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Facebook gave Amazon, Netflix, Spotify & others access to private user data
Facebook allowed Netflix, Spotify, Amazon, Microsoft, Yandex and Royal Bank of Canada unprecedented access to its users’ private data. The…
December 19, 2018
Someone hacked 50,000 printers to promote PewDiePie YouTube channel
Nearly 50,000 printers across the globe were hacked by a hacker using the alias TheHackerGiraffe for the sake…
December 1, 2018
Indian police & Microsoft busts tech support scam centers
You may have watched YouTube videos about tech support scam tricking unsuspecting users into believing that their devices…
November 30, 2018
Feds charge 2 Iranian hackers behind SamSam ransomware attacks
The United States Department of Justice has charged two Iranian nationals with allegedly developing and using SamSam ransomware against…
November 29, 2018
Hackers deface Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ site against Khashoggi’s death
The official website of Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative ‘Davos in the Desert’ was hit by a cyber attack in…
October 24, 2018
Baby Got Bots
This is the first in a series of blog posts “on all things Bot.” From bad to good…
October 12, 2018
Canadian town forced to pay Bitcoin after nasty ransomware attack
The town of Midland, Ontario, Canada, has decided to pay cybercriminals after its servers were targeted and infected…
September 15, 2018
You are not alone; Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down for many (Updated)
You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp Messenger are down in…
September 4, 2018
Cyber Criminals selling Bitcoin ATM Malware on Dark Web
Trend Micro researchers have discovered a malware listing on Dark Web marketplace that lets attackers steal from Bitcoin…
August 10, 2018
My Little Pony animator jailed for possessing 60k child abuse images
He is now diagnosed with a condition called Pedophilic Disorder. An Ottawa-based animator has received 28 months in prison…
August 8, 2018