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In the past few years, two-factor verification is one of the simplest ways for users to safeguard their accounts. It has now become a major target for threat actors. As per Intel 471, a cybersecurity firm, it has observed a rise in services that allow threat actors to hack OTP (one time password) tokens. […]
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The huge amount of data continuously collected via billions of sensors and devices that comprise the IoT can pose a serious threat for organizations that depend on primitive intelligence and analytics tools. Since the beginning, these devices have not been much effective and needed central servers to process data, mostly cloud-based servers (public) which […]
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Experts at ESET have probed a targeted espionage mobile campaign towards the Kurdish ethnic group, the campaign is in action since March 2020, disseminating (through dedicated FB accounts) two android backdoors named as SpyNote and 888 RAT, appearing to be genuine apps. The profiles were found presenting android news in Kurdish and news for […]
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CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) is investigating the chances of a potential hack into TCS’ iON digital platform related to JEE Mains exam hack which appeared recently. The suspected issue surfaced when CBI charged 3 Noida-based directors last week. iON of TCS is India’s biggest digital assistant software provider. NTA (National Testing Agency) selected […]
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A hacker compromised a site of famed street artist Banksy and sold an NFT (non-fungal token) of artist’s art for more than $336,000. The hacker, however, returned all the stolen cash except a transaction fee. The incident, however, has sent a message to cybersecurity experts, and also a new threat is on the rise: […]
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Various zero day vulnerabilities in home baby monitor could be compromised that lets threat actors hack into camera feed and put malicious codes like malware. The security issues were find in the IoT gadgets, made by China based developer Victure, that were found by BitDefender experts. In a security report, BitDefender revealed about the […]
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The FBI IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) raised an alert about a great surge in sextortion complaints since January 2021, which has led to a total financial loss of around $8 Million till July. FBI got over 16000 complaints of sextortion until July, most of them coming from the age group of 20-39. “Victims […]
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Railway and other wireless communication devices developed by Moxa have been affected by 6p vulnerabilities. Moxa is a Taiwan based industrial networking and automation firm. Earlier this week, cybersecurity firm SEC (owned by Atos) revealed that an expert at SEC found two new flaws in Moxa devices along with various out of date third […]
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White Hat hackers revealed a set of vulnerabilities named as BrakTooth, which affects commercial bluetooth gadgets, raising suspicions about vendor’s intent to fix the flaws. Automated Systems Security (ASSET) Research Group at Singapore University of Technology and Design said that they released BrakTooth, “a family of 16 new security vulnerabilities (20+ CVEs) in commercial […]
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Ransomware attacks are at an all time high in the United States, hackers are disrupting computer systems administering crucial infrastructure and refuse to give access until the ransom is paid, generally in Bitcoin or other hard to track crypto currency (decentralised). Earlier this year, hackers cracked down one of the biggest agencies in US […]
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