Technology is always evolving, resulting in the introduction of improved gadgets. OK, great...but how do you safely dispose of your old tech? Tech trash is becoming a major headache for businesses. In addition to rising costs, the social costs and reputation damage associated with improper disposal of e-waste are becoming more than many are willing […]
Telegram has exploded with loads of files that can hack mass servers and can buy and sell stolen data. Cyber intelligence company, Cybretint, found a group of hackers selling data leaks on the social media platform. The channels can have tens of thousands of members. Content of the dark web can be found here, all […]
Data breaches are one of the most prevalent cyber crimes. The biggest of companies have been hit by such heinous acts, compromising personal information of millions of users. And the worst thing is that you won't even know, at least not until the company or the hacker wishes to, if your online data, including passwords, […]
A massive bug in a Microsoft subdomain could have left your Microsoft account — from your Office documents to your Outlook emails — susceptible to hacking. An India-based security researcher and bug hunter, Sahad Nk, recently uncovered the vulnerabilities. It was a series of bugs which when chained together could allow access to someone’s Microsoft account. A Microsoft […]
Building a botnet is no longer a big, time-consuming task, and can be done within 24 hours. At least, that's what a hacker, who goes by the pseudonym Anarchy, claims. This hacker in question has created a botnet that has compromised over 18,000 Huawei routers within 24 hours. Anarchy Botnet The cyber attacker built the botnet […]
"Phishing," that's one term we've all come across enough times to understand what it is. And it seems scam artists, nowadays, are finding it hard to win people's trust through those fraudulent emails. Furthermore, email service providers such as Google and Yahoo are easily getting the better of them, shutting them down. Those criminal minds, however, just […]
Britain’s largest electricals retailer, Dixons Carphone, has been hit by one of the UK’s biggest cyber attack. In a press release, the company has confirmed of an unauthorized access to one of the processing systems of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel stores, compromising user data held by them. Preliminary investigation indicates that personal and financial data […]
There's a saying, “You often get what you pay for.” But what if you're not paying for it? Well, in that case, you are most likely the product. That's how it is, and if you tend to use free services, especially on the internet, there's an extremely high chance that you're actually trading your personal data […]
Twitter is urging all of its more than 330 million users to change their password - Immediately. It has come after the company found that a bug had caused its servers to store passwords in unmasked form. While internal investigations by Twitter didn't find evidence of any breach or misuse of the passwords, the company […]
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