Tag: hackers
U.S. Tops in the ‘Significant Cyberattacks’ List; U.K. and India Follow...
A report from Specops Software stated that the U.S., the U.K., India, and Germany have suffered significant cyberattacks over the past 14 years. Specops...
Data Breach Affects 384,319 BMW Customers in the U.K.
KELA, a darknet intelligence firm discovered that a hacker group “KelvinSecurity” compromised the personal information of 384,319 BMW customers in the U.K. and put...
1 in 5 Risky Links Contain Hidden Malware: Report
Opening or downloading malicious links or attachments could result in severe security issues. With employees working remotely across the globe, corporate data security has...
CISA Issues Advisory on Mitigating Risks Originating from Tor
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. issued security guidelines on how to mitigate cyber risks originating from anonymity networks like...
Stolen Data From 945 Websites Exposed on Darknet Forums: Report
Researchers from cybersecurity firm Lucy Security discovered a collection of two SQL databases exposed on darknet forums. It was found that the databases contain...
Philips Release Patches for Vulnerabilities Affecting its Medical Devices
Electronics and health technology provider Philips has reported a vulnerability to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) in its ultrasound medical devices, which allows...
GDPR Data Breach Notifications Rise by 66% Across Europe
A survey by multinational law firm Linklaters revealed that GDPR-related data breach notifications across European countries have increased by 66%, compared to the first...
California University Paid $1.14 Mn Ransom for Decryption Key
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) recently admitted that it paid $1.14 million to cybercriminals after suffering a ransomware attack. In an official...
Infamous Magecart Attack Hits Government Websites of 8 U.S. Cities
Security researchers from Trend Micro revealed that threat actors compromised government websites of eight U.S. cities across three states through Magecart card skimming attack....
Data Breach Affects Millions of Telegram Users
Telegram, a cloud-based messaging app, suffered a data breach after unknown hackers exposed personal details of its users on darknet forums, according to a...