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Meta Introduces Subscription Plans To Remove Ads On Facebook
Meta Introduces Subscription Plans To Remove Ads On Facebook
Meta, the parent company of services like Facebook and Instagram, has introduced a new subscription model in Europe — it wants to test how consumers react to their new “Pay or OK” business model. Having a subscription would preven...
Resecurity Inc. Opens New Office And Technology Hub
Resecurity Inc. Opens New Office And Technology Hub
The US-based cybersecurity corp, Resecurity Inc. recently opened a new office and technology hub in Manama, Bahrain. Rescurity, founded in 2016, provides a security suite that covers risk management, endpoint protection, and cyber...
Hackers Target Google Calendar for Command-and-Control Exploit
Hackers Target Google Calendar for Command-and-Control Exploit
Cybersecurity teams are on high alert as Google has exposed a vulnerability within its own services – Google Calendar – which is acting as a command-and-control (C2) infrastructure for hackers. Google’s Threat Horizons report has...
Israel's Cyber Chief Voices Concerns Over Potential Escalation of Iranian Cyber Attacks
Israel's Cyber Chief Voices Concerns Over Potential Escalation of Iranian Cyber Attacks
Gaby Portnoy, the head of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, has expressed concerns about Iran potentially launching more serious attacks on Israel’s infrastructure amid the Israel-Hamas war. “They [Iran] know that they can ac...
Woman Sanctioned By US Treasury After Laundering Funds For Russian Hackers
Woman Sanctioned By US Treasury After Laundering Funds For Russian Hackers
Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for her role in laundering money for Russian hacker groups and elites. “Through key facilitators like Zhdanova, Russian elites, ransomware groups, an...
Google Adds Security Audit Badges for VPNs in Play Store
Google Adds Security Audit Badges for VPNs in Play Store
Google is introducing an Independent Security Review badge to Google Play, the official app store on Android, to signal to users which apps are secure to download and use on their Android phones. Apps that receive a badge have suc...
Major Retailer Ace Hardware Faces Devastating Cyber Attack
Major Retailer Ace Hardware Faces Devastating Cyber Attack
Ace Hardware was struck by a severe cyber attack that left its systems down. The popular company is scrambling to restore them. Ace Hardware is the world’s largest cooperatively owned hardware store. Its global sales have surpasse...
Bitwarden Adds Passkey Support to its Password Manager
Bitwarden Adds Passkey Support to its Password Manager
In a significant move towards enhancing online security, Bitwarden has initiated the integration of passkey support into its password manager. The latest browser extension update is poised to offer a more secure and user-friendly...
Canada Bans WeChat, Kaspersky on Government Devices
Canada Bans WeChat, Kaspersky on Government Devices
The Canadian government has banned the instant messaging service WeChat and well-known antivirus suite Kaspersky on all government-issued phones, citing security and privacy concerns. The apps will be uninstalled and users will no...
Iranian Hacker Group Wage Cyber Espionage Campaign In The Middle-East
Iranian Hacker Group Wage Cyber Espionage Campaign In The Middle-East
The Israeli cybersecurity firm, Check Point, recently discovered a cyber espionage campaign being waged by threat actors with ties to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). These attacks come as the war in Israel wa...