Category: CyberNews

Record bot attack thwarted, says Cloudflare | Cybernews
04
Jan
2025

Record bot attack thwarted, says Cloudflare | Cybernews

Cybersecurity firm Cloudflare says it has shut down a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that marshaled a botnet army…

Apartment scams are on the rise: landlords warned to be on the alert | Cybernews
04
Jan
2025

Apartment scams are on the rise: landlords warned to be on the alert | Cybernews

From unexpected charges to refusing to return a deposit, private landlords often have a bad reputation. Increasingly, though, they are…

Tech startup CTO: nobody likes passwords | Cybernews
04
Jan
2025

Tech startup CTO: nobody likes passwords | Cybernews

One day a computer scientist got a phone call nobody wants to get – that super-cool software tool he’d designed…

Ukrainian cyber experts who stayed behind to work and fight | Cybernews
04
Jan
2025

Ukrainian cyber experts who stayed behind to work and fight | Cybernews

These men I had the pleasure of talking to don’t get much time to rest, as they divide it between…

Travel fraud: if holiday deal sounds too good to be true – it probably is | Cybernews
04
Jan
2025

Travel fraud: if holiday deal sounds too good to be true – it probably is | Cybernews

As holiday bookings soar, so do fraud schemes that could ruin this precious time off. The public is urged to…

Popular child-tracking Android apps contain gaping security holes | Cybernews
15
Nov
2024

Popular child-tracking Android apps contain gaping security holes | Cybernews

Android apps with over 85 million installations spy on the parents that use them to track their children, and some…

A HackerOne employee submitted stolen vulnerability reports | Cybernews
15
Nov
2024

A HackerOne employee submitted stolen vulnerability reports | Cybernews

A former HackerOne employee stole vulnerability reports from security researchers for personal gain, a bug bounty platform reported. The platform…

How to Send an Anonymous Email in 2024? | Cybernews
08
Nov
2024

How to Send an Anonymous Email in 2024? | Cybernews

We use email for a lot of things that require anonymity. From love letters to account confirmations – our mailboxes…

Awful password habits are driven by websites’ bad policies | Cybernews
06
Nov
2024

Awful password habits are driven by websites’ bad policies | Cybernews

Most people’s passwords are poor, and it’s only partly our fault. Passwords are some of the most valuable things a…

How to stay safe on Amazon Prime Day | Cybernews
06
Nov
2024

How to stay safe on Amazon Prime Day | Cybernews

Amazon Prime Day is a goldmine for cybercriminals. Here are a few tips on how to stay safe while looking…

Horrors of a blockchain: how you could lose all NFT profits in a copyright lawsuit | Cybernews
06
Nov
2024

Horrors of a blockchain: how you could lose all NFT profits in a copyright lawsuit | Cybernews

The sector has been blighted with several negative headlines – but is it cyber-secure just yet? The list of victims…

Food industry to beef up cyber defenses | Cybernews
06
Nov
2024

Food industry to beef up cyber defenses | Cybernews

The food and drinks industry will prioritize cybersecurity over all other forms of tech investment in the next year, if…