Hackers Could Take Over Your Mac via Zoom
A problem with Zoom's installer has left it vulnerable to exploitation on macOS, for months – and issues still persist.
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300 ByteDance Employees Used to Work for Chinese State Media
According to the report, 15 ByteDance employees are still working in Chinese state-backed media.
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US Government Offers $10 Million Reward for Info on Ransomware Gang
The US Department of State is cracking down on cyber criminals, and released a picture for the first time, to prove it.
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Cisco Confirms Data Breach After Being Outed by Cybergang
The hackers were able to gain access to Cisco’s system by duping one of its employees, and allegedly took 2.75GB of data.
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Microsoft: IT Admins Need to Take ‘Immediate Action’ to Fix Server Bugs
According to Microsoft, Expanded Protection is needed to fix critical security flaws and prevent the potential loss of data.
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Kaspersky Has Patched a Serious Vulnerability in Its VPN
The escalation of privilege flaw could have caused major problems for Kaspersky and those that use its VPN service.
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NordLocker Offers Cybersecurity Tips to Small Businesses
The popular encrypted cloud service hopes to help small businesses make the most of their cybersecurity budget.
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Twilio’s Data Was Breached Through a Phishing Campaign on Employees
Unlike the weird text message phishing scams most of us get, the phishing texts to Twilio employees were tailor-made.
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Slack May Have Been Sending Other People Your Password…for Five Years
The business messaging platform has reset the passwords of accounts belonging to a small proportion of its users.
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Twitter Breach of 5.4 Million Users Could Expose Anonymous Accounts
Twitter claims to be spreading the word because it is "mindful of people with pseudonymous accounts who can be targeted."
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Cybercrime in the Gaming Sector Is Up 167% Year-on-Year
The report also found that the U.S. is the main target for cybercriminals.
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Here’s Why You Should Activate Google Chrome 104
Aside from addressing 27 critical cyber vulnerabilities, the update improves site speed as well.
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This Phishing Kit Can Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication
The news further illustrates that multi-factor authentication methods are far from impenetrable.
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Indian Government Ditches Another Data Law in Aftermath of VPN Exodus
New Delhi's latest attempt to impose regulations on the tech sector has been plagued with problems.
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Apple Unveils Passwordless Feature in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura
Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, and Apple is taking a big step in the right direction with Passkeys.
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This Malware Can Access Your Inbox Without Your Password
A new cyber threat is able to access Gmail and AOL webmail inboxes, bypassing passwords and two-factor authentication.
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70% of Cyberattacks Are Ransomware and Business Email Compromise
Ransomware attacks were also among the top reported attacks in the last 12 months, with 7 industries considered most at risk.
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The FCC Warns That SMS Phishing Attacks Are on the Rise
Some reports say Americans are hit with billions of robotexts each month. How can you handle it?
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Department of Justice Finds a New Federal Courts System Data Breach
Senator Ron Wyden said he had "serious concerns that the federal judiciary has hidden" the extent of the breach's impact.
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Average Data Breach Cost for US Businesses Almost $10 Million
60% of businesses are having to increase their product prices to account for the costs as a result.
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Uber Covered Up a Data Breach Affecting Over 57 Million Users
The ride-hailing platform also paid the hackers $100,000 to keep the incident under wraps.
