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Stay safe online - 2023-03-08
City of Oakland suffers from a ransomware attack

City of Oakland suffers from a ransomware attack

City of Oakland becomes a ransomware attack victim. Since February 10, 2023, the city of Oakland, California, has been the target of a ransomware attack that has disrupted most of its IT systems. More
Law firms targeted in GootLoader and FakeUpdates malware campaigns

Law firms targeted in GootLoader and FakeUpdates malware campaigns

Two campaigns launched. Legal firms are one of the primary targets for cybercriminals because they have access to sensitive information. More

Hackers use ChatGPT to infect people with malware

Hackers use ChatGPT to infect people with malware

Deceptive campaign unleashed targeting ChatGPT users. Hackers have launched a sophisticated campaign that takes advantage of the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT language model to trick victims into downloading malicious software. More
News Security  2023-02-27
Decentralized autonomous organization: the future of managing internet platforms

Decentralized autonomous organization: the future of managing internet platforms

DAO lets us enjoy free speech and the endless possibilities of a social network. More
News  2023-02-24
Activision data breach exposes employee and game information

Activision data breach exposes employee and game information

Data breach occurred in December 2022. Activision, a game development giant, suffered a data breach in early December 2022. More
News Security  2023-02-23

How AI is changing the landscape of cybersecurity and cybercrime

How AI is changing the landscape of cybersecurity and cybercrime

The growing popularity of AI tools may pose a threat to cybersecurity. More
News Security  2023-02-20
Microsoft is disabling Internet Explorer on Valentine's day

Microsoft is disabling Internet Explorer on Valentine's day

The new Microsoft Edge update disables Internet Explorer 11. More
General News  2023-02-15

Sydney man sentenced for attempted blackmail scam using stolen Optus data

Sydney man sentenced for attempted blackmail scam using stolen Optus data

Arrested back in October for an attempt to leverage stolen Optus data. More
News  2023-02-09
VMware ESXi servers targeted by ESXiArgs ransomware

VMware ESXi servers targeted by ESXiArgs ransomware

Security flaw and attack on VMware ESXi servers. A massive wave of attacks is aimed at VMware ESXi servers that are still unpatched for a two-year-old remote code execution vulnerability. More
News Security  2023-02-06
Ransomware attack at Arnold Clark leads to customer data leak

Ransomware attack at Arnold Clark leads to customer data leak

Arnold Clark is sending emails to affected customers. It is long known now that large-scale ransomware attacks against companies are no longer about encrypting databases or spreadsheets and holding them hostage - it is all about the information that can be stolen. More
News Security  2023-02-02

New variant of PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect Windows systems

New variant of PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect Windows systems

PlugX malware used by cybercriminals to infect new Windows hosts. More
News Security  2023-01-30
Riot Games cyberattack: League of Legends source code being sold online

Riot Games cyberattack: League of Legends source code being sold online

Social engineering attack against Riot resulted in leakage of its assets. More
News  2023-01-25

Microsoft OneNote attachments are used to spread malware

Microsoft OneNote attachments are used to spread malware

Cybercriminals send malspam containing OneNote attachments. More
News Security  2023-01-23
Nissan's third-party service provider exposes customers' personal data

Nissan's third-party service provider exposes customers' personal data

A third-party vendor accidentally allowed unauthorized access to Nissan's customer data. More
News Security  2023-01-19
Brave browser adds a new Snowflake feature to help bypass Tor blocks

Brave browser adds a new Snowflake feature to help bypass Tor blocks

Brave browser version 1.47 was released with the Snowflake extension. More
News Security  2023-01-16

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