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A concerning vulnerability was recently exposed in Meta’s AI support chatbot due to an Instagram hack. The attackers manipulated the chatbot into providing access to high-profile accounts, including the inactive Obama White House page, beauty retailer…
A significant cybersecurity breach has rattled UBS, as sensitive data concerning 130,000 of its employees has surfaced on the darknet following a hacker attack on its procurement service provider. But UBS isn’t the only one feeling the heat from this…
25 million device users were targeted by a certain type of malware attack in 2023 and 2024. Infostealer malware does exactly what its name would suggest it does and grabs important information such as bank card numbers, passwords, and other sensitive data.…
In a recent blog post on the Microsoft website, the company detailed steps it has taken to take legal action against a cybercrime group and protect customer information. The security threat came from a group known as Thallium, which reportedly is based in…
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited faced a day of tech hiccups, including the latest denial-of-service attacks on its website. According to HKEX CEO, Charles Li Xiaojia, the bourse’s website was subject to distributed denial-of-service attacks…
Hong Kong has experienced a surge in fraudulent banking websites this year. In August alone, there were 15 reports of such incidents, compared with only two cases of fake websites or phishing attempts in the same month a year ago, according to the Hong Kong…
ESET researchers have discovered DoubleLocker, an innovative Android malware that combines a cunning infection mechanism with two powerful tools for extorting money from its victims. “DoubleLocker misuses Android accessibility services, which is a popular…
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