A report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that in a span of 8 months, people have lost over $80 million to cryptocurrency investment scams. Compared to last year, the reported losses have increased nearly 1000%. The numbers, while extremely worrying, are not particularly surprising. The cryptocurrency buzz over the last couple of years has attracted a lot…
Electronic Arts (EA), the company behind such games as The Sims and FIFA, has reportedly been a victim of a cyberattack during which hackers were able to steal 750GB of data, including game source codes and internal tools. The stolen data is being sold for $28 million, with hackers promising “full capability of exploiting on all ea services”.
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In May’s edition of cybersecurity news headlines, we discuss one of the most serious cyber incidents to take place in recent history, the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack. In addition to this incident, there’s also Air India’s disclosure that 4.5 million passenger data was stolen during a cyberattack, and FTC’s report on the rising number of victims of cryptocurrency scams.
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April’s edition of cybersecurity news talks about one massive data breach, an extortion attempt, a cyberattack, an official accusation of cyber espionage, and the eradication of a significant cyber threat. Stories include Facebook’s 533 million user data leak, REvil’s $50 million extortion attempt on Apple, Russia named the culprit behind SolarWinds cyberattack, cyberattacks against EU organizations, and removal of the…
Apple released today its long-awaited iOS 14.5 update, and it’s a game-changer for users’ privacy. This is the update that introduces the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature, something that has attracted a significant amount of backlash from the advertisement industry and companies like Facebook. For regular users, however, this feature gives more control over their own data.
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The notorious REvil ransomware gang is currently trying to extort tech giant Apple over stolen product blueprints. Apple has been given until May 1 to pay $50 million, otherwise, the cybercriminals will leak the data on their platform.
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The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom have officially named the Russian Intelligence Service (SVR) as the perpetrator behind the massive SolarWinds cyberattack, in addition to campaigns targeting COVID-19 research facilities.
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FlixOnline, an app that was available on the Google Play Store, has been discovered to be malware that targets the WhatsApp messaging application. The malware, disguised as an app that gives a free Netflix subscription, can send automatic replies to WhatsApp messages, putting other users in danger of phishing and other types of attacks.
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Personal information of 533 million Facebook users is now freely available after a database containing the information was put on a low-level hacking forum for free. The database contains full names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, and locations.
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a warning about a scam campaign inviting users to fill in a COVID-19 post-vaccine survey to win prizes. DOJ warns that these fake surveys are meant to steal money and personal information.…