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The full attack requires proximity, social engineering, and relies on a loophole The full attack requires proximity, social engineering, and relies on a loophole that was found in 2017 and has been patched for several years. (Photo: ANI) was found in 2017 and has been patched for several years.

Smart bulb 'ransomware' loophole fixed

A flaw could have allowed hackers to take control of a Hue lightbulb on a target network and install malicious firmware on it.

08 Feb 2020 8:24 AM

Bezos went public about the hack after the National Enquirer tabloid threatened to publish Bezos’ private photos if he didn’t call off a private investigation into the hacking of his phone.

The big lesson from the Bezos hack: Anyone can be a target

Ultimately, it boils down to a simple lesson: Be careful who you talk to — and what you’re using to chat with them.

27 Jan 2020 9:01 AM

The industries with the highest number of stolen credentials were quite alarming. (Photo: ANI)

32 passwords you should never use unless you are begging to be hacked

An analysis of about 20 million passwords has revealed that a mere 4.9 million were unique.

31 Oct 2019 12:26 PM

A serious WhatsApp security flaw has been discovered.

Warning: Malicious flaw affects 1 billion WhatsApp users

WhatsApp has issued a warning where its users are told to update their apps now.

04 Oct 2019 3:01 PM

The OMG Cable will go up for sale on Hak5 and will be priced at USD 100. (Representational image)

Scary iPhone warning issued; world’s most dangerous cable goes on sale

The OMG Lightning cable contains a wireless implant that can be accessed from an attacker in the vicinity.

02 Oct 2019 12:58 PM

This hack covers up to eight years of iOS devices which starts from the 2011 iPhone 4S.

Major warning issued for Apple’s 1.4 billion iPhone and iPad users

A security firm has found a way to hack every iOS device running iOS 8 to iOS 13.

12 Aug 2019 9:24 AM

3Fun's security measures are called into question. (Photo: 3Fun)

Threesome app exposes 1.5 million users’ data from White House to 10 Downing Street

3Fun has been categorized as being “probably the worst security for any dating app ever seen.”

10 Aug 2019 1:44 PM

The information could be potentially misused to identify officers and target them for further breaches or in-person attacks.

Police officers' personal information stolen in data breach

Hackers took off with information for roughly 2,500 officers and 17,500 officer applicants.

31 Jul 2019 7:35 AM

Bitpoint's parent company, Remixpoint Inc said that USD 23 million of the stolen assets belonged to its customers.

Hackers steal USD 32 million in cryptocurrency from Bitpoint

Bitpoint has halted all services including trading, deposit, and withdrawal of all crypto assets after it noticed the irregular withdrawal.

13 Jul 2019 7:35 AM

The breached employee email accounts contained personal information on fewer than 60,000 people, including about 31,000 patients. (Photo: Representational Image)

Doctor-services firm says private data of patients exposed

An unauthorised third party gained access to the information through employee email accounts.

21 Apr 2019 11:49 AM

Once a user opens the malicious file, it launches the browser.

Internet Explorer bug allows hackers to steal data even if browser is not in use

MHT file locally, allowing hackers to remotely access the computer and exfiltrate local files.

16 Apr 2019 3:22 PM

This is presently the latest known security lapse with respect to Aadhaar and where an energy company in India has caused the mishap. The leaked information has unfortunately exposed sensitive information of almost 6.7 million users out of its 90 million consumer base.

Indian gas company leaks 6,700,000 Aadhaar data: Report

The database was found by a security researcher who chose to remain anonymous.

19 Feb 2019 12:38 PM

Email Fraud Protection now available as part of Symantec’s Email Security Solution and Integrated Cyber Defense Platform.

Symantec announces solution to stop business email compromise attacks

Symantec announced Email Fraud Protection, an automated solution to block fraudulent emails.

16 Feb 2019 12:01 PM

Data breaches will continue. And as long as we as netizens will continue to use simple and common passwords, the database will keep increasing. (Photo: Pixabay, representative image purpose only)

773 million email ID, passwords exposed. Were you part of it?

2,692,818,238 rows of email IDs and passwords are listed in a single database online.

19 Jan 2019 1:59 PM

The current offerings of the seller is almost 1 Terabyte of stolen and hacked passwords and Collection #1 is a part of his dataset.

'Collection #1' data breach is just the tip of the iceberg

The data dump is just a subset of a much larger tranche of passwords made available on the dark web.

18 Jan 2019 6:31 PM

The city’s data protection agency said the scope of the published personal data was enormous, and the potential consequences for affected individuals could be significant.

Hamburg working with Irish authorities to stop spread of German data

The Twitter account used to spread personal data has been deleted.

05 Jan 2019 9:42 AM

A preliminary analysis showed the data had been obtained through “wrongful use of log-in information for cloud services, email accounts or social networks”, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said in a statement.

German politicians' data published online in massive breach

The ministry said it remained unclear if the breach was the result of a hack or a leak.

05 Jan 2019 9:37 AM

Marriott, which announced the data breach on Nov. 30, has not disclosed what it knows about the source of the hack. (Photo: AP)

China suspected in huge Marriott data breach, official says

Investigators suspect the hackers were working on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security.

13 Dec 2018 6:03 PM

The disclosure comes a day before Sundar Pichai is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee of the US Congress.

Privacy bug on Google+ affected 52.5 million users: Report

Google said it found no evidence that any other apps had accessed the data using the latest bug.

11 Dec 2018 9:38 AM

A senior US intelligence official described the Chinese operation, known as “Cloudhopper,” as one of the most expansive and successful hacking schemes ever recorded. The pending charges were first described in a story by the Wall Street Journal on Friday.

US to reveal charges against Chinese hackers: sources

Breaches have allowed China to gather large quantities of data on a wide range of American businesses.

08 Dec 2018 10:08 AM

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