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Benefits on sharing cyber attack information
Sharing information about cyber attacks provides several benefits to individuals, organizations, and the broader cybersecurity community. Here are some key advantages: 1. Early Threat Detection: Information sharing enables early detection of cyber threats. When organizations share details about the attacks they’ve experienced, others can learn and proactively defend against similar tactics, techniques, and procedures. 2. […]
Avoid storing this data on mobile to curb privacy and security concerns
To mitigate privacy and security concerns, it’s advisable to refrain from storing certain types of data on your mobile devices. While smartphones are indispensable for staying connected and managing various aspects of our lives, safeguarding personal information should be a top priority. Here are some steps to help protect your privacy and security: a.) Password […]
How is information stored in cloud secure from hacks
The rise of cloud computing has provided individuals and businesses with a convenient way to store and access their data. However, with this convenience comes a concern about data security. Cloud storage services have become a target for hackers, and the theft of personal and sensitive information can have serious consequences. So, how is information […]
People disclose more personal info when question is repeated
According to research and understanding carried out by UEA’s School of Psychology, people tend to reveal more personal details when they are targeted with the same question twice. This means that when a person is asked the same question repeatedly, they tend to over-disclose information, leading to identity theft and cybercrimes. Personal data can be […]
How to gain data access to accounts of our dead near and dear
It’s obvious that all of us would love to have access to the social media accounts of our loved ones in the event of their death. As this allows to know the life of the bereaved and how they spent or what they desired before misfortune struck them. However, many do not know on whom […]
Data Security Threat to UK Government Ministers and Civil Servants
All the ministers and government employees working in the UK were issued a warning when their official contact details were publicly available online until March 2020. The Government Communication Service website was publicly displaying information of about 45k Govt employees and details include email address, phone numbers and job titles, along with the social media […]
Google SMS and phone app, sending user data to remote servers
To all the millions of android users, here’s some news that needs your attention on an immediate note. According to a research conducted by Douglas Leith, a Computer Science Professor working at Trinity College of Dublin, Google Phone and Messages app have been sending data to Google servers without the consent of its users. “The […]
Hackers selling high-value targets in the United States
According to a study made by CrowdStrike, hackers are seen selling high-value targets from the United States for profits and the buyers on the dark web are preferring data related to targets from technology, government, and academics. Usually, such information selling takes place on the dark web in the initial days of every month and […]
Washington State license information compromised in Cyber Attack
Washington State has revealed in a public statement issued yesterday that it is shutting down its Professional Online Licensing and Regulatory Information System(POLARIS) as it has detected a cyber attack that could have compromised driving license user details to hackers. As per the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, the accessed information might include social […]
Telegram becomes a hub for hackers buying stolen data
Next time you find your corporate database breached, just be sure that the siphoned data might already been traded on a Telegram platform. Yes, this news was confirmed by Cyber Intelligence Group named Cyberint that discovered that a large set of hacking groups were super-active in sharing data on the messaging platform, sometimes on broadcasted […]
