Security
Stay safe online - 2025-01-24
Noyb targets TikTok, SHEIN, and others for alleged GDPR violations
European Privacy Group accuses popular apps of illegitimate data transfers to China.
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Cybersecurity attack on PowerSchool exposes personal data of students and staff
An "unauthorized party" breached the network on December 28.
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Krispy Kreme online order operations disrupted due to cyberattack
Only in-store orders available.
In late November, Krispy Kreme discovered a cyberattack that affected some of its online systems.More
Hackers breach Andrew Tate's "Online University": expose user data and insert pro-LGBTQ+ emojis
A major breach of "The Real World".
Andrew Tate's controversial online platform, The Real World , has fallen victim to a significant cyberattack, exposing data on nearly 800,000 users.More
FBI confirms Chinese hackers breached US Telecom companies to steal data
Hackers managed to stay undetected for months.
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have now officially admitted that a group of China-based hackers successfully infiltrated several telecommunication companies operating in the United States.
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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