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Cybercrooks fleece Rs 9.18 crore from hapless targets so far in this year – ET CISO

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Pune: There was a sharp rise in the amount lost by victims of cybercrime this year when compared to last year, as per the city cyber police. Till the first week of September, 42 cases were registered with the cyber police in which the complainants reported total losses of Rs9.18 crore. In 2020,

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Apple fixes security hole reportedly used to hack an iPhone – ET CISO

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Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action. Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said the security issue was exploited to plant spyware on a Saudi activist’s iPhone. They said they had […]

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Hackers spreading malware through Discord: Report – ET CISO

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Leading cybersecurity firm Sophos on Monday warned users that popular chat platform Discord is being used by hackers for spreading malware. The firm said that the findings are based on analysis of more than 1,800 malicious files detected by Sophos telemetry on the Discord Content Management Network (CDN). The cyber threats include information-stealing malware, spyware,

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Consumers Terrified After Hackers Worm into Nests

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Multiple consumers have reported being terrified after hackers infiltrated the Nest cameras in their homes, with one malicious actor making claims of a North Korean missile threat, according to CBS News. California resident Laura Lyons reported that malicious actors gained control of her Nest security camera, which belted out a terrifying emergency alert warning them to

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Chinese Hacker Publishes PoC for Remote iOS 12 Jailbreak On iPhone X

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Here we have great news for all iPhone Jailbreak lovers and concerning one for the rest of iPhone users. A Chinese cybersecurity researcher has today revealed technical details of critical vulnerabilities in Apple Safari web browser and iOS that could allow a remote attacker to jailbreak and compromise victims’ iPhoneX running iOS 12.1.2 and before […]

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Alleged Russian Hacker Pleads Not Guilty After Extradition to United States

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A Russian hacker indicted by a United States court for his involvement in online ad fraud schemes that defrauded multiple American companies out of tens of millions of dollars pleaded not guilty on Friday in a courtroom in Brooklyn, New York. Aleksandr Zhukov, 38, was arrested in November last year by Bulgarian authorities after the U.S. issued an international […]