Artificial Intelligence Shadow on Cybersecurity: NCSC Warns of Escalating Ransomware Threat
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a stark warning: in the near future, artificial intelligence (AI) will become a potent weapon in the cybercriminal arsenal, significantly amplifying the threat of ransomware attacks. This assessment, outlined in the NCSC’s recent report on the impact of AI on cyber-operations, underscores the urgent need […]
Dollar Tree Hit by Data Breach Affecting Nearly 2 Million People
Current or former employees of Dollar Tree or Family Dollar may be affected by a data breach that exposed their personal information to hackers. Here’s what to know about the incident and how to protect yourself. What happened? Dollar Tree is a discount retail company that operates the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores in […]
Serco Inc Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Thousands
Serco Inc, the Americas division of multinational outsourcing company Serco Group, has disclosed a data breach that affected over 10,000 individuals. The breach occurred after attackers stole the personal information of current and former employees, contractors, and suppliers from a third-party vendor’s MoveIT managed file transfer (MFT) server. Read: Brave Search Launches Its Own Image […]
WormGPT: A New Threat for Business Email Compromise
Cybercriminals are using a new AI-based tool to create convincing phishing emails and launch business email compromise (BEC) attacks, according to a report by security firm SlashNext. The tool, called WormGPT, is based on the same technology as ChatGPT, a popular chatbot that generates realistic and engaging conversations in multiple languages. However, unlike ChatGPT, which […]
UPS Data Breach: What You Need to Know
UPS, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed some of its Canadian customers’ personal information. The breach occurred after hackers exploited a vulnerability in UPS’s online package look-up tools and used the obtained data to launch SMS phishing (or smishing) attacks. Read: How a Ransomware Attack […]
Gravity Forms Plugin Exposes WordPress Sites to Hackers
Users with the WordPress plugin ‘Gravity Forms‘ on their website should be aware of a serious security vulnerability that could allow attackers to inject malicious PHP objects into the site. Gravity Forms is a premium plugin that lets you create custom forms for various purposes, such as payment, registration, file upload, or surveys. According to […]
North Korea’s cyberattack on Seoul hospital exposed
In a shocking cyberattack, North Korean hackers have breached the network of one of the country’s largest hospitals, Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), to steal sensitive medical information and personal details of hundreds of thousands of people. The incident occurred between May and June 2021, but the police only revealed it recently after a two-year […]
How to Protect Your Gmail Account from North Korean Hackers
Anyone using Gmail as their primary email service may risk having messages stolen by North Korean hackers. According to a joint cybersecurity advisory from Germany and South Korea, a hacking group known as Kimsuky has been using malicious Chrome extensions to spy on the Gmail account of diplomats, journalists, government agencies, university professors, and politicians. […]
Meta fires dozens of employees for helping to recover accounts fraudulently
The Wall Street Journal just reported that Meta had to fire more than two dozen employees and contractors for fraudulently using a service only internal workers have access to. In the following lines, it will be explained how everything happened in the mother company of Facebook. Read: North Korean hackers are using a Dtrack malware […]
WhatsApp presented two errors that put devices at risk
This week WhatsApp, Meta‘s messaging app, released an emergency update for both Android and iOS. This was due to the fact that they presented several flaws that could expose devices to being hacked remotely. Learn more details below. Read: A 17-year-old teenager may be to blame for the attacks on Uber and GTA A couple […]