Security
Why there are no winners in a tech cold war between China and the West
When China recently introduced its new national security law for Hong Kong, many predicted a turbulent future for tech and social media...
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What is social engineering?
Social engineering is the act of manipulating people into revealing confidential information. Fraudsters may impersonate someone else or steal other...
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We think it’s other people that fall for online scams
The rise in cybersecurity attacks during the coronavirus pandemic has been well documented. It’s been a perfect storm of vast...
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Critical US infrastructure can be hacked by anyone
Our research found that both public and private infrastructure in the US is still unprotected and easily accessible to hackers - with no passwords at all.
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New Zealand property management company leaks 30,000 users’ passports, driver’s licenses and other personal data
CyberNews received information from reader Jake Dixon, a security researcher with Vadix Solutions, who discovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage...
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Are passwords still fit for purpose?
Amidst the rise in cybersecurity issues that have accompanied the coronavirus pandemic, the foremost means of hacking into a system...
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Tesco coupons easily faked to save £750 on Hotels.com bookings worldwide
Tesco is one of the most popular groceries and merchandise retailers in the UK, as well as in some European...
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Is blockchain breaking the shackles of its criminal reputation?
A few years ago at the height of the blockchain boom, scarcely a day would pass without getting a whitepaper...
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Unsecured Chinese companies leak users’ sensitive personal and business data
Our research uncovered two unsecured databases, with millions of records, belonging to companies that are based in China and provide...
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Popular MMO game Stalker Online hacked, 1.2 million user records put for sale on hacker forums
A database containing over 1.2 million user records from the popular MMO Stalker Online is being sold on hacker forums....
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Cryptocurrency marketplaces leave $18 million in the open for anyone to steal, leak user data
Cryptocurrency has been in the public eye for a few years now with the increasing popularity of Bitcoin and its...
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Student loan company that stole millions from consumers leaks sensitive phone calls, SSNs, tax records
We recently discovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket that contains more than 55,000 call recordings between loan...
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Data suggests unprecedented interest in hacking and cybercrime during pandemic
With unemployment rates skyrocketing across the world as prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns continue to wreck the global economy, people who are...
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Real estate app leaking thousands of user records and sensitive private messages
The CyberNews research team uncovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service bucket of confidential user chat logs belonging to Tellus, a US-based software company.
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The multi-billion-dollar cost of ransomware
2019 was a big year for ransomware, with research from the cybersecurity firm Emisoft revealing that it cost over $7.5...
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How AI is being harnessed to protect us from cyberattack
AI often overpromises and underdelivers. But here’s how it is keeping us safe For years, we’ve heard of the AI...
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Planes can be remotely controlled by hackers
Almost all of the world’s planes are currently grounded, but getting them back up into the air will require more...
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One of the biggest European banks leaking sensitive data on their website
Our new research recently discovered a security issue with Santander, the 5th largest bank in Europe and the 16th largest...
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What hackers can teach us about responding to Covid-19
Given their propensity for unleashing viruses on the world, you might be forgiven for thinking that hackers are the last...
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These camera apps with billions of downloads might be stealing your data and infecting you with malware
Additional reporting by Rimantas Leonavičius. When you download a beauty camera app, you’re probably expecting it to add a makeup...
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