Cyber Crime
The 2024 Olympics are Preparing for the Coming Cyberthreats
The Paris 2024 Olympics is preparing to face an unprecedented challenge in terms of cybersecurity, the main threats being organized crime, activists, and states.
Paris...
Experts Weigh in On the Israel-Hamas Cyberwar – Who is Paying the Price?
Cybersecurity experts reveal the online battle happening alongside the physical one in the Israel-Hamas war, cataloging and analyzing the various cyber operations performed by...
Israel’s New ‘Cyber Dome’ Against Iranian Cyberattacks
Israel's Iron Dome defense system famously defends it from incoming aerial attacks, and now it is getting a “cyber counterpart” to defend against online...
Authorities Call for Action Against Pro-Russian Hacktivist Attacks
Authorities including the CISA, the FBI, the NSA, the EPA, the Department of Energy, and others, are calling operators of critical infrastructure to take...
Careful Where You Upload – New Ransomware Threat
While cybersecurity-savvy internet users know they should avoid clicking on links that may download unknown files onto their devices, a new emerging threat can...
Stop Encryption on Social Media, Says European Police
Europe’s Police Chiefs and Europol are calling for politicians and industry leaders to take urgent action to ensure public safety across social media platforms,...
Scammers Bypass Google Ad Checks, Impersonate Real Brands
Some users found that when they try to reach a popular website through Google, they click on the ad at the top of the...
Can GPT-4 Hack Your Computer?
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated Large language models like GPT-4 and their effectiveness in exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and found they can...
Have An Android Phone? You Might Be at A Higher Risk of Data Tracking
Android phones were exposed by experts as extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks, with almost 200,000 data tracking attempts made in just 30 days on a...
AI is Making Smart Devices Easier to Hack – What Can Be Done?
Our everyday routines are becoming increasingly flooded with AI-powered smart and ultra-connected devices (Internet of Things), and manufacturers are gathering incredible amounts of user...
Russia’s Cyber Sabotage Group Poses a Global Threat
A Russian-linked cyber group is becoming a significant global threat by playing an increasingly major role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Leading cybersecurity firm...
The Cyberattacks Accompanying Iran’s Missiles
Iran-sponsored cyberattacks have significantly increased in recent weeks, with multiple hacker groups shifting their focus to Israeli targets. Indeed, before Iran’s missile attack on...
Microsoft’s New AI Watchdog Meant to Detect Malicious Prompts
Microsoft announces new techniques to fight against two types of attacks used by malicious actors to jailbreak AI systems – AI Spotlighting (which separates...
Cybergangs Are Using AI-Generated Code – What Are the Implications?
Cybercriminals impersonating legitimate German companies are attacking organizations across various industries in the country using AI, as was reported by cybersecurity company Proofpoint.
The hackers,...
The ‘Cybercrime Index’ Ranks Countries by Cybercrime Threat Level
An international team of researchers worked for three years to compile the first ever "World Cybercrime Index” (which was developed as a joint partnership...
Cybersecurity Report Shows Record Number of Cyberattacks in 2024
New report by cybersecurity company Check Point reveals that the first quarter of 2024 showed a significant increase in cyberattacks, with the most heavily...
Crypto Scammers Upload Fake Apps to Google Play, Sued by Google
Google has filed a lawsuit against a group of crypto scammers for defrauding over 100,000 people worldwide by uploading fraudulent investment and crypto exchange...
Should We Sanction the Use of Cyberweapons, or The Weapons Themselves?
Cyberspace is being increasingly used in conflicts, which means that cyber arms control needs to be addressed as well. A recent analysis published by...
Malicious Actors Using YouTube to Distribute Malware
Information stealing malware is being delivered on YouTube disguised as pirated software and video game “cracks,” reports cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.
This malware (including Vidar, StealC,...
Malware Can Hear Your Keyboard Strokes and Reveal Your Password
Research reveals that keystroke sounds can be exploited by malicious actors to reveal sensitive user data, like the text that users are typing into...
Telecommunications Giant Faces Huge Data Breach, Resets Millions of Passcodes
The telecommunications company AT&T reported last week that a dataset found on the dark web contains information like the Social Security numbers of about...
The Phishing Platform Automating Cybercrime
Darcula is a new Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service platform with more than 20,000 phishing domains that target organizations in over 100 countries.
While the concept of an...
