Tag: Cybersecurity

SingTel Suffers Another Data Hack After Giant Optus Breach
10Oct By adminNo Comments
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SingTel Suffers Another Data Hack After Giant Optus Breach

[ad_1] A second Australian business owned by Singapore Telecommunications suffered a cyberattack. A second Australian business owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. suffered a cyberattack, compounding the data-security crisis at the company following the huge data breach at mobile-phone operator Optus.A hack on technology consulting company Dialog, which SingTel bought earlier this year, may have accessed data on fewer than 20 clients and 1,000 current and former staff, according to a Dialog statement issued by SingTel on Monday. Dialog found out on Oct. 7 that a “very small sample” of its data, including personal employee information, had been published on the so-called Dark Web. The attack itself took place almost a month earlier, on Sept. 10. A second hack at a SingTel-owned b...
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Facebook warns about 400 password-stealing apps! Camera, beauty, VPN apps on the list
10Oct By adminNo Comments
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Facebook warns about 400 password-stealing apps! Camera, beauty, VPN apps on the list

[ad_1] Facebook users have been warned against 400 malware apps available on Play Store and App Store. Check the full list here. Meta has warned around one million Facebook users about a bunch of 400 malicious apps that are even available on Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store. These apps are designed to steal passwords and personal account details of Facebook accounts under false guises. The malicious apps worked by masquerading themselves as photo editors, mobile games, VPN services, business apps or health trackers, Facebook said in a report.Most of these 400 dangerous apps include Photo Editor tools, which comprise around 42.6 percent of the total malicious apps. Apart from this, 15.4 percent are Business Utility apps, 14.1 percent are Phone Utility apps, 11.7 percent are ga...
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Beware of ‘RatMilad’ malware! It can secretly record your phone calls
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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Beware of ‘RatMilad’ malware! It can secretly record your phone calls

[ad_1] The ‘RatMilad' malware has recently been operationalised by hackers. It can be used for cyber espionage and extortion. A new malware has reportedly been operationalised by hackers and it is spying on victims' conversation, stealing data and accessing private corporate systems. Dubbed as RatMilad malware, it is attacking phones in the Middle East, and being used to spy on target users and steal data. As reported by BleepingComputer, the spyware was first discovered by the mobile security firm Zimperium. They said that this new spyware RatMilad acts as a Remote Access Trojan that can steal a wide variety of data and spies on victims' conversations. The firm reported that the malware is being used for cyber espionage, extortion, to eavesdrop on victim's conversations or even rec...
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Warning! Maggie malware has affected 250 Microsoft users; What should you do?
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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Warning! Maggie malware has affected 250 Microsoft users; What should you do?

[ad_1] A new malware named Maggie has affected around 250 Microsoft systems. Here’s all you need to know. A new hazardous malware has been found by security researchers, which is targeting Microsoft SQL servers. Sadly, this backdoor malware named Maggie has already contaminated hundreds of Microsoft users all over the world. Security researchers Johann Aydinbas and Axel Wauer from the DCSO CyTec have spotted this malware which is more prevalent in South Korea, India, Vietnam, China, Russia, Thailand, Germany, and the United States. Security experts say that it is controlled through SQL queries that command and interact with the files of the system. The more worrying part is that it doubles as a bridgehead into the server's network environment.The analysis of the malware has revealed t...
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These WEAK passwords can be hacked in 1 second! Is yours on the list? Check NOW
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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These WEAK passwords can be hacked in 1 second! Is yours on the list? Check NOW

[ad_1] Millions of users are at the risk of having their accounts hacked due to their weak passwords! Is yours on this weak passwords list? Setting up a password that is easy to remember is something most users do. After all, with the abundance of exciting and useful apps available, it becomes difficult to have a unique and strong password for every login. But remember, an easy password for you to remember also means an easy job for a hacker to crack it within a few seconds. Or, maybe just one! The latest shocking findings have just been published by the team at NordPass which revealed that millions of internet users are at risk of having their online accounts hacked because of the use of weak passwords. Some of them are so w...
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Actor Annu Kapoor loses 4.36 Lakh from bank account in online scam; Here is what happened
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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Actor Annu Kapoor loses 4.36 Lakh from bank account in online scam; Here is what happened

