SMS toll fraud is a growing problem that is impacting businesses that rely on text messages for verifying new user accounts. Scammers are pretending to be affiliates of phone companies in countries…
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Spyware Threatens Android Users’ Privacy and Security
Due to spyware, the privacy and security of 1.5 million Android users are at risk with two file management apps that are available on the Google Play Store. These apps engage in…
OpenAI Tackles Threat of Superintelligent AI
OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT, are growing concerned about the potential threats of superintelligent AI. In anticipation of this, the company is creating a new team, named Superalignment, aimed at ensuring the benevolent…
UH Leads Transportation Cybersecurity Initiative
The University of Houston (UH) is spearheading a new research center, the Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education (Cyber-Care), to combat potential cyber threats that could disrupt national and global…
ISACA Joins ECSO for Cybersecurity
ISACA, a global leader in IT governance, risk, privacy, and cybersecurity, has joined the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) to strengthen cybersecurity across Europe. This collaboration will accelerate their shared commitment to…
Australasian Firms Yield to Ransomware Demands
A study by Cohesity reveals that many Australian and New Zealand firms lack adequate cybersecurity strategies and tools to address the escalating threat of cyber attacks, particularly ransomware. Survey participants reported a…
Medtronic Fixes Cardiac Device Flaw
Medtronic, a medical tech giant, recently addressed a cybersecurity flaw in its cardiac device data systems. The issue was linked to a messaging feature that could have been exploited to alter or…
Navigating Cybersecurity: Challenges and Solutions
The rise of cybercrime is relentless, with 2.39 million instances reported across UK businesses in the last year. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre warns that the commercial hacking tools and services…
LockBit Targets TSMC in Breach
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a major chipmaker and supplier to Apple, has suffered a data breach at Kinmax Technology, one of its IT hardware suppliers. The breach was orchestrated by LockBit,…
Free Online Courses in Cybersecurity and Recent Data Leak by Ransomware Group
Five free online cybersecurity courses are presented, along with recent news about a data breach by the ransomware group 8base. The first course, offered by the University of Washington, covers the fundamentals…