Cybersecurity

The first quarter of 2023 saw a remarkable 70% decrease in cyberattacks on crypto projects and token protocols as compared to the same period last year, Coindesk reported citing security firm TRM Labs. Lower amounts were stolen in the first three months of 2023 compared to any quarter of 2022 due...

Montana expanded a social media ban beyond TikTok to include popular apps Telegram, WeChat and Temu, citing concerns about data sharing with “foreign adversaries.”  What Happened: Montana Governor Greg Gianforte made a significant move on Wednesday by extending the state-...

Discord, the popular communication platform gamers use, disclosed a data breach after one of its support agents’ accounts was hacked.  What Happened: Discord is sending out an “incident notice” to affected users, disclosing the data breach that took place after the account of...

A Delaware judge has allowed investors to proceed with their allegations of lax privacy oversight against Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former directors of the company. What Happened: Months after Meta agreed to pay $725 million to settle investors’ claims in...

A British man has admitted to his role in a high-profile social media hack, a scheme that involved stealing the Twitter accounts of prominent U.S. political and corporate figures like Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Barack Obama and others. What Happened: On Tuesday, Joseph James O...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has boldly moved towards a passwordless future with the announcement that users may soon not even need to use or remember their passwords.  What Happened: Google has started rolling out passkey support for all major platforms, providing...

The growing integration of AI chatbots into contemporary technology and daily life has led to heightened concerns among the public in Japan. A study from the country released on April 30 disclosed that a significant portion of the Japanese population is apprehensive about the pervasive use of AI...

As cybersecurity becomes increasingly crucial in the digital age, cryptocurrency companies are offering substantial bug bounties to reward ethical hackers for discovering vulnerabilities in their systems. Here are the top three highest bug bounties paid by cryptocurrency companies, based on a...

The latest edition of my interview series Crypto Opinion with Mike Ermolaev focused on the topic of security, featuring Michael Jabbara, the VP and Global Head of Fraud Services at Visa (NYSE: V).  From data breaches to cryptocurrencies, Michael shared Visa network-level insights on the...

Remember Pegasus, the software allegedly used by the government and other agencies to spy on people’s cell phones? It appears another Israeli firm apart from NSO Group is exploiting the vulnerabilities of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) smartphones.  What Happened: QuaDream, an Israeli...

A new hacking trend seems to have caught even Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube off guard. Threat actors are now spoofing the platform’s email address to hack unsuspecting users.  What Happened: On Wednesday, the Team YouTube account on Twitter informed users...

Cybersecurity and hacking is a major concern for companies, especially those in the technology sector or with software that could be impacted. Hackers were able to hack into an electric vehicle from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), and instead of punishment, they got a prize. What Happened: With...

“Linus Tech Tips,” a popular tech channel hosted by Linus Gabriel Sebastian on Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube with 15.3 million subscribers, was hacked last night.  What Happened: On Friday, “Linus Tech Tips” posted a video on YouTube (after...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correction of a vulnerability in Dogecoin code.  An evaluation of the Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) open-source codebase for potential vulnerabilities that could compromise the security of the blockchain network uncovered numerous...

March has been an eventful month in the world of cybersecurity, with the US government unveiling its new National Cybersecurity Strategy and the European Parliament agreeing new common cybersecurity standards across all EU institutions.  Most of us store our passwords, personal information and...