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A US district court sentenced Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, for 12 years for leading a 7-year-long scheme to defraud AT&T. According to the US Department of Justice, Fahd unlocked 1.9 million AT&T phones despite knowing that an investigation was launched against him. Judge Robert S. Lasnik stated while sentencing the accused […]
Social protests and government attempts to disrupt them can have unexpected consequences in different areas, including on new technologies. Information security experts report that ATMs in Hong Kong are running out of cash due to the possibility of China’s government taking highly intrusive and authoritarian measures to stop recent demonstrations and prosecute those responsible for […]
A security incident could have compromised millions of dollars. According to web application security specialists, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange recently admitted that the platform was targeted by a series of cyberattacks detected over the last six days. In addition to these attacks, some local media reported a massive disruption to […]
The prime suspect of the DDoS attack is China. An online forum used by activists behind the ongoing Hong Kong protests has suffered a DDoS attack forcing its servers to go offline for a short period of time. The targeted website called LIHKG, is a popular platform in Hong Kong often referred to as Reddit’s […]
Many activists, researchers, and even some malicious users see Telegram as an option to establish much more secure communication channels than other options available in the instant messaging market like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. According to information security specialists, even some social movements, such as the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong, have received a […]
For cryptocurrency enthusiasts seeking mainstream adoption, events like this are so unhelpful. Hackers appear to have made off with the equivalent of $2 million in digital currencies from Gatecoin, according to a notice posted on the exchange’s website. The Hong Kong-based firm admitted a security breach occurred between May 9 and 12 that allowed unauthorized access […]
FireEye Threat Intelligence analysts have discovered a new phishing attack carried by a Chinese group using legitimate service like dropbox. Analysts found the cyber group (which is unnamed at the moment but some researchers term them as “admin@338”) sending emails with links to dropbox containing documents. The documents in reality were having payload malware known […]
The pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have been targeted with an Android spyware disguised as an #OccupyCentral app, according to a team of security specialist known as Code4HK. The fake app disguises as an Android app for tablets and smartphones. It seems the app has been developed to keep an eye and track #OccupyCentral pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Once […]