[ad_1] Actor Annu Kapoor fell prey to an online fraud and lost Rs. 4.36. Know what had happened. The Indian government had recently released the data on online frauds and revealed that these cases have come down by about 17.5 per cent in FY'22 to Rs. 128 crore as against Rs. 160 crore in the previous year. However, scammers and fraudsters are still active with new tactics to steal your money. The latest victim of a cyber fraud is none other than the famous Bollywood actor Annu Kapoor and he has lost around Rs. 4.36 lakh from his bank account.Posing as a bank official, an online fraudster conned actor Annu Kappor by asking him to provide one time password and bank details in order to complete ‘mandated KYC'. Unfortunately, the...
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Serious breach at Uber spotlights hacker social deception
17Sep By adminNo Comments
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Serious breach at Uber spotlights hacker social deception

[ad_1] It is not known how much data the hacker stole or how long they were inside Uber's network. The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services were operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data.But the breach, apparently by a lone hacker, put the spotlight on an increasingly effective break-in routine involving social engineering: The hacker apparently gained access posing as a colleague, tricking an Uber employee into surrendering their credentials. They were then able to locate passwords on the network that got them the level of privileged access reserved for system administrators. The potenti...
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Uber Hacked! Company Says It’s Investigating Extent of ‘Cybersecurity Incident’
16Sep By adminNo Comments
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Uber Hacked! Company Says It’s Investigating Extent of ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

[ad_1] Uber Technologies Inc. said it’s investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after an apparent hack led it to shut down some internal communications. Uber Technologies Inc. said it's investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after an apparent hack led it to shut down some internal communications. The company said on Twitter it's contacted law enforcement, without elaborating. It's unclear whether the incident affected Uber's ride-hailing or food delivery services around the world. Uber employees on Thursday received a Slack message from an unknown person claiming to have hacked into its databases, the New York Times reported, citing two unidentified employees. The perpetrator had compromised a staff member's Slack acc...
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Shocking! Google Play Store has FAKE antivirus apps! Did you download? Delete now
10Sep By adminNo Comments
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Shocking! Google Play Store has FAKE antivirus apps! Did you download? Delete now

[ad_1] A new SharkBot malware has returned to Google Play Store in the form of fake antivirus apps and and cleaner apps. Delete them now. Dangerous SharkBot malware has returned to the Google Play Store in the form of fake antivirus apps and cleaner apps. The malware is reportedly stealing users' banking data. These dangerous apps includes Mister Phone Cleaner and Kylhavy Mobile Security and the bad news is these apps already have over 60,000 installations. According to NCC Group's Fox-IT, the malware is designed to target users in Spain, Australia, Poland, Germany, the US, and Austria. They said that these apps don't even need Accessibility permissions to automatically perform the installation of the dropper Sharkbot malware...
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SharkBot malware alert! This dangerous malware return as fake antivirus apps
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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SharkBot malware alert! This dangerous malware return as fake antivirus apps

[ad_1] A new SharkBot malware has recently got operative again in the form of fake antivirus apps and and cleaner apps on Google Play Store. Dangerous SharkBot malware has made a return to the Google Play Store in the form of fake antivirus apps and cleaner apps. The malware is reportedly stealing users' banking data. The dangerous apps in question include apps like Mister Phone Cleaner and Kylhavy Mobile Security. And the bad news is the apps already have over 60,000 installations. Moreover, this malware is designed to target users in Spain, Australia, Poland, Germany, the U.S, and Austria. This new malware has been found by NCC Group's Fox-IT. They said that these apps don't rely on Accessibility permissions to automatical...
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