Websites across the globe are scrambling to ensure they are protected against possible cyberattacks this morning. A potentially critical security […]
Category: Cyber Crime
The dark side of ‘free’ mobile games — how developers reverse-engineer your patience to milk ad revenue
Block Blast allegedly adjusts difficulty to encourage players to watch advertisements The free puzzle game reportedly generated $127 million from […]
A nightmare scenario for supermarkets: Hidden daily passwords and command injection flaws leave thousands of Danfoss supermarket systems open to remote takeover
Thousands of Danfoss refrigeration controllers were discoverable through public internet scanning A hidden daily code could bypass normal administrator password […]
Millions of California students have sensitive data stolen — names, SSIDs, home addresses and more taken in attack on nonprofit
California Department of Education third-party partner falls victim to a data breach attack An estimated three years’ worth of students […]
Russian bot activity plunged 84% after Ukraine hit Yandex data centers, but the bots were back at full strength within two days
Ukraine’s CCD says suspected Russian bot posts in its sample fell 83.6% on October 8 after a strike shut Yandex’s […]
FBI warns of torrent of scams and deepfakes ahead of US midterm elections
(Image credit: Shutterstock) Hackers and fraudsters are already gearing up to steal data and financial information in the run up […]
Fake VPN download site steals administrator credentials to give attackers direct access to corporate networks — but delivers official signed software so victims never suspect a thing
Fake WatchGuard VPN website steals administrator credentials while delivering legitimate software Attackers collected VPN server addresses, usernames, and passwords The […]
Chinese-made cars rented by Norwegian military automatically recorded and stored video footage during military exercises
Dashcams captured soldiers entering vehicles, moving around, and typing security codes Military personnel deleted recordings after discovering them inside the […]
‘What companies are facing today is an AI zoo’ — NordLayer warns that dozens of unsanctioned chatbots are quietly widening every company’s exposure to data leaks
(Image credit: NordVPN) AI Scout tracks which artificial intelligence services employees actually use at work Employees are increasingly turning to […]
Hackers claim to have hit thousands of Trump Phone customers as the bad news for golden smartphone fans continues
(Image credit: Trump Mobile) Cybercrime group BYOD has published records on 3,615 Trump Mobile customers, including names, home addresses, phone […]