A high-severity, zero-day security vulnerability for Android OS, which resides in the Video for Linux 2 (v4l2) driver has been disclosed. To exploit this vulnerability, attackers first needs to have local access to the device, following which they can take complete control of the device. This vulnerability doesn’t help hackersRead More…
Scott Manson, Managing Director – Middle East & Turkey, McAfee, speaks to Anita Joseph about the regional cybersecurity landscape, different kinds of attacks that organizations face, the advantages of using multiple machine learningRead More…
A report from Alphabet-owned security firm Chronicle reveals that risks associated with crimeware are underestimated despite a continuous increase in attacks involving financially motivated malware.Read More…
Phone numbers linked to the Facebook accounts of hundreds of millions of users has been found online on an insecure server in the latest privacy gaffe for the social media giant.Read More…
In a first-of-its-kind voice phishing (vishing) attack, fraudsters used an AI-based voice-generating software to trick users, and stole around $243,000 by impersonating the CEO of a UK-based energy firm. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the fraudsters used the AI-based softwareRead More…
A sophisticated multistage phishing campaign dubbed ‘Heatstroke’ has been identified by security researchers, where scammers apparently steal PayPal and Credit Card information. It was called Heatstroke after a variable found inside the phishing kit’s malicious code.Read More…
Security researchers working in Google’s Project Zero team have said they have discovered several hacked websites which earlier used undisclosed security flaws to launch indiscriminate attacks on any iPhone that visited them. This attack, they say, could be the largest ever conducted against iPhone users. Accordingly, if someone visited anyRead More…
Dr. Aleksandar Valjarevic, Head of Solutions Architecture, Help AG, speaks to Anita Joseph about the regional cybersecurity market, the need for regular vulnerability assessments, greater awareness about cybersecurity and Help AG’s leading role in providing industry-defining, cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions Q) How would you describe the global cybersecurity market today, withRead More…
