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US House bans WhatsApp from staff devices
<p>The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks.</p>
Rahul Patil
2 days ago2 min read
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Canada says telcos were breached in China-linked espionage hacks
<p>Salt Typhoon previously hacked phone and telco giants across the United States. The feds say that separate investigations suggest that Salt Typhoon’s targeting is “broader than just the telecommunications sector.”</p>
Rahul Patil
3 days ago1 min read
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US insurance giant Aflac says customers’ personal data stolen during cyberattack
<p>Aflac, which provides supplemental insurance to around 50 million individuals whose expenses are not covered by their primary providers, said it was not yet known how many customers are affected by the data breach but that the personal data includes customers’ claims, such as Social Security numbers and health information.</p>
Rahul Patil
3 days ago2 min read
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Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks
<p>The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.</p>
Rahul Patil
6 days ago3 min read
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Internet collapses across Iran, say web-monitoring firms
<p>It’s unclear what is causing a “near-total” internet blackout in Iran.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 182 min read
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Hackers steal and destroy millions from Iran’s largest crypto exchange
<p>It’s the latest cyberattack on Iran claimed by a pro-Israeli hacking group since the latest flare up in tensions between the two countries.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 182 min read
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Pro-Israel hacktivist group claims responsibility for alleged Iranian bank hack
<p>The apparent cyberattack comes as Israel and Iran engage in a days-long escalating military conflict.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 172 min read
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As grocery shortages persist, UNFI says it’s recovering from cyberattack
<p>The ongoing outage is preventing the company from fulfilling and distributing customer orders at scale.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 172 min read
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UK watchdog fines 23andMe over 2023 data breach
<p>The ICO said over 150,000 U.K. residents had data stolen in the breach.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 171 min read
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Observability startup Coralogix becomes a unicorn, eyes India expansion
<p>With the influx of cash, Coralogix is looking to expand its engineering base in India and develop its AI agent.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 174 min read
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Google to scale up AI-powered fraud detection and security operations in India
<p>Google has unveiled its Safety Charter in India, which will expand its AI-led developments for fraud detection and combating scams across the country. India is the company’s largest market outside the United States. Digital fraud in India is rising. Fraud related to the Indian government’s instant payment system UPI grew 85% year-over-year to nearly 11 […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 174 min read
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Car-sharing giant Zoomcar says hacker accessed personal data of 8.4 million users
<p>The personal data includes customer names, phone numbers, and car registration numbers.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 162 min read
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How to delete your 23andMe data
<p>23andMe holds millions of customers’ genetic information. Here’s what you can do to protect your data.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 143 min read
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Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit reaches deal to acquire 23andMe
<p>Beleaguered genetic testing company 23andMe announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to sell itself to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit led by the company’s co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 142 min read
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Apple fixes new iPhone zero-day bug used in Paragon spyware hacks
<p>The iPhone maker quietly updated a February security advisory to publicize a flaw that was used to hack at least two journalists in Europe. </p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 122 min read
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Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware
<p>The confirmation of two hacked victims further deepens an ongoing spyware scandal that, for now, appears largely focused on the Italian government.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 126 min read
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US government’s vaccine website defaced with AI-generated content
<p>The content of a vaccines information website owned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was swapped with gay-themed spam.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 111 min read
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Whole Foods warns of shortages after cyberattack at its primary distributor UNFI
<p>The retail giant described the food shortages as “temporary supply challenges” following the cyberattack at its primary distributor, UNFI.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 112 min read
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23andMe says 15% of customers asked to delete their genetic data since bankruptcy
<p>More than two dozen states have sued 23andMe to block the sale of genetic data without customers’ permission.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 111 min read
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Ongoing cyberattack at US grocery distributor giant UNFI affecting customer orders
<p>United Natural Foods said it is “diligently managing through the cyber incident” that sparked disruption outages.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 102 min read
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