The Windows 11 Moment 2 update, released in March 2023, includes several new features. These include a built-in screen recorder via the Snipping Tool, Phone Link for iOS, a searchable Task Manager, a tabbed Notepad, and Bing AI-powered Chat integrated directly into the Windows search bar. Bing Chat in the Windows taskbar allows users to […]
Dish Network, a satellite broadcast provider and TV giant, has confirmed that the multi-day network and service outage that started on Friday was caused by a ransomware attack. The outage affected various websites and networks owned and operated by Dish Network, as well as its call center phone numbers. Initially, Dish Network blamed VPN issues, […]
LastPass has provided more details on a “coordinated second attack” that resulted in the theft of customer data and partially encrypted password vault data from Amazon AWS cloud storage servers over a period of two months. In December, LastPass announced that it had experienced a breach, and the company has now explained how the threat […]
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost almost $8.8 billion to various scams in 2022, marking a significant increase of more than 30% compared to the previous year. In 2021, Americans also reported losses of over $5.8 billion to fraud, representing an increase of more than 70% compared to 2020. Throughout the last […]
In January 2022, the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa closed due to a ransomware attack, causing Wi-Fi to be down for weeks. The district stated that personal identifiable information (PII) had been compromised, and students were back in school by January 12. Similarly, a school on Nantucket Island also recently faced a cyberattack, leading […]
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it had resolved a networking outage that caused its cloud platform Azure, as well as services like Teams and Outlook, to go down globally. The outage impacted services in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, but services in China and the platform for governments were not affected. The […]
PayPal has sent out data breach notifications to thousands of users whose accounts were accessed through credential stuffing attacks, which exposed some personal data. Credential stuffing attacks are automated attempts by hackers to access an account by using username and password pairs sourced from data leaks on various websites. The attack targets users who use […]
Security experts have warned that email addresses linked to over 200 million Twitter profiles are being circulated on underground hacker forums, which could potentially expose the identities of anonymous users and make it easier for cybercriminals to take over Twitter accounts or victims’ accounts on other websites. The leaked data includes users’ names, account handles, […]
Yesterday, an anonymous Twitter user shared a set of 10,000 API keys reportedly obtained from the cryptocurrency trading platform 3Commas. These keys are used by 3Commas bots to interact with cryptocurrency trading exchanges and perform automated investment and trading actions on behalf of customers. The Twitter user claimed to hold 100,000 API keys and plans […]
H-Hotels, a prominent hospitality company with 60 hotels in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, experienced a cyberattack on December 11th, 2022. Play ransomware has claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused communication outages for the hotel chain, affecting the ability of hotel staff to receive or answer customer requests sent via email. Although guest bookings were […]