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A computer hacker who stole data from Nintendo and was recently caught with the possession of child pornography on his computer was condemned to three years in prison. A resident of Palmdale, California, the accused goes by the name of Ryan S. Hernandez. He had previously pleaded in January to ‘one count of computer […]
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There is no denying the fact that cybercriminals have been exploiting the trust of people in media agencies. However, the ongoing situations have seen an incredible surge in cybercriminals needing to utilize each possible way to target media agencies. Aside from direct attacks, they have even misused brand names to create counterfeit identities, which […]
Continue ReadingThere is no denying the fact that cyberattacks against health bodies, vaccine scientists and drug makers have risen to an extreme length during the Coronavirus pandemic as state-backed and criminal hacking groups scramble to acquire the most recent research conducted as well as the data about the outbreak. Yet another example has come across […]
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Scammers have now begun taking advantage of the Minecraft sandbox video clip game’s wild accomplishment by building Google Play applications. These applications surface to be Minecraft modpacks, but in its place supply abusive ads, as per researchers. Because Minecraft was designed in Java, it was easy for third-party developers to create compatible applications or […]
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Manchester United affirmed the hacking on the club and revealed systems required for the match remained secure. Have been hit by a cyber-attack on their systems however state they are not “currently aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans and customers”. In a statement, United stated: “Manchester United can confirm […]
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A company whose cold-storage capacities are extremely integral to the U.S. food-supply chain and the Coronavirus vaccine distribution affirmed an operation affecting cyberattack, as per a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Americold is by far the largest cold-storage provider in the U.S. what’s more, it operates 183 temperature-controlled warehouses globally, incorporating […]
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National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen (retd) Rajesh Pant recently discussed cyberattacks in India ‘having gone up a multifold’ in the current environment and alluded to ‘China’ as a “major challenge” from a cybersecurity perspective for India. “In such unprecedented times, you mentioned two Cs the challenge of corona and the challenge of cyber. […]
Continue ReadingDecentralized finance (defi) protocol Akropolis was recently hacked for $2 million in DAI, in the most recent flash loan attack to hit the ‘nascent defi industry’. When the attack occurred, (GMT timezone) Akropolis admins stopped all transactions on the platform to forestall further losses. In a statemen on Nov. 12, Akropolis revealed that the […]
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The Czech Republic’s intelligence agency recently revealed that Russian and Chinese spies posed an up and coming threat to the EU member’s security and other key interests the previous year. The annual report of the Security Data Administration (BIS) said the intelligence services of Russia and China took up a rather significant role in […]
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This month Apple released iOS 14.2 and iPad 14.2, which patched up a sum total of 24 vulnerabilities in different parts of the OSes, including sound, crash reporter, kernel, and foundation. The multinational technology has fixed up three identified zero-day vulnerabilities in its iPhone, iPod, and iPad devices possibly associated with a spate of […]
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