Amazon fined $31 million over privacy breaches, including snooping on kids
The FTC’s investigation found that the recordings, also including sensitive geolocation data, were used to train the Alexa voice assistant to improve its response to…
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Crypto Discord Communities Targeted by Malicious Bookmarks & JavaScript
Several crypto-based Discord communities, including Aura Network, MetrixCoin, and Nahmii, have already fallen victim to the attack. Discord communities have become prime targets for cybercriminals,…
Bitdefender Introduces GravityZone Security for Android, iOS, and Chromebook
Bitdefender has launched GravityZone Security for Mobile, a next-generation mobile security solution designed to provide organizations with advanced Mobile Threat Detection (MTD) and robust security…
Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) is Revolutionising the E-Commerce Landscape
The e-commerce landscape is constantly evolving. With more ways to access the world of online shopping than ever before, consumers continue to seek new and…
Web3 Needs A Truly Decentralized Infrastructure That IPFS Alone Cannot Deliver
While IPFS provides a distributed file system, it falls short in addressing other critical aspects of Web3, such as decentralized governance and consensus mechanisms. Web3…
Over 2.8 Million Records Exposed
The exposed database contained a staggering 2,808,697 records, amounting to a massive 1 Terabyte in size. On May 29th, 2023, security researcher Jeremiah Fowler made…
Tenet and LayerZero Forge Cross-Chain LSD Adoption
The partnership will see Tenet, a blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK, leverage the LayerZero omnichain framework to secure connections with the rest of the…
Data of 460,000 Users Dumped Online
The full extent of the database, whether it is complete or partial, remains uncertain. Furthermore, the motives behind the leak also remain unknown. Raidforums.com, a…
Data Breach at MCNA Dental Insurer Impacts 9 Million Users
The discovery of unauthorized access to MCNA Insurance Company’s systems occurred on March 6th 2023, although the initial breach had taken place as early as…
$7.5 Million Lost in Latest DeFi Attack
The immediate consequence was that the price of the native token of the Jimbos Protocol, Jimbo (JIMBO), plummeted by 40%. In the ever-evolving world of…
Bandit Stealer Hits Windows Devices
A new info-stealing malware called Bandit Stealer is capable of evading detection and stealing personal and financial banking data stored in cryptocurrency wallets and web…
Gaming Firms and Community Members Hit by Dark Frost Botnet
Researchers believe Dark Frost was created using stolen/leaked source code from Qbot, Gafgyt, and Mirai malware to carry out DDoS attacks. Web infrastructure company Akamai’s…