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US Government Contractors Fall Victim To Ransomware Attack
US Government Contractors Fall Victim To Ransomware Attack
ABB, the government Swiss tech multinational contractor, was the victim of a ransomware attack at the hands of the Black Basta hacker group. At first, reports made by the company described it as an “IT incident,” however they’v...
Georgia City Held Captive By Ransomware
Georgia City Held Captive By Ransomware
Augusta, Ga., was recently infected with ransomware that may have come as a “courtesy” of the BlackByte hacker group. “Technical outages” began to spring up across the city on May 21, wiping out computer systems and disrupting...
Bitwarden Joins the Wave: Integrating Passkeys for Enhanced Security
Bitwarden Joins the Wave: Integrating Passkeys for Enhanced Security
Bitwarden is preparing to launch passkey management features in the coming months. This new functionality will provide Bitwarden users with an alternative to traditional usernames and passwords, allowing them to save, store, and m...
Over 30 Portuguese Banks Targeted By Hackers
Over 30 Portuguese Banks Targeted By Hackers
Over 30 Portuguese financial institutions have become the target of Brazillian hackers using complex malware to steal users’ information. Researchers at SentinalLabs, a reputable cybersecurity company, discovered the malware ca...
DDoS Attacks Made By Dark Frost Botnet Wreak Havoc On Gaming Industry
DDoS Attacks Made By Dark Frost Botnet Wreak Havoc On Gaming Industry
Distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) were launched across the entire gaming industry via the new Dark Frost botnet. A DDoS attack is essentially when threat actors attempt to sabotage websites and services by creating m...
Meta Faces $1.3 Billion Fine For Illegal Data Transfer
Meta Faces $1.3 Billion Fine For Illegal Data Transfer
EU Regulators slapped Facebook’s parent company, Meta with a $1.3 Billion fine after finding them guilty of violating European data transfer laws — they were given five months to suspend the illegal transfer of data on top of the...
TunnelBear Releases New Censorship Fighting Feature
TunnelBear Releases New Censorship Fighting Feature
TunnelBear, the consumer VPN company with a strong reputation in the cybersecurity community, released a new feature aimed at helping its VPN beat censorship programs around the world. The name of this new feature is Encrypted...
TunnelBear Conducts 6th Annual Independent Security Audit
TunnelBear Conducts 6th Annual Independent Security Audit
TunnelBear recently announce that it underwent its sixth annual independent security audit. While the audit was mostly good, it wasn’t perfect. The audit found 32 vulnerabilities within TunnelBear’s infrastructure. According to...
Google One Introduces New Feature That Displays IP Address and Network Information
Google One Introduces New Feature That Displays IP Address and Network Information
Google One has taken another step towards enhancing user privacy and security with a new feature in its Android app. The latest update allows users to conveniently check their IP address and network information directly within the...
Windows 11 Update is Slowing Down VPN Connections
Windows 11 Update is Slowing Down VPN Connections
Windows 11 users are facing a frustrating ordeal as a recent update appears to be disrupting their VPN experiences. The update, identified as KB5026372 and released on May 9, was intended to enhance the performance of Windows 11 v...