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FRAUDS AND SCAMS
Twitter reveals that its own employee tools contributed to unprecedented hack
5 years ago
In the afternoon of July 15, the most potent Twitter accounts across the USA went rogue and asked people to send in bitcoin, and double the amount will be sent back to them. In the four hours the tweets were live, the said bitcoin wallet gained over $100,000 via at... Read more
In the afternoon of July 15, the most potent Twitter accounts across the USA went... Read more
VULNERABILITIES
New BlackRock Android Malware can steal passwords and card data from 337 apps
5 years ago
A new Android malware named BlackRock emerged in late May this year and was identified by a mobile security firm ThreadFabric. Researchers say that this malware is based on the source code of another malware named Xerxes. The malware has been additionally equipped to enhance its credit card and password... Read more
A new Android malware named BlackRock emerged in late May this year and was identified... Read more
BREACHES
Wattpad data breach exposes account info for millions of users
5 years ago
Allegedly stolen Wattpad database was on sale on hacker forums for $100,000 containing around 270 million records. The bleeping computer made this discovery after rumors of such sale surfaced since July 7th, after an anonymous tip that said that the data was being sold by Shiny Hunters, a group known... Read more
Allegedly stolen Wattpad database was on sale on hacker forums for $100,000 containing around 270... Read more
BREACHES
NSUI accuses Delhi University of leaking students' data
5 years ago
National Students' Union of India (NSUI) filed a police complaint accusing Delhi University (DU) of apparently leaking the data of lakhs of students online. Akshay Lakra, president of the Delhi unit of the NSUI, and former DU students' union president Arun Hooda approached police with the complaint. In their statement,... Read more
National Students' Union of India (NSUI) filed a police complaint accusing Delhi University (DU) of... Read more
FRAUDS AND SCAMS
Scammers sending links to download 'Tiktok Pro' after Tiktok banned in India
5 years ago
After the ban of Tiktok in India, spammers have found a new way to trick Indians into a new phishing attack. People get SMS regarding a new app called TikTok pro, a new Indian version of Tiktok, that can only be downloaded using a link that they receive in the... Read more
After the ban of Tiktok in India, spammers have found a new way to trick... Read more
POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
Google sets limit on how long it will store data
5 years ago
Google faces the intensified examination of its data collection practices as the world's largest search engine. On Wednesday, June 24, Google stated that it will update Google's privacy controls so that the web browsing history will automatically be deleted after a certain period for new users. Under these new updates,... Read more
Google faces the intensified examination of its data collection practices as the world's largest search... Read more
BREACHES
Twitter sorry for data breach involving business clients
5 years ago
Twitter apologized to its business clients for a data breach, which included their email Ids, phone numbers, the last four digits of their credit card numbers. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed this to TechCrunch and also said in his statement, "The billing information of clients might have stored in the browser's... Read more
Twitter apologized to its business clients for a data breach, which included their email Ids,... Read more
VULNERABILITIES
Credit Card Details Of Cognizant Employees Hacked Via Maze Ransomware Attack; Rs 600 Crore Loss?
5 years ago
The Maze Ransomware hit IT giant Cognizant this April, which compromised details like names of the employees and account numbers of corporate credit cards. The company incurred a loss of $50-$70 million in their revenues due to the attack before it could be contained on May 1. The company announced... Read more
The Maze Ransomware hit IT giant Cognizant this April, which compromised details like names of... Read more
FRAUDS AND SCAMS
Spacex Bitcoin Scam Features BTC Giveaway, Elon Musk, and NASA Launch
5 years ago
The SpaceX-Youtube Bitcoin scam video shows a live interview with Elon Musk about the recent SpaceX launch in collaboration with NASA. A URL and a Bitcoin address lead people onto a website entitled ‘Spacex Foundation 5,000 Bitcoin Giveaway Airdrop’, which claims to help out by giving away 5000 bitcoins. ... Read more
The SpaceX-Youtube Bitcoin scam video shows a live interview with Elon Musk about the recent... Read more
VULNERABILITIES
Vulnerability in Trump campaign app revealed keys and secrets
5 years ago
A security vulnerability in the mobile campaign app lets hackers view security safeguards known as Twitter application keys, Google apps, and maps keys and Branch.io keys in the .apk file. Website Planet researchers, Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, concluded that the flaw did not expose any user data, but it... Read more
A security vulnerability in the mobile campaign app lets hackers view security safeguards known as... Read more