Category: security
Pro-Russian hacker group targets critical infrastructure and public services
NoName057 continue DDoS attacks against Taiwanese targets Multiple sectors and critical infrastructure were hit by the attacks No significant disruption was noted, and many services were restored In an apparent escalation of recent cyber warfare, Taiwan’s government and major corporations have been targeted by a second wave of Distributed Denial…
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2024 saw a surge in malicious free VPN apps
Increasingly more people have encountered malicious free VPN apps in 2024. This is what unveils security software firm Kaspersky’s new research. Experts have found that, between July and September, VPN users worldwide may have downloaded malware and malicious programs 2.5 times more than in the three months before when trying…
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People in Pakistan could lose VPN access in a week
People in Pakistan could soon lose access to their VPN apps as the government sets the deadline for November 30, 2024, to implement a new policy regulating VPN usage. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is urging businesses and freelance workers to register their VPN services before the end of the…
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Meta reveals major crackdown on organized crime scams
Facebook has removed more than two million accounts from its platform The accounts were engaged in so-called “pig butchering” scams The majority of the victims were in Asian markets In an effort to crack down on organized crime on its platform, Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has taken down…
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One of the nastiest ransomware groups around may have a whole new way of doing things
CISA updates advisory on BianLian, originally published in May 2024 Agency claims the group is moving away from deploying the encryptor Instead, BianLian exfiltrates sensitive data and threatens to release it The infamous BianLian ransomware group has stopped deploying an encryptor on victim devices, and now focuses exclusively on data…
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Ford denies it was hit by data breach, says customer data is safe
Earlier this week, EnergyWeaponUser shares a database, claiming it was stolen from Ford Ford responds by launching an investigation The investigation concluded that the data belonged to a third party, Ford said Ford has denied suffering a data breach frecently, saying the information circulating around the web belongs to a…
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