The outbreak of COVID-19, a strain of a family of viruses known as coronavirus, has dealt a heavy blow to the world economy and humans across the world. March 11th, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak as a pandemic, acknowledging that the virus could spread to countries across the globe if not […]
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Cybercriminals waste no time in exploiting potential loopholes and advancing their tricks online. The target this time is the pandemic currently spreading – the coronavirus or COVID-19. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned individuals to remain alert to different phishing scams employed by scammers to trick individuals and companies into revealing sensitive […]
There has been an increase in the number of cybercriminals sending ransomware to county governments. This relative increase was reported by many news stations, including a small consulting firm in Deloitte. There could be many reasons for this increase in ransomware attacks but there are some reasons which stand out above the rest. The 3 […]
For a time, in the world of cybercrime, Ryuk ransomware may have not been as widely seen in usage. Recently, however, there has been a growing rise in Ryuk ransomware attacks. In the new year so far, Ryuk ransomware has been used to compromise state owned systems; the state of Florida had to pay $1M […]
The keyless start systems offer lots of convenience, but car owners are now used its vulnerabilities to relay attacks. Unfortunately, even keyed systems of some of the biggest car manufacturers do not offer much guarantees. A few encryption flaws have allowed hackers the ability to clone these chip-enabled mechanical keys and drive off within seconds. […]
In 2017, the United States saw one of the biggest thefts of personal data in its history when Chinese hackers stole information of 145 million Americans. The data included their names, addresses, Social Security Number (SSN) and their driver’s license numbers from Equifax credit reporting agency. The theft was the latest attempt by China to […]