Security
Million-dollar deposits and friends in high places: how we applied for a job with a ransomware gang
During an undercover interview, a CyberNews researcher tricked ransomware operators affiliated with Ragnar Locker into revealing their ransom payout structure,...
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Scammers are capitalizing on our desire to get away
Watch out - malicious domains targeting travelling are on the rise.After more than a year of rolling lockdowns, and with...
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Over 380 thousand IP cameras might be easily accessible worldwide, with the US and Germany in the lead
Ubiquitous video surveillance has become the hallmark of the century, with millions of eyes behind billions of ever-present cameras constantly...
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“Not ideal” from a privacy standpoint: Clubhouse API lets “anyone” scrape public user data
According to Clubhouse, anyone can access its users' profile information via the invite-only app, while its API appears to allow...
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Clubhouse data leak: 1.3 million scraped user records leaked online for free
So far, it seems like it’s been the worst week of the year for social media platforms in terms of...
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Facebook hack scams: Steer clear of shady leak checkers
A raft of websites have been set up to check whether your data was compromised in the recent Facebook hack...
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Gods of cyberwar: the booming of an unregulated zero-day industry
The zero-day industry is rapidly growing, and the West was not prepared for the pace at which adversaries are catching...
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New York charity leaves sensitive patients’ data unsecured
We recently discovered an unsecured database that appears to belong to one of the largest charities in New York. The...
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Think your company is too small to get hacked? Think again
While the news of massive cyberattacks against major organizations worldwide make the headlines on a daily basis, thousands of small...
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Why cybercriminals target charities
It’s not just businesses being targeted by cybercriminals.Cybercriminals have long shown their willingness to target anyone they think they can...
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Ascent to the Cloud: years of progress with perforated security
The sudden need to work from home en masse caused years of progress to happen in a few months over...
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11 million records of French users stolen from marketing platform and put for sale online
The leak could put millions of Apollo.io users and their employers at risk of phishing and social engineering attacks, as...
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Cyberattacks remind of scary movies, acting head of the FCC
The recent breach of Microsoft Exchange shows that cybersecurity threats are almost mundane whereas defense – insufficient, claims the FCC’s...
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Here’s why you should care about China’s Microsoft Exchange hack
It sounds boring. It really, really isn’t.The hacking of an email software provider might not, on the face of it,...
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95% of websites run on outdated software with known vulnerabilities
If you’ve been smashing that 'Remind me tomorrow' button for months, it looks like you’re not the only one. To...
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White House proposes new cybersecurity ratings system
It's hard to remember a time where such venerable pieces of infrastructure have been so affected by security vulnerabilities. Firstly,...
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Should insurers be doing more to protect us from cyberattacks?
That cyberattacks have risen tremendously during the COVID-era is beyond dispute. How this deluge of attacks can best be rebuffed...
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Hacker on hacker crime: personal information of 24,000 illegal data buyers leaked online
Could the leak spell doom for former customers of the illicit data brokerage WeLeakInfo? A user on a popular hacker...
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SolarWinds hack: the mystery of one of the biggest cyberattacks ever
Back in December, the SolarWinds supply chain attack made the headlines when a Russian cyber espionage group tampered with updates...
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Using our pulse to spot deepfakes
Deepfake production has progressed significantly in recent years, with researchers able to produce high-quality material with less training material than...
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