While security is usually the number one concern, there is a possibility that extreme measures can be a headache for the end users, especially when it comes to the way they sign in to their accounts. A regular employee uses several applications in a single day, and different passwords or usernames have the potential to…
A Canada-based digital watchdog, Citizen Lab, has alerted Apple users about sophisticated spyware connected to the Israeli company NSO. The spyware takes advantage of a newly discovered vulnerability in Apple devices, putting users at risk. According to Citizen Lab, an employee of a civil society group based in Washington had their Apple device infected with…
Dropbox has publicly disclosed how a phishing campaign hijacked one of its GitHub accounts and compromised code and data by impersonating the code integration and delivery platform CircleCI. A few employees, customers, sales leads, and vendors were accessed, including API keys used by Dropbox’s developers. CircleCI had previously been impersonated in a similar phishing campaign…
An Android banking app has more than a billion downloads, and according to a new report from Zimperium, all of these are vulnerable to trojans.
Despite the increasing number of password breaches and data leakage incidents demonstrate that passwords aren’t always, they’re still the most widely used authentication method. Infact, we’re seeing an alarming number of users still using poor password practises when setting up their accounts. Interestingly, this trend isn’t geographically-constricted, rather a global issue.
Pegasus software is spyware developed by NSO Group, an Israeli technology firm. The spyware can be used to spy on smartphones, including Android as well as iOS.
The latest digital transgression is ransomware attack, where hackers attack a system and hold the victim’s data hostage until their ransom demands are met. Otherwise, you risk losing vital data forever. This article covers ransomware and guides you on how to safeguard your data, as well as what to do in case you fall prey…
A group of Chinese hackers has been blocked by Facebook which were targeting the Uyghur activists through the platform. They compromised their security by using the surveillance software.