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Apple Releases Feature that Can Install Security Fixes without Full OS Update
Apple announced a new Rapid Security Response feature in macOS Ventura and iOS 16 on Monday that installs security fixes without performing a full operating system (OS) version update.
The feature is designed to separate critic...
Hackers Steal BAYC and Otherside NFTs in Discord Server Attack
Yuga Labs, the developer of the popular ape-themed NFTs known collectively as the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), fell victim to a phishing attack after threat actors gained access to one of their official Discord servers.
Accordi...
ExpressVPN Removes VPN Servers in India in Response to Data Demands
ExpressVPN announced on Thursday its decision to remove Indian-based VPN servers in response to a recent law introduced in India requiring VPN providers to store user data information for at least five years.
Instead, ExpressVP...
FluBot Android Malware Operation Shut Down by Police
Europol announced on Wednesday the shutdown of the FluBot operation, one of the largest and fastest-growing Android malware operations in existence.
The malware operation's takedown resulted from a law enforcement operation inv...
Italy Warns Organizations of Incoming DDoS Attacks
Italy's Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) has issued an urgent alert on Monday to raise awareness about the high risk of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against national entities.
“There continue to...
Former US Marine Faces 15 Year Prison Sentence for Cyberstalking and Extorting Young Women
A former US Marine has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking multiple young women in California in a sexual extortion campaign.
According to court documents, California resident Johao Miguel Chavarri (also known as Michael Frito) all...
Interview With Limecraft – Maarten Verwaest
Maarten Verwaest, one of the co-founders and CEO of Limecraft, told Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives about his company’s audiovisual asset management services.
Aviva: What motivated you and your co-founders to start your compa...
Ransomware Attack Forces New Jersey County to Use Paper Records
A ransomware attack on the Somerset County government in New Jersey froze email communications and forced staff to use paper records for some services.
In a notice posted to its news site last week, county officials said a rans...
Turkish Based Airline’s Sensitive EFB Data Leaked
EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) information, including sensitive flight details, source code, and staff data, was left accessible.
An AWS S3 bucket containing Pegasus Airlines’ “Electronic Flight Bag” (EFB) information was left wit...
Google: Predator Spyware Used Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Infect Android Devices
State-sponsored actors have exploited five zero-day vulnerabilities to infect devices with Predator spyware, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) disclosed in a security report last week.
The attacks were part of three maliciou...