The vast majority of Brazilian companies plan to boost their cybersecurity budgets in 2022; a new study carried out by consulting firm PwC has found. According to the Global Digital Trust Insights Survey 2022, the …
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Insecure cloud-computing services can be a huge risk for organisations because they’re a regular target for cyber criminals. Researchers have demonstrated how vulnerable or misconfigured cloud services can be, after deploying hundreds of honeypots designed to look …
These researchers wanted to test cloud security. They were shocked by what they found Read More »
Twitter has announced the expansion of its private information policy to include the sharing of private media, such as photos and videos, without permission from the individuals that are depicted in them, as the social …
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FluBot, a family of Android malware, is circulating again via SMS messaging, according to authorities in Finland. The Nordic country’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC-FI) lately warned that scam messages written in Finnish are being …
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Three former Google software engineers who sued the company yesterday claim they were fired for following Google’s famous “Don’t be evil” mantra. “Google terminated each plaintiffs’ employment with it for adhering to the directive ‘Don’t …
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Researchers analyzed the security of four popular smartwatches for children and found pre-installed downloaders, weak passwords, and unencrypted data transmissions. The analysis demonstrates that most of these devices arbitrarily collect and periodically transmit sensitive data …
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today ordered Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy, saying the merger “would reduce competition between social media platforms and that the deal has already removed Giphy as a …
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A recently discovered botnet is attacking unpatched AT&T enterprise network edge devices using exploits for a four-year-old critical severity Blind Command Injection security flaw. The botnet, dubbed EwDoor by researchers at Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab …
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The digital society is ever-expanding, and with that has come an ever-increasing risk of cyber attack. This is a factor coming more and more into focus, with the rate and strength of cyberattacks set to continue …
In recent years the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 have left many people with fears and questions. With various medical opinions, news outlets spreading varied statistics, case number and death reports, and safety recommendations that …
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DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), an Ohio-based DNA testing company, has disclosed a hacking incident that affects 2,102,436 persons. The incident resulted in a confirmed data breach that occurred between May 24, 2021, and July 28, …
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Beijing-backed hackers might soon start trying to steal encrypted data — such as biometric info, the identities of covert spies, and weapons designs — with a view to decrypting it with a future quantum computer, …