A United States regulator has fined the credit card provider Capital One Financial Corp with $80 million over last year's data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants of Americans.The fine was imposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau within the United States Department of the … [Read more...] about Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users
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4 Dangerous Brazilian Banking Trojans Now Trying to Rob Users Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday detailed as many as four different families of Brazilian banking trojans that have targeted financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe.Collectively called the "Tetrade" by Kaspersky researchers, the malware families — comprising Guildma, Javali, Melcoz, and Grandoreiro — have evolved their capabilities to function as a … [Read more...] about 4 Dangerous Brazilian Banking Trojans Now Trying to Rob Users Worldwide
A New Ransomware Targeting Apple macOS Users Through Pirated Apps
Cybersecurity researchers this week discovered a new type of ransomware targeting macOS users that spreads via pirated apps.According to several independent reports from K7 Lab malware researcher Dinesh Devadoss, Patrick Wardle, and Malwarebytes, the ransomware variant — dubbed "EvilQuest" — is packaged along with legitimate apps, which upon installation, disguises itself as … [Read more...] about A New Ransomware Targeting Apple macOS Users Through Pirated Apps
New Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users
High impact vulnerabilities in modern communication protocol used by mobile network operators (MNOs) can be exploited to intercept user data and carry out impersonation, fraud, and denial of service (DoS) attacks, cautions a newly published research.The findings are part of a new Vulnerabilities in LTE and 5G Networks 2020 report published by London-based cybersecurity firm … [Read more...] about New Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users
Two Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government, likely with the purpose of unmasking the identity of dissidents.According to an indictment filed on November 5 and unsealed just yesterday, one of the charged Twitter employees, American citizen Ahmad Abouammo, left the company in May … [Read more...] about Two Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia
Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
Finally, for the very first time, an encrypted messaging service provider is taking legal action against a private entity that has carried out malicious attacks against its users.Facebook filed a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance firm NSO Group on Tuesday, alleging that the company was actively involved in hacking users of its end-to-end encrypted WhatsApp messaging … [Read more...] about Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
Unsecured Adobe Server Exposes Data for 7.5 Million Creative Cloud Users
The U.S. multinational computer software company Adobe has suffered a serious security breach earlier this month that exposed user records' database belonging to the company's popular Creative Cloud service.With an estimated 15 million subscribers, Adobe Creative Cloud or Adobe CC is a subscription service that gives users access to the company's full suite of popular creative … [Read more...] about Unsecured Adobe Server Exposes Data for 7.5 Million Creative Cloud Users
Sudo Flaw Lets Linux Users Run Commands As Root Even When They’re Restricted
Attention Linux Users!A new vulnerability has been discovered in Sudo—one of the most important, powerful, and commonly used utilities that comes as a core command installed on almost every UNIX and Linux-based operating system.The vulnerability in question is a sudo security policy bypass issue that could allow a malicious user or a program to execute arbitrary commands as … [Read more...] about Sudo Flaw Lets Linux Users Run Commands As Root Even When They’re Restricted
Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent
Do you know Apple is sending iOS web browsing data of some of its users to Chinese Internet company Tencent?I am sure many of you are not aware of this, neither was I, and believe me, none of us could expect this from a tech company that promotes itself as a champion of consumer privacy.Late last week, it was widely revealed that starting from at least iOS 12.2, Apple silently … [Read more...] about Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent
Adobe Suspends Accounts for All Venezuela Users Citing U.S. Sanctions
I have really bad news for Adobe customers in Venezuela… California-based software company Adobe on Monday announced to soon ban accounts and cancel the subscriptions for all of its customers in Venezuela in order to comply with economic sanctions that the United States imposed on the Latin American country.The Trump administration issued an executive order on 5th August 2019, … [Read more...] about Adobe Suspends Accounts for All Venezuela Users Citing U.S. Sanctions