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Crypto losses reach $428 million in Q3 globally; hacking cases top concern

The world saw crypto losses up to $428 million in the third quarter (Q3), down 36 per cent from Q2, from hacks and frauds, a new report has shown

WhatsApp hacked? Here's how to check if someone else is using your account

Never share your WhatsApp SMS verification code with others, not even family or friends

Fast Company shuts website after Apple News feed hack, obscene alerts

US-based business news publication Fast Company said its content management system (CMS) was hacked and two obscene and racist push notifications were sent to users via its Apple News alerts

S&P to include hacking risks in credit rating of Asia-Pacific banks

Negative ratings momentum could result in jurisdictions where the entire industry suffers serious data breaches repeatedly, or where regulators are particularly lax, the agency said

Uber blames notorious extortion gang Lapsus$ for recent data breach

Uber shut down some of its internal software and messaging systems on Thursday, after an attacker infiltrated its network

South Korean govt faced 560K foreign hacking attempts in past 6 years

558,674 hacking attempts into key government computer systems were detected between 2017 and July this year

Researcher hacks Elon Musk's Starlink system with $25 homemade device

A cyber-security researcher has hacked the Elon Musk-run Starlink satellite-based internet system by using a $25 homemade device

Policybazar says IT system of firm compromised; authorities informed

PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar Insurance Brokers Private Ltd, on Sunday said that the IT system of the firm was hacked on July 19 and subsequent corrective action was taken. The company identified certain vulnerabilities on July 19 in a part of Policybazaar Insurance Brokers IT systems leading to illegal and unauthorized access to the network. "In this regard, Policybazaar has reached out to the appropriate authorities and is taking due recourse as per law. The identified vulnerabilities have been fixed and a thorough audit of the systems has been initiated," the insurance brokerage firm said in a regulatory filing. The matter is currently being reviewed by the information security team along with external advisors, it said. "While we are in the process of undertaking a detailed review, as on date, our review has found that no significant customer data was exposed. Policybazaar has always prioritized the security and integrity of its systems and is committed towards

Chinese Premier stresses data security after breach affected 1bn residents

Rattled at the alleged data leak of nearly 1 billion residents, China premier Li Keqiang has stressed data security, calling on government bodies to 'defend information security', the media reported on Friday.

Ex-AWS engineer convicted of hacking data of 100 million customers

A former AWS engineer has been found guilty of hacking into more than 100 million customers' cloud storage systems and stealing data linked to the 2019 Capital One breach

Russian ministry website appears hacked; users data protected: Report

Hackers were demanding a ransom to prevent the public disclosure of users' data, some reports said

US tech giant Microsoft says it disrupted hacking attempts by Russian spies

US tech giant Microsoft on Friday said that it has disrupted Russian hackers who attempted to infiltrate Ukrainian media organizations.

641 govt websites, social media accounts hacked in last five years: Centre

Thakur said the government has taken several measures to enhance the cyber security posture and prevent cyber-attacks

MOSPI's Twitter handle hacked briefly, showed display picture of Elon Musk

The Twitter handle of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) appeared to be hacked briefly on Thursday as it was showing a display picture of Tesla chief Elon Musk. However, the handle, which has over 40,000 followers, was restored later in the afternoon. Sources said the ministry got in touch with the cyber crime cell and had to reset its password. The hacker reportedly also posted replies to some tweets. However, nothing new was tweeted from the handle. Asked about the incident, the spokesperson of the ministry did not confirm it and told PTI to wait for the ministry's official response. The MOSPI publishes important macroeconomic data in the form of national account, industrial production index and inflation indices, among others. It tweets important national statistics, used by policymakers as well as executives for decision making. Earlier, the Twitter handles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting too

Samsung reportedly hacked by foreign entity, confidential data leaked

Samsung Electronics has allegedly been hacked by a foreign hacking group, which breached its confidential source code and other classified data, industry sources said

World's largest NFT marketplace OpenSea hacked, users lost NFTs

OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO, Devin Finzer acknowledged the phishing attack, confirming that 32 users have lost NFTs so far.

Hackers hit Fortune 500 service provider, data of over 500K people leaked

Morley Companies that provides services to several Fortune 500 companies, has admitted it was hit with a ransomware attack

News Corp says it was hacked; believed to be linked to China

News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees

Delhi man's Rs 4.5 cr crypto fraudulently sent to Palestine's Hamas wing

The victim owned cryptocurrencies (6.2 Bitcoin/9.79 Etherum/2.44 Bitcoin Cash) of blockchain mobile wallet

Crypto.com users not able to access accounts after $34 mn hack

Several users complained about issues with logging back to their accounts on Crypto.com after the platform was hit by a $34 million hack