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Nova Scotia Government Warns About a Global Cybersecurity Issue
Nova Scotia Government Warns About a Global Cybersecurity Issue
The provincial government of Nova Scotia recently faced a massive data breach — it’s calling the incident a global cybersecurity issue, yet very few details have been released. The problem comes from a critical vulnerability found...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on June 6, 2023
Admin Credentials of VPN Service Provider Exposed by Hackers in Telegram Group
Admin Credentials of VPN Service Provider Exposed by Hackers in Telegram Group
Hackers claimed to have cracked i2VPN’s admin credentials, accessing its main admin dashboard with information from hundreds of thousands of users. The cybersecurity team from SafetyDetectives has reportedly uncovered an incident...
SafetyDetectives Cybersecurity Team by SafetyDetectives Cybersecurity Team Published on June 5, 2023
US Introduces Cybersecurity Bill to Improve Cooperation with Abraham Accords Nations
US Introduces Cybersecurity Bill to Improve Cooperation with Abraham Accords Nations
A new bill has been introduced to increase cybersecurity cooperation between the US and Abraham Accords countries (Including Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco). The bill, which was introduced by a bipartisan g...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on June 2, 2023
Amazon Fined $31 Million After Privacy Violations
Amazon Fined $31 Million After Privacy Violations
Amazon recently came to two separate agreements in court over its violations of users’ privacy — totaling over $31 million in fines. Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty after the Federal Trade Commission took them to...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on June 2, 2023
Norwich Man Admits to Fraud and Tax Offenses in Social Media Scheme
Norwich Man Admits to Fraud and Tax Offenses in Social Media Scheme
Dexter Enwerem, a 36-year-old resident of Norwich, Conn., has pleaded guilty to fraud and tax offenses in Bridgeport federal court. Enwerem’s guilty plea comes after his involvement in a scheme targeting women through their Facebo...
Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu by Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on June 1, 2023
Logically's SentryXDR Wins 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Award
Logically's SentryXDR Wins 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Award
Logically, a renowned managed security service provider (MSSP), has emerged victorious in the analytics category of the 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards, organized by Business Intelligence Group. The recognition comes in light o...
Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu by Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on June 1, 2023
CrowdStrike Develops Charlotte AI To Aid With Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike Develops Charlotte AI To Aid With Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that focuses on providing businesses with anti-breach tools, released Charlotte AI, a program that democratizes security and helps both users and employees. The goal of democratizing security i...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on June 1, 2023
Mullvad VPN Removes Port Forwarding After User Abuse
Mullvad VPN Removes Port Forwarding After User Abuse
Mullvad VPN has pulled support for its port forwarding feature after a history of users abusing the feature. “We (have) announced that we no longer support port forwarding,” Mullvad VPN said on its website. “New port forwards will...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 31, 2023
US Government Contractors Fall Victim To Ransomware Attack
US Government Contractors Fall Victim To Ransomware Attack
ABB, the government Swiss tech multinational contractor, was the victim of a ransomware attack at the hands of the Black Basta hacker group. At first, reports made by the company described it as an “IT incident,” however they’ve n...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 30, 2023
Georgia City Held Captive By Ransomware
Georgia City Held Captive By Ransomware
Augusta, Ga., was recently infected with ransomware that may have come as a “courtesy” of the BlackByte hacker group. “Technical outages” began to spring up across the city on May 21, wiping out computer systems and disrupting ser...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 30, 2023