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Invisible Adware: Unveiling Ad Fraud Targeting Korean Android Users
PRIVACY PRIVACY Authored by SangRyol Ryu We live in a world where advertisements are everywhere, and it’s no surprise that users are becoming tired of them. By contrast, developers are driven by profit and seek to incorporate more advertisements into their apps. However, there exist certain apps that manage to generate profit without subjecting users…
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Protect Your Social Media Passwords from Hacks and Attacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY What does a hacker want with your social media account? Plenty. Hackers hijack social media accounts for several reasons. They’ll dupe the victim’s friends and followers with scams. They’ll flood feeds with misinformation. And they’ll steal all kinds of personal information—not to mention photos and chats in DMs. In all, a stolen social…
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Political Milestones for AI
PRIVACY PRIVACY ChatGPT was released just nine months ago, and we are still learning how it will affect our daily lives, our careers, and even our systems of self-governance. But when it comes to how AI may threaten our democracy, much of the public conversation lacks imagination. People talk about the danger of campaigns that…
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Microsoft Warns of Growing Cyber-Threats to Sporting Events
PRIVACY PRIVACY Microsoft observed attackers continually attempting to compromise connected systems at the 2022 World Cup Read More
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Ransomware attacks cost manufacturing sector $46 billion in downtime since 2018, report claims
PRIVACY PRIVACY Newly-released research reveals the eye-watering costs that the manufacturing sector has suffered in recent years at the hands of ransomware. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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Credentials Account For Over Half of Cloud Compromises
PRIVACY PRIVACY Google Cloud figures also point to misconfiguration Read More
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Legacy Flaws Dominate Top 12 Vulnerabilities List
PRIVACY PRIVACY Security agencies urge timely patching Read More
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UK Government: Cyber-Attacks Could Kill or Maim Thousands
PRIVACY PRIVACY Risk assessment predicts critical infrastructure attacks could cost billions Read More
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Hacktivist Collective “Mysterious Team Bangladesh” Revealed
PRIVACY PRIVACY Group-IB said the group carried out 750 DDoS attacks and more than 70 website defacements in a year Read More
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Cisco Talos Discusses Flaws in SOHO Routers Post-VPNFilter
PRIVACY PRIVACY Over the last five years the firm reported and mitigated 141 advisories, encompassing 289 CVEs Read More