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Researchers at vpnMentor discovered an unsecured Azure database belonging to MyEasyDocs, an Indian company that leaked PII and academic details of thousands of students. Affected people are the Indian and Israeli students who used MyEasyDocs for submitting their verified certificates to institutions. The company has secured the database after being notified by the vpnMentor researchers. Yet, MyEasyDocs users are advised to be cautious about potential cyber frauds arising out of this....

Since early this month, we have a relatively new information stealer malware called Erbium popping up in hacker forums that’s capable of a wide range of stealing activities. Researchers noted that Erbium is spread through cracked games and cheats, which often lure gamers who blindly install them. When done, Erbium unpacks to steal their connected cryptocurrency wallets and saved data in the browser, which may include passwords. Erbium Info-Stealing Malware As per researchers at Cyfirma , Erbium can steal the saved browser data, like passwords, cookies, credit cards, and autofill information, aside from the cryptocurrency wallets....

A new phishing campaign was spotted in the wild, where the threat actors are found using Morse code to hide their malicious URLs. This happened to be targeting the campaign, as they’re sending phishing emails to collect office 365 credentials of employees of the companies. Samples of the attack are uploaded into VirusTotal. Phishing Campaign Using Morse Code Since the email filtering engines and employees are getting better at detecting general phishing emails, threat actors are developing new methods to find their way in and steal the data....

CEO Sam Altman called the partnership essential for pushing AI boundaries. “Scaling frontier AI requires massive, reliable compute,” he said. “Our partnership with AWS strengthens the broad compute ecosystem that will power this next era and bring advanced AI to everyone.” OpenAI has also secured $300 billion from Oracle, cloud access from Google, and chip supply deals with Nvidia, AMD , and Broadcom . It reaffirmed a $250 billion Azure commitment to Microsoft last week....

Facebook’s nightmare of losing Apple users has come true, as many have opted out for tracking permissions in iOS 14.5. The App Tracking Transparency policy introduced by Apple a couple of weeks hit Facebook hard and similar businesses. This would let users decide whether they wanted to be tracked or not, wherein only 4% in the US have opted in. iPhone Users Dump Block Facebook Tracking Facebook has long been advocating against Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency policy, which can potentially degrade the small businesses which rely on targeted ads....

OnePlus has today released a new beta version of its OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11, which mainly focuses on helping the user to operate the handset with a single hand. This includes bringing down the important settings and also added a share button from the Camera app. Further, several features have been optimized and bugs are fixed. OxygenOS 11 Beta 4 Released Though the bloatware is disliked by most of the Android community, OnePlus’s OxygenOS isn’t....

In a report made by Skybox , a cybersecurity firm, ransomware attacks on corporates and highly sensitive organizations like hospitals and research labs have increased about drastically. Researchers said they’ve recorded a rise of 72% in new samples of file-encrypting malware in the first half of this years. Ransomware Attacks Rise Sharply Amidst COVID-19 Breakout The ongoing pandemic has pushed everyone to remain in their respective homes to contain the spread of Coronavirus....

REvil ransomware gang reportedly threatens Apple to pay a requisite ransom or have its stolen data leaked. The ransomware group has earlier hit Quanta Computer, the maker of MacBooks and Apple Watch, and stolen the blueprints of products along with other PII, which are now forming as a base for forcing Apple to pay. The asking amount is $50 million as of now. Apple Threatened by a Ransomware Group REvil is a prominent ransomware group targeting high-profile institutions and demanding sky-high ransom amounts....

Amidst the war with Ukraine, Russia is reportedly facing a huge risk of cloud storage shortage, as per a Russian news outlet. Russia’s Cloud Storage Shortage Ever since Russia started attacking Ukraine, many countries stepped in to thwart Russia with sanctions. These include ordering their respective tech companies to stop serving Russians and their government, which now started affecting the country gradually. As per a Kommersant , a Russian news outlet, Kremlin is rapidly running out of storage of cloud storage....

Signal has pulled a great ad stunt against Instagram to show users how personally Facebook knows them. It created an intriguing ad campaign where it reminded users of their individual preferences, which Facebook collected for showing targeted ads. As a result of this, Facebook banned Signal’s ad account. Facebook Knows More About You Than You Think Facebook ads are so targeted, and we know this for years. But to know how creepy they’re, you should look into all the data points that Facebook collects from you....

