More than 1,300 malicious npm packages have been discovered for use in supply chain attacks, cryptojacking, data stealing, and more.

NSO Group allegedly offered “bags of cash” in return for access to cell networks in the United States to track people through their mobile devices, according to a whistleblower’s complaint to the US Department of Justice (DoJ). The claims made by Gary Miller were published on Tuesday by the Pegasus Project consortium, along with other […]

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Data may be utilized to make decisions and have a large influence on businesses. However, this valuable resource is not without its drawbacks. How can businesses acquire, keep, and use data in an ethical manner? What are the rights that must be protected? Some […]

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Israel’s national police force on Tuesday said it had found evidence pointing to improper use of sophisticated spyware by its own investigators to snoop on Israeli citizens’ phones.

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Finland is weathering a bout of Pegasus infections, along with a Facebook Messenger phishing scam.

Mobile phones belonging to Finnish diplomats were spied on using the cyber espionage software Pegasus, the country’s foreign ministry said on Friday.

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Two more Poles have been identified as victims of phone hacking with the notoriously powerful spyware from Israel’s NSO Group: an agrarian political leader at odds with Poland’s right-wing government and the co-author of a book about the head of Poland’s secret services.

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State-sponsored cyberattackers are using Google Drive, Dropbox and other legitimate services to drop spyware on Middle-Eastern targets and exfiltrate data.

Connected medical devices and systems offer many benefits, but they create security, safety, and privacy risks.

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Cyber security is as crucial as it ever was – with ever-increasing dangers to organizations, having a reliable security solution is critical. We’ve all heard of companies paying hefty penalties or even going out of business as a result of a simple system breach. There are simply too many hazards out there for you to […]

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Bitcoin-centric Central American country, El Salvador, has taken advantage of the ongoing bear market to buy 410 units of Bitcoin for around $15 million.

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The brief spearphishing campaigns spread malware and use compromised networks to steal credentials that can be sold or used to commit financial fraud.