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BREACHES

Wattpad data breach exposes account info for millions of users

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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?

4 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

4 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

POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

PCI SSC updates standard for payment devices to protect cardholder data

4 years ago

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has streamlined the standard for payment devices to empower stronger protections for cardholder data. According to Help Net Security, the PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point-of-Interaction (POI) Modular Security Requirements 6.0 will boost security controls to defend against physical tampering and the insertion of malware... Read more

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has streamlined the standard for payment devices to empower stronger... Read more

VULNERABILITIES

Vulnerability in Trump campaign app revealed keys and secrets

4 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

VULNERABILITIES

Adobe fixes critical flaws in Illustrator, After Effects, more

4 years ago

Adobe has released out-of-band security updates to fix 18 critical flaws in Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush, and Audition on Windows and macOS devices. The flaws allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code on systems running the vulnerable versions of the software. Adobe typically sends security updates every... Read more

Adobe has released out-of-band security updates to fix 18 critical flaws in Adobe After Effects,... Read more