TikTok Faces a Potential Ban in US and Stops Operations in HongKong . The US seems to be following the footsteps of India to ban the Chinese application. While Tiktok is pulling out of HongKong after the Chinese Government is trying to control the App after the promulgation of National Security Law. TikTok Faces Ban in US and Stops Operation in HongKong The US Secretary Mike Pompeo said that they are looking at banning TikTok as it’s being used as a surveillance tool by the Chinese Government....

TrickBot, a Windows malware that acts a backdoor for several other payloads, is said to be having a new form now. New reports tell that TrickBot’s Anchor malware is found to be having a Linux version, which also carries the Windows executable to infect both Linux and Windows systems on the same network. TrickBot Anchor Linux Malware Infects More Windows Systems TrickBot has evolved as one of the reliable backdoor malwares recently....

Graham Ivan Clark, the teenager who managed to hack the high-profile Twitter accounts of various celebrities and corporates last year, has now agreed to a jail sentence for three years. Also, he’ll be put under probation for an additional three years after that, effectively releasing in 2026. He’s charged for a Bitcoin scam that earned him about $120,000 in Bitcoin. Twitter Scammer Jailed For 3 Years If you remember, several high-profile accounts in Twitter last year were breached in a coordinated attack and been used for a Bitcoin scam....

Twitter has announced new safety rules concerning the accounts sharing live locations of others. Considering that sharing such location data with others can trigger physical harm, Twitter will remove any of the tweets sharing such data in the future. While users can share historical data and their owner’s location on the platform, they should ensure that it won’t harm others. Sharing Live Location on Twitter Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk has long been preaching about free speech on the platform – and promised to take all the necessary steps to promote it....

Ubisoft announced its premium subscription service Ubisoft+ is coming to PlayStation and bundled with the newly launched PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers. There’s no pricing nor the exact launch date but said to be rolling out along with the PlayStation Plus next month. The initial pack contains 27 games, including Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, The Division, etc., and will be increased to 50 games by the end of this year....

Receiving help from all the ways possible, the Ukrainian government has started accepting cryptocurrency donations for aiding its fight against Russia. And in less than two days, the Ukrainian government has raised over $10 million worth of cryptocurrency from around the world. This is combined with the NGO donations that received earlier, summing up to more than $16 million worth of cryptocurrency. Crypto Donations to Ukraine As Ukraine decided not to give up against the unfair Russian invasion, the country has yesterday set up two cryptocurrency wallets to receive help through digital money donations....

SDLC stands for software development life cycle, which easily indicates that it is related to software engineering concepts. Basically, this is more of a robust industrial method to create software with high performance and great efficiency in industry. So, people in software development companies use this SDLC method to design, develop and test high-quality programs/software that they have already developed with the help of a software development team. SDLC Overview – Simplified to Understand So, basically we are looking at a simple method which we follow in industry to create high-quality software according to the needs of the customer, and this SDLC method slash process will help in industry to complete the projects within the required time and very less resource indirectly it is the process of making the software development more easy and efficient....

After a long wait, Microsoft has finally made the Search box of Windows 10 dark . This was seen by a Windows Insider who shared a screenshot of the new Dark theme for the Search box, which has now received the support even though the entire system got Dark Mode earlier. This is now available for latest Windows 10 Fast ring build. Windows 10 Search Box Gets Dark Mode Dark Mode has been an essential feature in almost every user device these days....

At some point in our lives, we have used Microsoft products. It has the ubiquity of its products in everyday society. Over the years, Microsoft has dominated the market with its best Windows operating system, especially Windows 7 Ultimate and Professional Edition. These things have led Microsoft to become a trillion-dollar company today. After the release of Windows 10 and 11 , Windows 7 was proclaimed one of the best versions of Windows ever....

WordPress has launched a new feature in its Jetpack suite , which allows users to publish their blog stories as Twitter threads . The new addition is reasoned for reaching more reach and engagements to their users since they can let users read their stories through their Twitter handle. This is a commercial feature available for Business and E-commerce users only. A New Way of Reaching Users WordPress has given all the tools necessary for a user to publish their stores well....