Cyber Crime
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3.4KCritical vulnerability allowed hackers to hijack Firefox Android browser
Mozilla fixed a bug that could have let attackers hijack any Firefox Android browser sharing the same Wi-Fi network. Firefox Android web...
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4.6KTikTokers promoted adware apps; earned half a million dollars in profit
According to researchers, some prominent TikTokers earned up to $500,000 by promoting adware apps. Usually, when we encounter users installing malicious apps,...
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4.7KThe Dark Overlord Member Receives 5 Years Prison Term in the U.S.
The defendant is a U.K. national who pleaded guilty for stealing sensitive user data of ‘innumerable’ U.S. firms and blackmailing victims for...
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2.1K179 Dark Web vendors arrested, 500kg worth of drugs seized
Dubbed DisrupTor by authorities; the operation was a follow up of May 2019’s Operation SaboTor against the Wall Street Market. Operation DisrupTor...
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4.7KArrested: 4 most active hackers involved in SIM Swap, malware attacks
Cybercriminals across Poland are on the run as Polish police have launched a countrywide crackdown in collaboration with Europol. In March 2020,...
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4.8K13-year-old student arrested for hacking school computers
The student faces a felony charge for allegedly hacking an Indiana school district’s computer system. According to a report from the Times...
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4.8KDropbox, Linkedin hacker sentenced to 7 years in prison
Yevgeniy Nikulin aka Linkedin hacker, a Russian national was found guilty of hacking into LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring and selling their data...
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4.6KTwitter removes Iranian accounts disrupting US presidential debate
The account holders were chattering about disrupting the first US Presidential Debate on Tuesday. Its only been a month when Microsoft warned...
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3.2KResearchers track malware developers through fingerprints
More often than not, we come across infamous malicious groups who target different victims using the same piece of malware. In such...
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2.5K179 arrested in massive dark web bust
The sting is said to be the US Government’s largest operation targeting crime in the internet’s seedy underbelly
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1.1K5 ways cybercriminals can try to extort you
What are some common strategies cybercriminals employ in extortion schemes and how can you mitigate the chances of falling victim to a...
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1.2KEmotet strikes Quebec’s Department of Justice: An ESET Analysis
The cyberattack, which affected 14 inboxes belonging to the Department of Justice, was confirmed by ESET researchers
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3.6KUK University suffers cyberattack, ransomware gang claims responsibility
The cyber-incident takes most of the university’s systems offline and officials estimate that the institution will take weeks to recover
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1.0KTeen arrested for 8 DDoS attacks that disrupted school’s online classes
A juvenile is accused of using Low Orbit Ion Cannon to shut down online classes of the fourth-largest school district in the US with...
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1.0KHackers delete Bykea database, company avoids data loss due to backups
Bykea confirmed the incidents but did not bow down to hackers, thanks to its data backup policy. On Tuesday, early morning, unidentified...
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1.2KChinese professor on sensitive projects in US jailed for espionage
Hao Zhang also faced charges related to stealing trade secrets and sharing them with the Chinese military and the government. Hao Zhang,...
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2.2KDispute moderator for Alphabay market sentenced to 11 years in prison
Alphaybay marketplace was seized by authorities back in 2017 after which its admin Alexandre Cazes had committed suicide by hanging himself in...
