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Vulnerability in Grand Theft Auto

Cybersecurity Specialists Advise Players Not to Enter Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online due to a Dangerous Bug

Players of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online are alarming as a vulnerability has been discovered in…

Attackers Can Use GitHub Codespaces to Host and Deliver Malware

Trend Micro reports that the GitHub Codespaces cloud development environment, available to the public use since November 2022, can be…

Google Search Malvertising: Fake Ads of Free Programs in Google Ads

Google Search malvertising is an unpleasant phenomenon of malicious advertisements in search engine results. Ads up there are called to…

Russian Cybercriminals Seek Access to OpenAI ChatGPT

Check Point analysts have noticed that Russian-speaking hacker forums are actively discussing access to bypass geo-blocking, due to which the…

Goose Goose Duck Game Servers Are DDoS-Attacked Every Day

The free social detective Goose Goose Duck, which recently broke the Among Us record for the number of users simultaneously…

Windows bug causes BSOD

Windows 10 bug causes BSOD when opening a specific path

A bug in Windows 10 causes the OS to crash with a blue screen of death (BSOD) if the user tries to open a specific path in the address bar…

Microsoft and DHL in phishing attacks

Hackers majorly use Microsoft and DHL brands in phishing attacks

Hackers majorly use the Microsoft and DHL brands in phishing attacks. In Q4 2020, cybercriminals used more brands from the tech industry, followed by shipping and retail businesses. Information security…

Cryptocurrency giveaways of Elon Musk

Fake cryptocurrency giveaways on behalf of Elon Musk brought scammers $580,000

The media have repeatedly written that scammers sometimes impersonate famous people. For example, last year, cybercriminals arranged fake giveaways of cryptocurrency on behalf of Elon Musk or SpaceX that had…

Google exposed hacking campaign

Google experts exposed sophisticated hacking campaign against Windows and Android users

Google published a large report detailing how they exposed a sophisticated hacking campaign that was discovered back in early 2020. The campaign targeted Android and Windows users, and attackers exploited…

Experts discovered the SolarLeaks website

Experts discovered SolarLeaks website with data stolen in a recent massive hacker attack

Bleeping Computer reports the discovery of the SolarLeaks website (solarleaks[.]net), where unidentified individuals claim to be selling data allegedly stolen from SolarWinds, Microsoft, Cisco, and FireEye during a recent supply…

Cellmate men's chastity belts

Extortionists hack into Cellmate men’s chastity belts

Last fall, researchers from Pen Test Partners reported on the insecurity of extremely unusual gadgets – Cellmate men’s chastity belts, manufactured by the Chinese company Qiui. Then analysts wrote that…

Nissan source code leaked

Nissan source code leaked due to admin: admin credentials

The source code for mobile apps and internal tools for Nissan’s North American division has leaked. The leak was due to the fact that the specialists of the automaker incorrectly…

Storming of the US Congress and cybersecurity

Storming of the US Congress poses a serious threat to cybersecurity

Storming of the US Congress in Washington, in addition to political consequences, may pose a cybersecurity threat, experts say. On Wednesday, January 6, supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol…

Researcher discovered vulnerability in Telegram

Researcher discovered vulnerability in Telegram, which allows to locate user

The researcher discovered a vulnerability in Telegram. The fact is that the messenger provides users with the “People Nearby” function, thanks to which it is possible to determine the location…

Windows 7 users

Millions of Windows 7 users refuse to upgrade to Windows 10

In early 2020, Microsoft officially ended support for the Windows 7 operating system. However, millions of Windows 7 users refuse to upgrade to Windows 10. Prior to the end of…

Nintendo spied on console hacker

Nintendo spied on a hacker who prepared attack on the 3DS console

The TorrentFreak magazine reported about leaked documents that shed light on how a few years ago Nintendo arranged a large-scale surveillance of the hacker who prepared attack on the 3DS…

Ransomware trends in 2021

Ransomware Trends at the Edge of 2021

Ransomware is considered as one of the most dangerous viruses. Companies are afraid of losing their data, so they try to do their best, spending a lot of money on…