CyberSecurity is, without a doubt, a fascinating field, but the truth of the matter is, that there are few who even bother to put into practice what most consider common-sense advice. All over the world, people complain about hijacked email accounts, unauthorized purchases, laggy computers, and, suspicious software popping out …
Read More »How to Unlock PayPal’s Dev Mode for Extra Account Protection
PayPal may be one of the oldest money transfer platforms, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s safe. With scams getting more and more frequent, the need to increase security become even more stringent. Though there’s no surefire way to prevent someone from siphoning money from your PayPal account, there …
Read More »UK Forensics Company Lifts Ransomware Attack Lockdown
Eurofins, a UK-based forensics provider, recently announced that its voluntary ‘lockdown’ had been lifted. On the 2nd of June, the company’s servers got encrypted by a “highly sophisticated ransomware.” Albeit a rumor, it would see that Eurofins had no choice but to pay the ransom in order to regain access …
Read More »Trailblazing Mac-Blasting Malware Discovered on High-Ranking Google Websites
On Tuesday, a transnational cybersecurity company has trumped the discovery of a trailblazing Mac malware. According to Joshua Long, one of the online researchers who rooted out this second-gen ‘Mac-blaster”, revealed that this type of malware is quite unique, but very dangerous nonetheless. Intego’s Proof-of-Concept showed that the exploit could …
Read More »Zero-Day Vulnerability Prompts Med Company to Recall Wireless Insulin Pumps
Medtronic, the medical company which manufactures wireless insulin pumps, has just made the public aware of its intentions of recalling some 4,000 products. In an official communiqué, Medtronic declared that recalled models were found to be susceptible to outside tampering. US’s Food and Drug Administration has also urged customers to …
Read More »Hacker Hijacks Grieving Support Facebook Page to Post Disturbing Content
And on the next episode of “hope in humanity lost for good,” I give you the story of an unknown hacker who hijacked a grieving support Facebook page just for the fun of it. According to Lynda Cheldelin Fell, Grief the Unspoken’s page manager and published author, the breach first …
Read More »The Enemy Within – Hackers Turning AI Against Us
Remember that old saying: “if you can’t beat them, join them.” Well, as far as cyber warfare is concerned, the hackers have turned this rusty saying into a credo. In an article published on The Next Web, Isaac Ben-Israel, ICRC’s director and the Chairman of Cyber Week, noted that AI …
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