DHS: Unknown Hackers Targeted The US Census Bureau Network The US Department of Homeland Security said that unknown threat actors have targeted the US Census network during the last year in its first-ever Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA) report released earlier this week. The US Census Bureau is the largest US federal government statistical agency responsible for collecting Read more…
Here’s the Top Security Threat for Educational Institutes A survey from cybersecurity firm Netwrix revealed that most educational institutions have become increasingly concerned about cyberattacks after the transition to online learning due to the pandemic. The survey “2020 Cyber Threats Report” sheds light on how the outbreak and e-learning initiatives changed the Read more…
Fitbit Gallery Can Be Used To Distribute Malicious Apps A security researcher discovered that malicious apps for Fitbit devices can be uploaded to the legitimate Fitbit domain and users can install them from private links. With some social engineering, hackers could take advantage of this and trick users into adding apps Read more…
Ransomware Gang Now Using Critical Windows Flaw In Attacks Microsoft is warning that cybercriminals have started to incorporate exploit code for the ZeroLogon vulnerability in their attacks. The alert comes after the company noticed ongoingattacks from cyber-espionage group MuddyWater (SeedWorm) in the second half of September. This time, the threat Read more…
Microsoft Edge’s New Feature Promotes Skype Video Conferencing Microsoft is rolling out a new feature in Microsoft Edge that integrates Skype’s Meet now video conferencing feature on the new tab page, also known as NTP. With this new feature, Microsoft aims to help consumers relying on video conferencing to get Read more…
Sam’s Club Customer Accounts Hacked In Credential Stuffing Attacks Over the past two weeks, Sam’s Club has started sending automated password reset emails and security notifications to customers who were hacked in credential stuffing attacks. Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, is an American chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs operating since 1983. The Read more…
Massachusetts School District Shut Down By Ransomware Attack The Springfield Public Schools district in Massachusetts has become the victim of a ransomware attack that has caused the closure of schools while they investigate the cyberattack. Springfield is the third largest school district in Massachusetts with over 25,000 students, 4,500 employees, Read more…
New Windows 10 Update Forcibly Enables HP Battery Health Manager Microsoft has released an update for all supported versions of Windows 10 that forcefully enable the Battery Health Manager option in the BIOS of supported HP business laptops. HP Battery Health Manager is a BIOS battery management feature in specific HP Read more…
White Hat Hacker Gains Access to Tesla’s Servers and Its Entire Fleet Sometimes a story seems too unreal to be true but when it comes to hacks, nothing is impossible. Apparently, a whitehat hacker successfully managed to access Tesla’s internal servers and the firm’s entire fleet. The hack happened back Read more…
NVIDIA Uses AI to Slash Bandwidth on Video Calls NVIDIA Research has invented a way to use AI to dramatically reduce video call bandwidth while simultaneously improving quality. What the researchers have achieved has remarkable results: by replacing the traditional h.264 video codec with a neural network, they have managed to Read more…
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