct Trading Technologies, an international fintech company, jeopardized over 300K traders by leaking their sensitive data and trading activity, thereby putting them at risk of an account takeover.
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FBI warns of scammers sending live couriers to collect money
Scammers are now saving their victims the trouble of sending extorted money or shipping precious metals. The FBI warns that criminals arrange for couriers to meet their victims in person, and senior citizens are their prime targets.
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Higher cyber defenses lead to higher ransoms, study finds
Businesses with cybersecurity insurance face significantly higher ransom payments compared to uninsured cases, researchers looking at Dutch victim data have discovered.
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Long passwords won’t protect your accounts, report finds
Longer passwords won’t stop adversaries from accessing your information, a report from Specops Software has found.
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Miracle leak exposes 11 million corporate messages
Miracle Software Systems left an unprotected instance, exposing millions of messages between thousands of corporate users, some of which discussed corporate secrets.
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NCSC warns ransomware attacks to intensify due to AI
The number of cyberattacks will “almost certainly” increase in the next two years as artificial intelligence lowers the entry barrier for less skilled hackers, Britain’s cyber chiefs say..
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3.5M users' dinner habits exposed in data leak
FreshMenu, which delivers food to Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Delhi, has exposed its customer data to the public.
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CISA warns Apple users to update multiple products
Multiple iOS versions running on certain Apple products are at risk from hackers and should be updated now, warns the US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA).
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iPhone users: turn on new security feature
Apple has released a new security feature called Stolen Device Protection – and you should definitely turn it on, experts say.
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Cybercriminals crave cookies, not passwords
All cookies are vulnerable, but they are all it takes to compromise Google or other accounts, Trevor Hilligoss, former FBI digital crime expert and current Vice President of SpyCloud Labs, warns. This was proven by the recently discovered OAuth vulnerability.
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Mother of all breaches reveals 26 billion records: what we know so far
The supermassive leak contains data from numerous previous breaches, comprising an astounding 12 terabytes of information, spanning over a mind-boggling 26 billion records.
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Microsoft suffers Russian fueled nation-state attack
The Russian-backed hacker group Midnight Blizzard was detected trying to infiltrate the tech giant’s corporate systems, Microsoft said in a disclosure report filed with the SEC Friday.
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Over a million exposed as Slovenian retailer leaks data
Slovenian retailer DFVU, known for brands like S-mania, Layoners, Mazzaci, and RedLynx, left its customers' private data open, exposing 1.1 million individuals and company administrators.
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Russian threat group ColdRiver launches new malware campaign, say researchers
The Russian threat group ColdRiver – backed by the Kremlin and known for targeting high-ranking Western officials – has added malware to its arsenal of hacking tools.
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Erasmus leaves exchange students at risk
A misconfiguration in one of the largest student network systems exposed exchange students in Poland to the risk of fraud and phishing attacks.
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Cyber spies launch PDF campaign
After nine months, a cyber espionage group has returned to the scene, targeting organizations across North America with infected files.
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Indian trade association exposes sensitive data
The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) exposed an important file, risking indirect financial loss and reputational damage, as well as legal and compliance problems.
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Facebook users targeted with “I’ll miss him so much” scam
The Facebook-oriented scam abuses users’ sense of grief and incorporates BBC branding to attract victims.
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Ransomware landscape overview 2023
In 2023, the ransomware groups that we tracked claimed that they successfully targeted a total of 4191 victims, signifying an exceptional year of cyber threats.
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