Computer Security
BigBasket Confirms a Data Breach That Might Have Affected 20 Million Customers
Indian online grocery store BigBasket informed customers of a potential data breach. According to the company, the exact scope and consequences of the breach are still being assessed and evaluated. BigBasket further... Read more
Private Data of 23,000 at Risk as Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Suffers Data Breach
A new data breach has exposed the personal data of thousands of citizens of the state of Virginia. The target of the cyber attack was Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, who announced its third-party hosting provider... Read more
Here's How a Hacker Can Sell 34 Million User Records on the Dark Web
The dark web has an underground marketplace that can be as active as some legitimate consumer-to-consumer e-commerce websites. Just a few days ago, a new infodump was put up for sale on one such dark web forum,... Read more
40,000 Finns Facing Potential Virtual Blackmail
Another successful hack has left the confidential information of thousands exposed to bad actors. This time, the attack affected the medical records of thousands of psychotherapy patients in Finland. The bad actors... Read more
New Zealanders Warned About Rapidly Increasing Cyber Attacks
New Zealand's Computer Emergency Response Team, a government agency in charge of cyber security, issued a warning to the country's population concerning an increased bad actor activity and a surge in cyber attacks.... Read more
Top 4 Tips to Keep Your Mac Safe and Protected
While Microsoft and Windows 10 continue to dominate the installed userbase numbers with their Windows 10 OS, there is a significant number of people that use Macs and run MacOS. Against the roughly 400 million Win 10... Read more
Data From 23,000 Hacked Databases Has Been Shared via Discord and Telegram
A huge amount of data from previously hacked databases has been briefly made freely accessible online. Following the incident, the databases have been further distributed through hacker forums on the dark web as well... Read more
Selling USB Drives and Hard Drives Before Wiping Them Clean Could Haunt You
With platforms like eBay and all smaller, local websites that offers similar consumer-to-consumer services, it has never been easier to sell any old hardware you have. While there is nothing to worry about when... Read more
No, 9999 Is Not a Good Password, Even for a Simple IoT Device
It seems that even after years of training and being bombarded with security tips and information, we are still not in the right mindset when it comes to cyber security. The latest, thankfully minor incident that made... Read more
Planning a Video Conference? Here Are Our Top Five Security Tips
Video conference calls have become far more common in the state of Covid-19 global pandemic. A very large number of businesses conduct video calls on a daily basis, both among staff working remotely and between... Read more
Bad Actors Impersonate DEA Agents, Threaten and Scam People
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an official warning to medical practitioners and pharmacies, notifying them about cyber criminals and scammers who are running an extortion scheme that stretches... Read more
Security Loophole Discovered in Media Streaming Smart TV Devices
Nowadays an increasing number of people are moving away from conventional television and are switching to various streaming solutions that deliver an even wider variety of content without the need to let the cable guy... Read more
DDoS and Password Attacks Are Rising Rapidly During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Security researchers are looking back at 2020 and their findings are not particularly encouraging. Analysts from F5 Labs recently published a report on digital attacks and incidents that took place over the previous... Read more
Massive Data Breach Hits Millions of Cannabis Growers
GrowDiaries, a community platform for legal cannabis growers that allows them to track their production, became the latest victim of a data breach. GrowDiaries started as a place that allows its users to do "detailed... Read more
2.8 Million Eatigo and 1.1 Million RedMart Accounts Exposed Following Data Breach
Another couple of massive data breaches took place over the last few days. The breaches affected restaurant reservation platform Eatigo and online supermarkets RedMart. A combined total of nearly 4 million accounts... Read more
Google Discontinues Nest Secure After Over Three Years of Development
After the 2017 product announcement of the Nest Secure by Google, the supergiant is discontinuing the product. Even though the Nest Secure will no longer be available for purchase, the company will keep offering... Read more
Millions of People in India Might Have Suffered a Breach of Their Medical Data
According to a news report published by TechCrunch, Dr. Lal PathLabs, a Delhi-based healthcare provider and medical testing laboratory, left a gaping hole in its database for months. A publicly accessible database was... Read more
Even Delivery Apps Can Give Hackers an Opening to Steal Personal Data
In mid-October 2020, Asian food delivery service Chowbus became the victim of a hacker attack. As a result of the breach, hundreds of thousands of customer records were stolen. The full details surrounding the method... Read more
