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WastedLocker responsible for Garmin’s outage, company agrees to pay ransom
WastedLocker ransomware is file-encrypting malware, responsible for the recent attack on technology company Garmin. The wearable technology company fell victim to the attack and was forced to pay millions of dollars to […]
Coinbase blocked $280,000 from being stolen in the Twitter hack
Mere minutes after hijacked Twitter accounts started posting Bitcoin giveaway scams, cryptocurrency exchange service Coinbase blocked scammer’s wallet addresses, preventing its users from sending $280,000 to scammers.
High-profile Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple and others hijacked to promote Bitcoin scam
Twitter accounts belonging to high-profile politicians, business people, companies and celebrities like Elon Musk and Apple, were hijacked yesterday evening to promote a crypto currency scam.
Data of 142 million MGM hotel guests is being sold on the dark web
Data of 142 million MGM hotel guests is currently up for sale on the dark web.
Following India’s ban, US is also considering banning TikTok
US is reportedly considering banning popular video-sharing app TikTok over fears it’s sharing data with the Chinese government.
India bans TikTok, WeChat and other 57 Chinese apps
Popular apps TikTok and WeChat are among the 59 Chinese apps India is banning over national security concerns.
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 to allow users to opt out of ad tracking
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 release will give users the option to opt out of ad tracking in a bid to give users more control over how their data is handled.
BlueLeaks data dump leaks 269 GB of data from hundreds of US police departments
269 GB of data from police departments across the United States has been publicly released by a hactivist group going by the name Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets).
Cosmetics company Avon suffers a cyber incident
Cosmetic company Avon has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that interrupted some systems and affected operations to some extent.
No, Elon Musk is not hosting a bitcoin giveaway
Scammers are impersonating SpaceX and Elon Musk on YouTube to promote cryptocurrency giveaway scams.
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Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 to allow users to opt out of ad tracking
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 release will give users the option to opt out of ad tracking in a bid to give users more control over how their data is handled.
Google sued for $5 billion for tracking in ‘private’ mode
Google is facing a $5 billion class action lawsuit over tracking users when in ‘private’ mode.
configapk
What is configapk ConfigAPK stands for Android application package, or android.autoinstalls.config. It’s a Samsung file related to automatic installations during the initial setup of the device. After you set up the device, […]
EasyJet discloses cyber-attack that exposed details of 9 million customers
British low-cost airline easyJet has disclosed a security incident that potentially exposed information of 9 million customers.
Avast SafePrice
What is Avast SafePrice Avast SafePrice is a legitimate online shopping helper tool developed by anti-virus vendor Avast. However, despite it being legitimate, users sometimes refer to it as a virus or adware. Avast […]
Four Chinese hackers charged over Equifax cyber attack
Four Chinese military hackers have been charged by US prosecutors for the 2017 Equifax cyber attack.