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Stay safe online - 2024-11-07
Canada shuts down TikTok offices over security risks, app remains accessible
Canada orders closure of TikTok offices amid security fears.
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Meta is testing face recognition to battle scams impersonating celebs
Celebrity impersonation became one of the more serious threats on social media to users.
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How Game Freak breach happened: Pokemon dev confirms data breach after private files leak online
Pokemon developer posts an announcement online.
In August 2024, Game Freak, the developer behind the Pokémon series, was targeted by a cyberattack.More
Discord enhances privacy with end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls
DAVE is designed to fully protect users' audio and video communications.
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Millions of WordPress sites are at risk due to critical LiteSpeed Cache vulnerability
Newly discovered flaw allows unauthorized WordPress admin access.
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NIST introduces first post-quantum encryption standards to secure future digital information
NIST develops and releases new encryption standards to counteract future quantum computer attacks.
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What caused the global CrowdStrike system failure?
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
Major Azure outage was caused by a DDoS attack at Microsoft
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
Snowflake attack exposes 3TB of Advance Auto Parts' data, now sold on Dark Web
Breach occurred after Snowflake cloud storage was compromised.
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Massive Ticketmaster data breach: information of 560 Million customers for sale
The alleged data is being sold on the hacking forums for $500,000
In a significant cybersecurity incident, the personal and financial data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers is allegedly being sold by a hacker group known as ShinyHunters.More
Data breach at Nissan North America exposes information of 53k employees
The data of current and former employees was leaked as a result of a ransomware attack last year.
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Ransomware attack on Omni Hotels: curstomer data compromised
Dixin ransomware gang claimed Omni Hotels as a victim.
In the announcement posted on the official website, Omni Hotels & Resorts has acknowledged that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that seriously compromised client data.
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Unprotected and exposed: how Microsoft left employee data accessible for a month
The servers with employee login credentials were exposed to the internet.
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Jackson County enters a sate of emergency amid ransomware attack
The county had to shut down its main services.
Jackson County, Missouri, found itself grappling with a significant cybersecurity crisis following a ransomware attack that disrupted its IT systems.More
Court documents unveil Facebook's secret tracking of Snapchat traffic
The operation was called "Project Ghostbusters".
A federal court in California released court documents on Tuesday, shedding light on a secretive operation carried out by Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms.More