You now need a VPN to use X in Brazil
If you’re living or heading to Brazil anytime soon, you now need to get one of the best VPN apps to keep accessing a popular social media service. As per…
Don’t use your Windows PC without using these security settings
Historically, Windows has had a bad reputation for security, and there are far more malware strains that target Windows than any other operating system out there — largely due to…
IT admin charged with extorting employer by locking down hundreds of workstations
Ransomware threat actors don’t always have to come from outside the victim organization – take Daniel Rhyne, a 57-year-old man from Kansas City, Missouri, who is being charged with locking…
Major Atlassian flaw hacks systems for crypto mining
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server used to carry a maximum severity vulnerability that allowed threat actors to remotely run any malicious code. Despite the fix being available for…
North Korean hackers are using malicious npm packages to target developers
North Korean state-sponsored threat actors were observed pushing malicious packages into the npm registry, in an attempt to infiltrate endpoints belonging to software developers. This time around, they were spotted…
X restricted in Tanzania – here’s how to get around the block
Whether you live in Tanzania, or are planning to visit anytime soon, you’ll need to find an alternative way to keep accessing X (formerly known as Twitter). UK-based internet watchdog,…
Hackers have exploited a WPS Office zero-day to deploy dangerous malware
The popular WPS Office workplace productivity software suite carried a vulnerability which allowed some threat actors to deploy backdoors to their target’s endpoints, experts have claimed. Cybersecurity researchers at ESET…
One of Microsoft’s most niche software tools hit by major phishing scam
Cybercriminals are using Microsoft Sway to host landing pages used in phishing campaigns, experts have claimed. The attack was spotted by cybersecurity researchers from Netskope Threat Labs, who observed a…
What promises to be the “world’s most private VPN” is out – and looking for testers
Although it’s too early to tell if it’ll eventually win the title of best VPN app, the service that promises to be the “world’s most private VPN” has just launched…
Insurance software giant reveals nearly a million customers hit by ransomware risk
Young Consulting has confirmed it lost sensitive data on almost a million people in a ransomware attack that happened earlier in 2024. The company confirmed the news by sending out…