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The largest threat facing today’s government agencies and major corporations is no longer a standing army or an economic meltdown—it’s a hacker with a laptop. With just a few lines of code, nefarious hackers can infiltrate and take down everything from company servers to entire power grids, and they’re becoming increasingly efficient every day. And […] More
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has disclosed a cyberattack in which ransomware landed on parent company Energias de Portugal (EDP)’s systems, potentially leading to information exposure. In a letter sent to customers (.PDF), the energy company apologized for the incident but insisted that there is “no evidence” that consumer information was compromised or stolen. […] More
Security researchers have discovered the Cerberus banking Trojan disguised as a legitimate currency app on Google Play. On Tuesday, the cybersecurity team at Avast said the malicious app in question posed as a legitimate currency converter app designed for Spanish users. In total, the software, “Calculadora de Moneda,” — translated as Currency Calculator — has […] More
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has said in a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security that Australia should add provisions to agreements struck with other nations whose privacy protections are lagging to ensure data is handled in a similar fashion to Australia’s privacy principles. The Telecommunications Legislation Amendment […] More
Despite it being “really fun”, Labor Senator Jenny McAllister has raised concerns over TikTok, including that the social media platform isn’t entirely transparent about how it approaches Australian privacy laws. “There are some specific concerns that have been raised by credible sources in recent years about TikTok. The first is that they’re not entirely transparent […] More
The US Secret Service sent out a security alert last month to the US private sector and government organizations warning about an increase in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs). MSPs provide remote management software for companies. MSPs can be simple services like file-sharing systems to complete solutions that manage a customer’s entire computer fleet. […] More
Scum. Scummy. Scummy-scum. That’s what I kept thinking as I started to put together this article. There are some people out there who are scum, scummy, scummy-scum. They use unfortunate events or unspeakable horrors as the foundation for scamming scared and vulnerable people out of their money. Now they’ve decided that COVID-19 is the new […] More
The former chief executive of VaultAge Solutions has reportedly gone into hiding in order to avoid investors left out of pocket. As reported by News24, Willie Breedt, the founder of VaultAge Solutions, was declared bankrupt last week and investors are now faced with the loss of 227 million in South African rand ($13.3 million). Approximately […] More
