Tag: security
Company that reportedly supplied DOGE and Elon Musk with sleeping solutions found to have huge vulnerability in its…beds??
High-tech Eight Sleep pods allow Elon Musk and DOGE staff to rest at work But a researcher found security flaws, including an AWS key and remote access Hackers could exploit the beds to infiltrate home networks and connected devices Whatever you think about Elon Musk, and his role heading up…
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Around $40 billion worth of illicit crypto transactions took place in 2024
Illegal crrypto transactions could have hit as much as $51 billion in 2024, according to Chainalysis With the introduction of ETFs, the ratio of crime-to-industry volume dropped significantly Criminals are moving away from BTC and into stablecoins Cryptocurrency addresses known to be associated with criminals received $40 billion in 2024,…
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Huge cyberattack found hitting vulnerable Microsoft-signed legacy drivers to get past security
Check Point uncovers major hacking campaign, targeting hundreds of thousands of devices The campaign leveraged a vulnerable, but signed, Windows driver It allowed crooks to disable antivirus programs and take over endpoints A huge cybercriminal campaign has been spotted utilizing outdated and vulnerable Windows drivers to deploy malware against victims.…
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Sandisk quietly introduced an 8TB version of its popular portable SSD, and I just hope they solved its previous big data corruption issue
SanDisk reveals E61 8TB Portable SSD New device offers drop protection up to 3 meters, with silicone shell improving durability and enhances tactile grip There’s also fast read/write speeds for large file transfers SanDisk has launched an 8TB version of its popular E61 portable SSD, expanding its offerings for users…
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Popular Android financial help app is actually dangerous malware
Researchers found a predatory loans app hiding as a financial management application Android app apeared to exclusively target Indian users It was removed from the Play Store Cybersecurity researchers have found a SpyLoan app in Google Play targeting Indian consumers with some 100,000 downloads, before being pulled from the app…
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Top digital loan firm security slip-up puts data of 36 million users at risk
Indian loan company Vivifi has reportedly suffered a data breach 36 million files were left exposed These consisted primarily of personally identifiable information (PII) A leading digital lending app has apparently exposed sensitive customer data after a misconfigured Amazon AWS S3 was bucket left unsecured without authentication. Cybernews researchers discovered…
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