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US Busts Longstanding And Far-Reaching Russian Cyber Operation
US Busts Longstanding And Far-Reaching Russian Cyber Operation
The Snake implant, the most sophisticated cyberespionage campaign used by Center 16 of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), was finally defeated by the US government after a decade-long investigation. Snake is one of the ol...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 10, 2023
4 US Citizens Plead Guilty To Hacker-For-Hire Services
4 US Citizens Plead Guilty To Hacker-For-Hire Services
Four US citizens plead guilty after being arrested during the third sweep of an FBI investigation into online DDoS-for-hire hackers and threat actors. A Denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) is when people attempt to overwhelm a...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 10, 2023
Google Introduces Passkeys: A New Era of Secure and Convenient Login
Google Introduces Passkeys: A New Era of Secure and Convenient Login
Google has announced that it will roll out a new login feature for its billions of users, allowing them to log in using passkeys instead of traditional passwords. The feature is designed to improve security and reduce the risk of...
Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu by Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on May 9, 2023
Experts Fear Pro-Russian Hackers May Disrupt Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool
Experts Fear Pro-Russian Hackers May Disrupt Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool
Ministers and Eurovision organizers have raised concerns about the possibility of pro-Russian hackers disrupting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was called in for investigation, with the...
Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu by Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on May 9, 2023
1Password Issues Apology After Sending Mistake Error Messages To Users
1Password Issues Apology After Sending Mistake Error Messages To Users
The popular password manager, 1Password, apologized to its users after mistakenly sending out error messages to users warning that is suffered a data breach. The message said: “Your Secret Key or password was recently changed. Ent...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 8, 2023
Dashlane Introduces Passwordless Login Feature
Dashlane Introduces Passwordless Login Feature
Dashlane is introducing a new feature to replace your passwords with a new passwordless system — but unlike its competitors, it isn’t opting for passkeys. While there isn’t a set date it’s going to be released, with the new system...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 8, 2023
Utah Passes A Law Requiring ID Verification For Porn Websites
Utah Passes A Law Requiring ID Verification For Porn Websites
Utah passed a new law that requires ID verification for users to access porn websites. It was passed by Republican lawmakers as part of a broader crackdown on pornography. A similar law was passed in Louisiana in January. Politici...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 5, 2023
Meta Warns About Malware Posing As ChatGPT
Meta Warns About Malware Posing As ChatGPT
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, recently released a security report which detailed a new wave of malware using ChatGPT’s name and images to trick users. “Since March alone, our security analysts have found arou...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 5, 2023
Google Chrome Dropping Lock Icon from URL Box
Google Chrome Dropping Lock Icon from URL Box
Google Chrome, the popular browser hosted by Google, is removing the lock icon from the URL box, claiming it may actually be helping hackers phish information from their victims. Since the 1990s, browsers have displayed the lock i...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 4, 2023
Russian Hacker Group, Killnet, Becomes a Private Military Hacker Company
Russian Hacker Group, Killnet, Becomes a Private Military Hacker Company
A Russian hacker group responsible for a series of DDoS attacks that targets both US and Ukrainian infrastructure with their attacks recently declared itself to be a private military organization. Previously, the group, called Kil...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on May 4, 2023