Security and spyware news

Turkey follows Russia's footsteps and blocks Discord. More

Hackers take up new tactics that work. A well-known hacking group called FIN7 is using fake websites that pretend to offer AI-generated nude images. More

DAVE is designed to fully protect users' audio and video communications. More

This month's Patch Tuesday addresses vulnerabilities already exploited in the wild. More

Planned Parenthood confirms ransomware attack. Planned Parenthood of Montana was the victim of a ransomware attack executed by the RansomHub group at the end of August 2024. More

The payouts can reach up to $250,000 for the most serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities detected. More

Newly discovered flaw allows unauthorized WordPress admin access. More

NIST develops and releases new encryption standards to counteract future quantum computer attacks. More

The incident and its root cause. On July 19, 2024, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike faced a major crisis when an update for its Falcon Sensor software caused a global system crash. More

The outage lasted almost 10 hours. On a recent Tuesday, Microsoft faced a significant outage that lasted nearly ten hours, affecting many of its services, including Microsoft 365 and Azure. More

Google planned to remove third-party cookies sometime in 2024. More

Olympics are lucrative for cybercriminals as well. As the Paris 2024 Olympics approach, the anticipation is palpable. More

Apple is making big steps moving forward in the AI industry. More

Europol successfully conducted Operation Morpheus. Carried out by Europol, Operation Morpheus has concluded in successfully shutting down 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by cybercriminals to compromise victim networks. More

Medusa malware is back. Medusa, an Android banking trojan, has resurfaced with a new variant, targeting users in seven countries: Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US. More