The breach, which includes Social Security numbers, passcodes and contact details, has raised concerns over the security measures of one of the largest networks in the United States. The breach includes data from approximately 7.6 million existing account holders and nearly 65.4 million former users. The leaked data, believed to date back to 2019 or …
Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently noted that artificial intelligence (AI) could boost online security, a sentiment echoed by many industry experts. AI is transforming how security teams handle cyber threats, making their work faster and more efficient. By analyzing vast amounts of data and identifying complex patterns, AI automates the initial stages of incident investigation. …
The UK and France are leading a two-day conference in London where states and companies – including Apple, Microsoft and Google – are discussing how to address the market for malicious tools. Vendors of intrusion tools will also be represented, though a list of exactly which firms has not been shared. These tools, like spyware, …
If you’re not already, you should really be using a password manager to help you create, secure, and store strong passwords across your accounts. It also prevents you from using the same password everywhere, which would seriously compromise you if there’s ever a breach. Seeing as how often security and data breaches happen, staying protected …
A committee established through Russia’s initiative is finalizing the draft for what would be the first-ever legally binding United Nations treaty to crack down on cybercrime. But as the provisions of the potential landmark deal take shape in talks that began Monday in New York, Moscow wants the agreement to go even further. “Whether it …
2023 appears on the face of it to have been a good year for cybersecurity. As we reporting latterly in November and December, great strides have been made in combatting many of the frauds hung around DCB – the battle not won, but certainly not lost. However, the rise of SMS frauds and the increasing …
Raoult, aka Sezyo Kaizen, played a crucial role in developing fake websites for the ShinyHunters group. He was ordered to return $5 million in criminal proceeds, reflecting the severity of the financial losses and personal damage caused by the hacking spree. Extradited from Morocco in January 2023, Raoult pled guilty in September 2023 to charges …
The investigation, which was conducted in collaboration with law enforcement agencies from the United States, Germany, Belgium, Ukraine, and the Netherlands, led to the takedown of xDedic’s infrastructure and domains in January 2019. The xDedic Marketplace operated on the dark web, offering a range of illegal services including the sale of login credentials to servers …
Comcast Comcast, alongside several other big corporations, has recently suffered a devastating data breach. According to reports, it’s possible that hackers got their hands on the data of up to 36 million Comcast Xfinity customers, meaning the company’s cable television and internet department. Although the company is pretty tight-lipped about it, the data breach occurred …
EUROPOL HEADQUARTERS, THE HAGUE — “Please knock. Do not enter,” said the sign on the door of Europe’s heavily-secured law enforcement headquarters in the Netherlands. Inside, detectives were staring at their computers, examining a video of a newborn girl being molested. A group of international detectives was trying to identify details — a toy, a …