Category: security
Top instant money provider service hacked, over a million users possibly affected
The popular payment provider Ingo Money suffered a ransomware attack last week, but the consequences of the incident are yet unknown. Cybernews claims that the company ended up on the data leak site belonging to Inc Ransom. Ingo Money is a company that provides payment services to both customers and…
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US healthcare giant Henry Schein hit by second major cyberattack
Healthcare giant Henry Schein is having a nightmare month, having just reported yet another ransomware attack at the hands of ransomware group BlackCat. Earlier this week, the company published a press release notifying the media of a ransomware attack that occurred on November 22. As a result, the company’s e-commerce…
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Children’s personal information is at risk due to data leaks in school apps
Apps made by Indian IT company Appscook have been putting user data at risk, including the personal information of minors. Research by Cybernews found the company, which has developed 96 school-specific apps, many of which are used across 600 Indian and Sri Lankan schools for education management, including parent communication…
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Hacker claims to have hit General Electric and stolen company data
A hacker with the alias IntelBroker claims to have breached General Electric and stolen plenty of sensitive data from the company’s systems. General Electric is an American multinational conglomerate founded by, among others, Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan, back in 1892. The company operates in different fields, including aerospace, renewable…
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North Korean hackers are carrying out even more cyberattacks than previously thought
The Lazarus Group and its subsidiaries are running even more hacking campaigns than previously thought. Three separate campaigns linked to North Korea’s most active state-sponsored threat actors have been reported in recent weeks, abusing various zero-days to steal sensitive information from target endpoints and deploy malware to establish persistence. BleepingComputerreported…
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This malicious Telegram bot could create huge phishing scams
Cybersecurity researchers from ESET recently discovered a new toolkit that allows even the lowest-skilled hackers to pull off elaborate phishing schemes. The toolkit is called Telekopye and it’s implemented as a Telegram bot. Hackers can use it to generate fraudulent websites and landing pages, send SMS messages and emails, and…
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