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Bitdefender Labs Finds Surge In Halloween Scams
Researchers with Bitdefender’s Antispam Labs have found a startling surge in Halloween-based email and text scams.
They’ve found that nearly half of all Halloween-themed marketing emails are fraudulent, more specifically, only...
Top 10 X Alternatives: Versatile & Intuitive Social Platforms
The transformation of X (formerly Twitter) into one of the biggest social media platforms in the world has been remarkable. This short-form, text-based app experienced rapid growth, going from 60,000 tweets a day in 2007 to 65 mil...
Security Breach at Okta: Incident Highlights Need for Enhanced Protocols
In a recently disclosed security incident, 1Password detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance related to Okta’s Support System incident. On September 29, 2023, a member of Okta’s IT team received a suspicious email indica...
University Of Michigan Provides Updates On Massive August Data Breach
The University of Michigan provided an extensive update on the data breach they faced back in August.
Very sensitive information was potentially viewed by threat actors.
Before now, they’ve remained silent about the severity...
Oregon University Faces Bomb Threat From Food Delivery Bots
A bomb threat rattled the University of Oregon (OSU) — an issue was given on Tuesday warning students that explosives may be hidden inside one of the campus's food delivery robots.
The university made a series of posts on X to...
Google’s New IP Protection Feature Obfuscates Users’ IP Addresses
Google is testing its new feature, IP Protection, which obfuscates users’ IP addresses to help them maintain privacy from third-party trackers.
This feature was originally proposed several years ago, under the name Gnawcatcher...
Record Data Compromises in 2023: Identity Theft Resource Center Rings Alarm Bells
In a recent revelation, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nationally acclaimed nonprofit dedicated to supporting identity crime victims, unveiled its findings on the US data breaches for Q3 2023.
Despite a quarter-ov...
Equifax Slapped with £11 Million Fine by UK Watchdog for Massive Cybersecurity Breach
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has handed down a hefty £11 million penalty to Equifax Ltd, a subsidiary of US-based Equifax Inc, for its role in a 2017 data breach that exposed the personal data of almost 148 million U...
Hacker Leaks Millions Of 23andMe Genetic Data Profiles
A hacker who willingly refers to himself by the screen name, Golem, has released the genetic data profiles of 4.1 million users of the ancestry tracking website, 23andMe.
The same hacker had previously leaked the information of...
Hacker Group Launches Attacks On 11 Ukrainian Telecom Companies
A hacker organization has been launching attacks on Ukrainian telecom services since the beginning of the year — so far managing to strike 11 different companies.
Their attacks have caused significant disruption to the customer...