AIRBNB users have complained that their accounts have been “hacked,” with holidays booked in their name costing thousands of pounds. Others say genuine reservations have been cancelled leaving them nowhere to stay. Some users even say they had their accounts deleted. An Airbnb user tweeted that his account was hacked andRead More…
A new ransomware called MegaCortex has been discovered, that targets corporate networks and workstations on them. Once a network is penetrated, attackers infect the entire network by distributing the ransomware using Windows domain controllers. In a new report, Sophos, a global leader in endpoint and network security, has stated thatRead More…
Every year, the first Thursday of May is designated as World Password Day-not exactly a cause for celebration, but the fact is, these little crypto keys which are our first line of digital defence, may well be on their way out. For many of us, this will come as aRead More…
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber security, is making its presence felt at the ongoing AI Everything Summit with its innovative approach to threat perception and studied defence against the most sophisticated cyber threats.Read More…
Docker, the company behind the virtualization tool of the same name, announced that it has suffered a security breach. However, instead of making an official announcement, the company sent an alert to affected customers advising them them to change their passwords check their security logs. The company said: “During a briefRead More…
Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading next-generation cyber security and compliance company, has announced its analysis of the 57 Global 2000 companies located in the Middle East and their exposure to email fraud. Email continues to be the vector of choice for cyber criminals. Recent Proofpoint research shows that infosecurity professionalsRead More…
GoDaddy and security firm Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have taken down 15,000 subdomains dedicated to selling fake pharmaceutical products. Their two-year investigation led to them to some major cyber spam attacks on which these companies thrive. To begin with, they discovered that affiliate spammers had compromised the accounts ofRead More…
In a stark reminder to individuals and organizations to constantly update to the latest firmware and stay aware of malware and other different forms of cyber attacks, several models of Sony’s smart TVs were found to contain two major vulnerabilities, which were discovered by DarkMatter’s xen1thLabs team recently. The firstRead More…
