The PDPA Data Breach August 2020: A Recap of 8 Alarming Cases By definition, a data breach pertains to any unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, or disposal or personal data in an organisation’s possession or under its control. Data breaches must be taken seriously as it often leads Read more…
U.K. Warns of Surge in Ransomware Threats Against Education Sector The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware incidents targeting educational institutions, urging them to follow the recently updated recommendations for mitigating malware attacks. This warning comes after the NCSC investigated in Read more…
Hands on with iOS 14’s New Data Breach Notification Feature With the release of iOS 14, Apple has introduced a new feature that warns users when their stored passwords have been compromised in data breaches. iOS includes the Keychain password manager that allows users to save credentials and automatically fill them Read more…
Google Chrome’s New Feature will Automatically Group Your Tabs Last week, Google Chrome’s tab groups feature finally started rolling out to all users and it looks like Google has already started working on the next version of tab groups. Tab groups, which was announced earlier this year, is designed to save you a Read more…
Maze Ransomware Now Encrypts via Virtual Machines to Evade Detection The Maze ransomware operators have adopted a tactic previously used by the Ragnar Locker gang; to encrypt a computer from within a virtual machine. In May, we previously reported that Ragnar Locker was seen encrypting files through VirtualBox Windows XP virtual machines to Read more…
Ransomware Attack at German Hospital Leads to Death of Patient A person in a life-threatening condition passed away after being forced to go to a more distant hospital due to a ransomware attack. On September 10th, the Duesseldorf University hospital in Germany suffered a ransomware attack after threat actors exploited Read more…
US 2020 Presidential Apps Riddled with Tracking and Security Flaws The Vote Joe app, used by the Biden 2020 Presidential campaign to better engage with voters, was found to be leaking potentially sensitive information about voters, such as their political affiliations and past voting choices. The iOS app also didn’t Read more…
Drug Spammers Start Using New Technique to Bypass Spam Filters Actors behind a pill scam campaign are trying a new technique, betting on unconventional representation of URLs in spam messages to keep them undetected by email protection systems and URL blocklists. In a massive campaign observed by security researchers, the Read more…
U.S. Charges Chinese Winnti Hackers for Attacking 100+ Companies The U.S. Department of Justice announced today charges against five Chinese nationals fort cyberattacks on more than 100 companies, some of them being attributed to state-backed hacking group APT41. APT41 is one of the oldest threat groups, known primarily for cyber-espionage Read more…
How long do employers keep employee records after termination? When an employment relationship ceases for whatever reason, employers still have a responsibility to keep employee personnel files in a secure location. Depending on the country where you are employed, the length of time employee records must be kept differs. For Read more…
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