Security
Beware: someone’s trying to log in to your Facebook account
Users report receiving emails from a legitimate Facebook address with password recovery codes they did not ask for.
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BMW dealer at risk of takeover by cybercriminals
By neglecting to set a password, a BMW dealer in India has jeopardized the entire network of car dealerships in the country and put its clients at risk.
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Info stealers and how to protect against them
Info stealers, the type of malware with its purpose in the name, can cripple businesses and everyday users alike. So, how do you protect against them?
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The latest malicious activity and how to deal with it
Malware developers never rest. To cut through the noise, the Cybernews research team has looked at some recent malicious activity examples and analyzed them.
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Data of over a million crypto exchange users exposed
GokuMarket, a centralized crypto exchange owned by ByteX, left an open instance, revealing the details of virtually all of its users, the Cybernews research team has discovered.
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Millions of Amazon reviews fake, study finds
Product reviews can be a deal breaker when shopping online, but many are fake, an analysis of over 33 million reviews on Amazon has shown.
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Major leak exposes users from Russian crypto exchanges
Customers at nine crypto exchanges in Russia have had their anonymity shattered, with private user data being exposed for more than two months now, the Cybernews Research team has discovered.
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Attackers prey on leaked crypto leads
While crypto leads are essential for businesses, attackers may use leaked crypto-related data to perform a variety of attacks.
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Dubai’s largest taxi app exposes 220K+ users
The Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) app, which provides taxi, limousine, and other transport services, left a database open to the public, exposing sensitive customer and driver data.
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Leaked nudes emerging as top cyber risk of 2024
Dark web forums are abuzz with discussions centering around nude images and videos leaked from platforms like OnlyFans and Instagram.
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Android barcode scanner app exposes user passwords
An Android app with over 100k Google Play downloads and a 4.5-star average rating has let an open instance go unchecked, leaving sensitive user data up for grabs.
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Green Card Lottery agency exposes applicants’ data
Thousands of applicants for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, widely known as Green Card Lottery, got their private data leaked by the US GREEN CARD OFFICE LIMITED (USGCO), a limited liability company registered in the UK that helps to prepare the documents, the Cybernews research team has found.
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Adobe’s InDesign exploited in new wave of phishing attacks
Hackers are getting creative, literally, by utilizing Adobe’s popular graphic design program, InDesign, to target corporations in the latest surge of phishing attacks, new research shows.
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Beware: predatory Android loan apps spy, harass, and blackmail users
Deceptive loan apps charging excessive interest rates can also be malicious. SpyLoan apps circumvent Google Play requirements to track their users’ data and then use it to blackmail them.
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GST Invoice Billing Inventory exposes sensitive data to threat actors
A business accounting app for small and medium businesses with over 1M downloads has left a database open, exposing sensitive personal and corporate data up for grabs.
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Russian state-sponsored hackers exploiting Outlook vulnerability, Microsoft warns
Microsoft is urging Outlook users to patch and update their systems to mitigate a new threat from Russia. Hackers associated with the Kremlin’s military intelligence agency GRU are exploiting the vulnerability to access victim’s emails.
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The future of phone scams: bots that sound like your loved ones
Every fifth unknown call in the US is spam. Despite a meager success rate, millions fall victim to fraudsters due to the sheer volume of attempts. Now, scammers have a dangerous new innovation that will make them even more productive and convincing.
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Bluetooth connections no longer private with new BLUFFS attacks
Bluetooth, a low-power wireless technology connecting our devices, has a new vulnerability to iron out. Attackers in the middle could easily snoop on your communications using a new BLUFFS attack.
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Hacktivism and its impacts on mental health
I get it. Like me, you’re wired in. Maybe your vice is social media or gaming. Perhaps you’re an Infosec researcher, or a hacker, or OSINT investigator. Whatever your function is, what began as a romance with technology ultimately evolves into a bitter love/hate relationship, taking a toll on your emotions and your overall psychological well-being.
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Fortune-telling website exposes 13M+ user records
WeMystic, a website on astrology, numerology, tarot, and spiritual orientation, left an open database exposing 34GB of sensitive data about the platforms' users.
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