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Billions of Chinese Records Leaked Online: A Surveillance Operation Gone Wrong?
A huge data leak has hit China, and it might be the biggest one ever. Over 4 billion personal records were found on an open...
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Over 3.6 Million Records Exposed in Massive Data Leak Linked to Passion.io
In a major security lapse, more than 3.6 million user records were found exposed online. The data is believed to belong to Passion.io, a no-code...
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Microsoft Takes Down Lumma Malware That Infected Over 3.9 Lakh PCs
Microsoft has revealed that a dangerous malware named Lumma Stealer has infected more than 394,000 Windows computers across the world. The malware was found mostly...
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Security Researcher Hacks into His Own Car, Uncovers Major Flaws in Volkswagen’s Connected App
A security researcher has uncovered serious vulnerabilities in Volkswagen’s connected car ecosystem. He revealed how loopholes in the company’s mobile app could allow unauthorized access...
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Coinbase Confirms Data Breach, Refuses to Pay $20 Million Ransom
Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has confirmed a serious data breach that exposed sensitive customer information. In a blog post...
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Over 89 Million Steam Accounts Exposed in Massive Third-Party Data Breach
Steam, one of the most popular gaming platforms on PC, has reportedly been hit by a major data leak, but not directly. A third-party vendor...
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Malicious WordPress Plugin Poses as Security Tool to Inject Backdoor
Security researchers at Wordfence have discovered a new malware campaign that targets WordPress websites using a fake security plugin to gain full control over infected...
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WordPress Ad Fraud Plugins Generated 1.4 Billion Fake Ad Requests Daily
Researchers have recently uncovered a massive ad fraud operation called Scallywag, which is generating 1.4 billion fake ad requests every day using specially made WordPress...
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Hackers Now Spoof Google’s Email to Steal Your Credentials – Here’s How the Attack Works
Cybercriminals have found a way to send fake emails that appear to come from “[email protected]” – a trusted email address that most people would not...
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57 Chrome Extensions with 6 Million Installs Found with Hidden Tracking Code
A new report has revealed that 57 Chrome extensions, used by over 6 million people, have risky hidden features. These extensions can track your browsing...
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Critical Security Flaw in WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin Affects 20,000+ WordPress Sites
If you are running a WordPress site and using the WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin, it’s time to update—immediately. A recent security report from Wordfence...
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Facebook’s Failure in Identifying AI-Generated Scams is Putting Users at Risk
Over the past few weeks, I have come across several AI-generated scam ads on Facebook, featuring deepfake videos of news anchors, Celebrities, India’s Finance Minister...
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Cloudflare’s AI Labyrinth Traps AI Bots in a Maze of Useless Pages
AI bots are constantly crawling the web, collecting data to train their models. While some follow rules, many ignore website restrictions and scrape content without...
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FBI Issues Urgent Warning for Gmail, Outlook, and VPN Users Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks
The FBI has issued a critical warning for users of Gmail, Outlook, and VPN services. It has urged users to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) immediately...
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X Hit by Massive Cyberattack: Outage Disrupts Users Worldwide
It has been a chaotic day for users of X (formerly Twitter) as the platform suffered a widespread outage. Thousands of users were unable to...
Mobile Apps
1Password’s ‘Nearby Items’ Feature Makes Passwords More Convenient Than Ever
1Password has introduced a smart new feature called “Nearby Items.” The feature lets users tie passwords and other credentials to physical locations. This means that...