Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), has claimed that his social media platform suffered intermittent service outages throughout Monday as the result of a “massive” targeted cyber attack. The US billionaire and leader of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) also claimed that Ukraine may have been responsible after links to Ukrainian IP addresses […]
Tech behemoth Apple has agreed to pay out $95 million to settle a court case that alleged some of its devices were eavesdropping on users without their consent. The claimants accused the firm of allowing Siri, their voice-activated digital assistant, to listen to people, and also that the firm had shared voice recordings with advertisers. […]
Ransomware cyber gangs have claimed responsibility for over five thousand successful attacks carried out against organizations across the globe in 2024. According to Comparitech’s annual ransomware report, 1,204 attacks (from the claimed 5,461) have been confirmed by the targeted organizations, equating to a figure of 195,414,994 compromised records. While this figure could potentially increase as […]
Hackers linked to the Chinese government are to blame for targeted security breaches against US agencies and telecoms firms, US officials have claimed. The US Department of the Treasury was the latest to be hacked, with officials revealing that the cyber criminals were able to access staff workstations and some unclassified documents. China has denied […]
The idea of a cell phone needing antivirus protection can seem rather unusual and perhaps over the top. If you are an iPhone owner then you’ll most likely have heard that Apple devices do tend to have fewer vulnerabilities to viruses, especially when compared to Android options. Sadly, it is always important to remember that […]
Do you have a cell phone and ever received a test message from an unknown or suspicious sender? It could well be a scammer. Smishing is a form of cybersecurity scam which is delivered via sms message. The phrase Smishing comes from a blend of “SMS” and ‘Phishing”, which is the term used to describe […]
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