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Iranian Atomic Energy Agency Attacked by Hackers; Data Stolen
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) was hit by hackers last week who claimed to have stolen more than 50 GB of critical documents covering the country’s nuclear program operations.
Thousands of emails, messages, and other...
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Early Black Friday deals for 2022 are officially available, as many of the top VPN providers on the market are offering their best discounts of the year. Instead of you having to spend hours browsing the web to find good deals, we...
FBI: Cybercriminals Targeting Americans Looking for Student Loan Relief
The FBI issued a public service announcement this week warning that threat actors are targeting citizens seeking federal student loan relief. These scammers went after Americans’ personal data, financial data, and even tried to ge...
Verizon Alerts Prepaid Customers of Recent Security Breach
Telecommunications giant Verizon notified several prepaid customers that their accounts were accessed in a recent security breach. Threat actors accessed Verizon accounts using the victims’ last four digits of their credit cards a...
French Authorities Shut Down Car Theft Ring That Used Malware to Steal Keyless Cars
French authorities shut down a car theft ring last week that deployed malware to steal keyless cars.
With the help of Europol, Eurojust, and Spanish and Latvian police, French authorities dismantled a car theft ring that “used...
Shein Fined for $1.9 Million After Lying About Data Breach
The parent company of women’s fashion website Shein, Zoetop, was fined $1.9 million after being accused of lying about the severity of its data breach and notifying "only a fraction" of impacted customers.
In 2018, Shein report...
Interview with Antonio Rotolo – Ludwig
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives recently sat down with Antonio Rotolo, Co-Founder and CEO of Ludwig. She asked him how AI is changing our lives.
Safety Detectives: What motivated you to start your company?
Antonio Rotolo: I...
Ransomware Attack on CommonSpirit Hospitals Causes Overwhelmed Nurse to Call 911
A ransomware attack on CommonSpirit, the second-largest nonprofit hospital chain in the US, caused overwhelmed emergency room nurses to take desperate measures, including calling 911 for help.
CommonSpirit operates more than 70...
Unofficial WhatsApp Android App Found Stealing User Accounts
A new version of an unofficial WhatsApp Android application called ‘YoWhatsApp’ was found stealing access keys for users' accounts.
YoWhatsApp is a fully functioning messenger app that uses the same permissions as the standard...
Google Introduces Passkey Support for Chrome and Android
Google announced on Wednesday that it's introducing passkey support to its Chrome web browser and the Android operating system in order to simplify sign-ins across apps, websites, and devices.
“Passkeys are a significantly safe...