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Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play
Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play Store that's designed to harvest sensitive information from compromised Android devices. According to Kaspersky security researcher Igor Golovin, the apps come with nefarious...
Meta Takes Down Thousands of Accounts Involved in Disinformation Ops from China and Russia
Meta has disclosed that it disrupted two of the largest known covert influence operations in the world from China and Russia, blocking thousands of accounts and pages across its platform. "It targeted more than 50 apps, including Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly...
X (Twitter) to Collect Biometric Data from Premium Users to Combat Impersonation
X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to collect users' biometric data to tackle fraud and impersonation on the platform. "Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and...
ShinyHunters Hacker group Claims to Have Hacked Pizza Hut Australia customer data
Pizza Hut Australia has fallen victim to a cyberattack resulting in unauthorized access and potential compromise of customer data. DataBreaches has uncovered alarming details about this breach, with a hacking group known as ShinyHunters claiming responsibility for the...
Fake YouPorn extortion scam threatens to leak your sex tape
A new sextortion scam is making the rounds that pretends to be an email from the adult site YouPorn, warning that a sexually explicit video of you was uploaded to the site and suggesting you pay to have it taken down. In sextortion email scams the scammers pretend to...
Free Decryptor Available for ‘Key Group’ Ransomware
Cyber intelligence firm EclecticIQ on Thursday announced the release of a free decryption tool to help victims of the Key Group ransomware recover their data without having to pay a ransom. Also known as keygroup777, Key Group is a Russian-speaking cybercrime actor...
Microsoft quietly ends unlimited cloud storage option on OneDrive
Microsoft has killed unlimited storage from its OneDrive business plans, with organisations now limited to just 1TB per user on default configurations. OneDrive for Business (Plan 2) was popular with large organisations that needed a limitless storage capacity to, for...
Paramount discloses data breach following security incident
American entertainment giant Paramount Global disclosed a data breach after its systems got hacked and attackers gained access to personally identifiable information (PII). Paramount said in breach notification letters signed by Nickelodeon Animation Studio EVP Brian...
Japan’s cybersecurity agency breached by suspected Chinese hackers
Suspected Chinese hackers breached Japan’s cybersecurity agency and potentially accessed sensitive data stored on its networks for nine months before being discovered, it was reported on Tuesday. Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for...
Phishing-as-a-Service Gets Smarter: Microsoft Sounds Alarm on AiTM Attacks
Microsoft is warning of an increase in adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing techniques, which are being propagated as part of the phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) cybercrime model. In addition to an uptick in AiTM-capable PhaaS platforms, the tech giant noted that...