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Stay safe online - 2024-05-20

Brazil seizes Flipper Zero hacking tool

Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency seizes incoming Flipper Zero purchases. More
News   2023-03-13

DuckDuckGo launches DuckAssist: privacy-focused AI tool for search query answers

DuckAssist uses Wikipedia and Britannica as its main source of information. More
News   2023-03-09

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
News Viruses and parasites   2023-03-06

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
News Viruses and parasites   2023-03-02

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

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

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

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

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

Arrested back in October for an attempt to leverage stolen Optus data. More
News   2023-02-09

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

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

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

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

Microsoft OneNote attachments are used to spread malware

Cybercriminals send malspam containing OneNote attachments. More
News Security   2023-01-23
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