Tag: Security

Interpol’s ‘Operation Ramz’ has arrested over 200 people for phishing scams, malware threats, and security breaches

Interpol’s ‘Operation Ramz’ has…

International police organisation Interpol has announced the arrest of 201 individuals as part of “Operation Ramz“, a multinational effort…
There’s a devious hacking scheme that involves a hijacked Microsoft Teams account, a fake IT helpdesk, and a covert infection tool

There’s a devious hacking…

Hackers aren’t known for punching above the belt, but one recent scam feels so devious it’s made me even…
‘Microsoft has become like an arsonist selling firefighting services to their victims’ says US senator, referring it to the FTC for a cybersecurity flaw, though Microsoft says it has a plan

‘Microsoft has become like…

US senator Ron Wyden has written a letter to the FTC requesting that the organisation investigate Microsoft for what…
Eye scans and digital IDs to stop online bots in games: It’s not quite as Orwellian as you might think but proof-of-human isn’t problem-free

Eye scans and digital…

What a time to be alive: a time where we’re being asked to prove we’re alive and human. We…
Cybersecurity experts raise the alarm over Windows Recall again: ‘The vault door is titanium

Cybersecurity experts raise the…

Remember Windows Recall? The AI feature that essentially screenshots nearly everything you do on your PC in order to…
US victims lost nearly $21 billion to cybercrime last year says FBI with crypto and AI ‘complaints among the costliest’

US victims lost nearly…

As AI continues to make its way into every walk of life, it seems like it has boldened and…
A free Chrome VPN with over 100,000 installations has been accused of snapping unauthorised screenshots of websites and spying on its users location data

A free Chrome VPN…

Here’s a useful piece of advice right up top—don’t use a free VPN. Many will have serious caveats, as…
‘One of the most powerful DDoS botnets to ever exist’ has been taken down by the DoJ with help from Amazon Web Services, Google, Cloudflare and others

‘One of the most…

The US Department of Justice has charged 22-year-old Oregon man Ethan Foltz in relation to his alleged involvement in…
The lyrics to the rap song about John McAfee, annotated

The lyrics to the…

I recently watched the Netflix documentary Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, and it’s one…
Microsoft warns of ‘active attacks’ on its government and business server tech, with one cybersecurity expert claiming that they should ‘assume that you have been compromised’

Microsoft warns of ‘active…

I can’t remember ever liking the sound of the phrase “active attacks”, least of all when it’s concerning software…