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US to Give Ukraine $8m for Cybersecurity
The United States has pledged $8m to support a Ukrainian cybersecurity project. The generous commitment was announced by the State Department on Tuesday as part of a “cyber-dialogue” that took place between the two countries in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. A
New problems for the wireless carrier T-Mobile that disclosed a data breach that exposed some of the customers’ personal information. The wireless carrier T-Mobile was victims of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor. A data breach notification published
Security researchers demonstrated that hundreds of sub-domains belonging to Microsoft could potentially be hijacked and abused to deliver malware and for phishing attacks. Researchers have devised another way to carry out an attack, for example, inviting victims to download a
University Launches Cyber-Toolkit for Detectives
An American university has launched an ingenious new toolkit that can help detectives catch cyber-criminals. The Toolkit for Selective Analysis and Reconstruction of Files (FileTSAR), built by cybersecurity experts at Purdue University, is an all-in-one tool that tracks and reconstructs
The UK’s data protection watchdog has issued the maximum possible fine to Cathay Pacific in response to a major breach at the Asian airline which resulted in the compromise of millions of customers’ data. The GBP500,000 penalty from the Information
UK businesses need to further strengthen their defenses against cyber-attacks, according to new research which has revealed that cybersecurity performance in the UK has declined in the last year compared to other EU countries. The research from BitSight found that
Let’s Encrypt has revealed that over one million of its HTTPS certificates containing a bug in its automatic validation code will not be revoked by the March 5 deadline, despite being non-compliant. The free TLS certificate organization discovered the flaw
J.Crew Customer Accounts Breached a Year Ago
J.Crew has informed customers that their accounts and personal information may have been compromised by an unauthorized third party, in what appears to be a credential stuffing attack. The popular US clothing retailer claimed the hacker obtained customer usernames and
Zero-Day Bug in Verisign & IaaS Services Such as Google, Amazon let Hackers to Register Malicious Domains
A critical zero-day vulnerability that affected Verisign and multiple IaaS services companies such as Google, Amazon and DeigitalOcean let attackers register t homograph domain names ( .com and .net). Successfully register these Homograph domains looks like the same well-known domains,
U.S Based CIA Hacking Group Launched Massive Cyber Attack on China for 11 Years – A Shocking Report
A Chinese security firm revealed a shocking report that says, the U.S based Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has continuously launched a cyber attack on China between 2008- 2019. In these 11 years of period, the CIA targets several industries in
Mobile Attacks Outpace Desktop Assaults
For the first time in cybercrime’s history, more attacks have been waged against mobile devices than have been hurled at desktops. This seminal shift in attack strategy was recorded by researchers at LexisNexis Risk Solutions during the creation of their
Carnival Cruise Lines Hacked
Two cruise lines operated by Carnival Corp have fallen victim to a cyber-attack. Carnival announced on Monday that Princess Cruises and the Holland America Line had both been hit by cyber-criminals in late May last year. Investigations into the incident
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been forced to issue new guidance on how smart home users can protect their connected cameras from being hijacked. The public-facing GCHQ body warned that live feeds from such cameras, and smart
Let’s Encrypt is going to revoke over 3 million certificates today due to a flaw in the software used to verify users and their domains before issuing a certificate. Let’s Encrypt certificate authority (CA) is going to revoke over 3
UK supermarket giant Tesco is issuing 600,000 customers with new loyalty cards after some accounts were compromised by an unauthorized third party. Although Tesco’s own IT systems were not compromised, it’s believed the hackers used a combo list of breached
A UK-based fintech was hit by a “sophisticated” cyber-attack last month, compromising the payment information and personal details of its customers. The firm, which helps customers improve their credit score by taking out and repaying loans with it, revealed the