Users of the social media platform X (Twitter) have often been left puzzled when they click on a post with an external link but arrive at an entirely unexpected website from the one displayed. A Twitter ad spotted below by a security researcher shows forbes.com as its destination but instead takes you to a Telegram account. […]
Ukraine Arrests Trio for Hijacking Over 100 Million Email and Instagram Accounts
The Cyber Police of Ukraine has arrested three individuals on suspicion of hijacking more than 100 million emails and Instagram accounts from users across the world.
The suspects, aged between 20 and 40, are said to be part of an organized criminal group living in different parts of the country. If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison.
The accounts, authorities said, were
The suspects, aged between 20 and 40, are said to be part of an organized criminal group living in different parts of the country. If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison.
The accounts, authorities said, were
U.S. EPA Forms Task Force to Protect Water Systems from Cyberattacks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it’s forming a new “Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force” to devise methods to counter the threats faced by the water sector in the country.
“In addition to considering the prevalent vulnerabilities of water systems to cyberattacks and the challenges experienced by some systems in adopting best practices, this Task Force in its deliberations
“In addition to considering the prevalent vulnerabilities of water systems to cyberattacks and the challenges experienced by some systems in adopting best practices, this Task Force in its deliberations
Misconfigured Firebase instances leaked 19 million plaintext passwords
Three cybersecurity researchers discovered close to 19 million plaintext passwords exposed on the public internet by misconfigured instances of Firebase, a Google platform for hosting databases, cloud computing, and app development. […]
White House and EPA warn of hackers breaching water systems
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan warned governors today that hackers are “striking” critical infrastructure across the country’s water sector. […]
US Defense Dept received 50,000 vulnerability reports since 2016
The Cyber Crime Center (DC3) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) says it has reached the milestone of processing its 50,000th vulnerability report submitted by 5,635 researchers since its inception in November 2016. […]
CISA shares critical infrastructure defense tips against Chinese hackers
CISA, the NSA, the FBI, and several other agencies in the U.S. and worldwide warned critical infrastructure leaders to protect their systems against the Chinese Volt Typhoon hacking group. […]
FTC warns scammers are impersonating its employees to steal money
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned today that scammers are impersonating its employees to steal thousands of dollars from Americans. […]
Ukraine arrests hackers trying to sell 100 million stolen accounts
The Ukrainian cyber police, in collaboration with investigators from the national police (ГУНП), have arrested three individuals who are accused of hijacking over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide. […]
Oracle warns that macOS 14.4 update breaks Java on Apple CPUs
Oracle warned Apple customers to delay installing the latest macOS 14.4 Sonoma update because it will break Java on ARM-based Macs. […]