New FBI alert warns of cybercriminals targeting mobile banking apps during the Coronavirus pandemic which has witnessed a 50% rise in adoption of online banking.
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Alicia Hope has been a journalist for more than 5 years, reporting on technology, cyber security and data privacy news.
Consumer watchdog Which? has sounded the alarm over certain brands of wireless cameras manufactured by Chinese firm HiChip that allow hackers to access people’s home networks.
Billions of devices may be affected by a UPnP vulnerability that allows hackers to conduct a DDoS attack and perform data exfiltration on the local network.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed an IoT security and privacy "nutrition label" to encourage manufacturers to disclose their practices and help consumers make informed choices when selecting IoT devices.
DoppelPaymer ransomware successfully breached the network of Digital Management Inc. and gained access to the NASA contractor's records, including HR documents and project plans.
Maze ransomware attack on U.S. nuclear missile contractor, Westech International, is likely to have significant implications given the contractor’s client list includes government agencies and major military contractors.
Remote workers faced a barrage of over 100,000 phishing attacks over the last four months, mostly involving the impersonation of Google-branded websites, according to a report by Barracuda Networks.
The NSA has issue a cybersecurity advisory that Russian hackers are exploiting a unique vulnerability to gain access to computer systems by sending a specially crafted email to targeted users.
Cyber crime services have become cheaper and easier to obtain with $1.5 trillion reaped from the cyber crime services offered on the dark web marketplaces annually.
A Bluetooth authentication bug affecting major devices allows attackers to perform impersonation attacks by spoofing paired devices and stealing sensitive data.
