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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has just announced its determination over Uber’s data breach incident from 2016. After a complex investigation, the OAIC determined that Uber has failed in securing the data of over 1.2 million Australians, and failed to follow the rules of its Privacy Act. Thus, the office now wants Uber to comply with the norms in various means. Uber Tried Covering Up The Data Breach The US-based Uber Inc technologies and its Dutch-based subsidiary, Uber B....

Years after tracking, the Australian Federal Police have finally arrested the maker of Imminent Monitor RAT – who is an Australian aged 24 years. The alleged was both developer and seller of his RAT and had been doing it for 7 years in underground forums. Though he’s been distributing the Imminent Monitor RAT as an admin too, some of his buyers used it for domestic abuse – triggering the police action....

Baltimore County Public Schools has announced to be hit by a ransomware attack, which forced it to shut down all the school systems eventually. The school and its Chief of Staff have confirmed the network was impacted and advised students to use only the devices from City-school-issued ones instead of theirs. Unknown Ransomware Hits Baltimore Schools Baltimore County Public Schools is the government-backed organization controlling all the public schools in Baltimore of Maryland....

Bitcoin, one of the most resounding names in the last month, is now making a roar. T he virtual currency, which the community calls digital gold, is trading at an all-time high price of $32,800 in Coinbase, one of the popular crypto exchanges. Bitcoin breaches this milestone after crossing the $30,000 mark just yesterday. Bitcoin Traders on a Roll From what it’s being called a Ponzi scheme to buying on the feeling of fear of missing out, Bitcoin is making headlines as the most valuable virtual asset in recent times....

Wordfence researchers note a zero-day bug in the Ultimate Member plug-in that affects 200,000 WordPress websites installed. Though the concerned developers made a patch update available, it’s insufficient to protect the websites using this plug-in, as it still has flaws. So until a reliable plugin is available, researchers advise the site admins to remove the Ultimate Member plugin and scan their sites for possible compromise. No Patch For a Security Bug Ultimate Member , a WordPress plugin with simple UI for creating advanced online communities and membership groups, has a zero-day bug – tracked as CVE-2023-3460, Rated 9....

The Central Bureau of Investigation, India has booked an FIR against two UK companies, Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research for stealing the Facebook data of Indian users and harvesting it . The preliminary investigation resulted in the companies guilty, as over 5.62 lakh Indian users were affected by their actions. Stealing Facebook Data For Manipulating Politics Cambridge Analytica , a British political consulting firm that has struck in Facebook data scandal for years has a new headache now to deal with....

ChatGPT app on iPhone supports Bing Search, letting users make queries as they do in regular web browsers but in the chatbot app. Well, this is available only for ChatGPT Plus users and should be enabled in settings before using so. OpenAI says that browsing results from these queries will be more comprehensive and up-to-date. Bing Search on ChatGPT Soon after taking the world by storm, OpenAI’s ChatGPT faces severe competition from the rivals like Google Bard, made in just a couple of months to bring its pie in the AI race....

The latest build of Chrome OS in the Canary channel has a new feature called “float window,” which lets users pin an app to the top among multiple apps they’re working on. This feature is still in the flags section and is half-baked, so it may take time to reach the stable channel. This is extremely helpful for those working on multiple apps simultaneously and need at least one of them to be on top of everything....

The CISA has added 15 new security vulnerabilities to its catalog, aimed at system admins to patch and secure their infrastructure. All the vulnerabilities added now are from 2014 to 2021, with the latest one being a Windows SAM bug, that if exploited would allow anyone to access the core registry files. Though patches or workarounds for all these vulnerabilities are available, system admins are delaying in applying them. Also Read- CISA Listed 17 New Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities...

On Thursday evening, Russian police have raided Nginx’s Moscow office based on a complaint received from Rambler, a popular search engine of Russia. Further, they have detained the founders of Nginx on allegations of copyright infringements. Nginx is an open-source web server platform powering almost 30% of the world’s websites on the internet today. It’s so popular that many of the big content delivery companies including the content streaming giants Twitch, Netflix etc relies on it!...

Realtek Audio Console is essential for managing and fine-tuning your Windows 10 and 11 audio settings. Whether you want to adjust your speakers, tweak microphone levels, or enable advanced sound effects, this app provides a user-friendly interface to enhance your audio experience. This guide will walk you through the latest methods for downloading and installing Realtek Audio Console, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance on your system. Let’s dive into this easy-to-follow tutorial designed for beginners and tech enthusiasts alike....

Are you looking for a way to use WhatsApp on your PC? Then WhatsApp Desktop App is waiting for you. Using WhatsApp on your phone during work can be difficult. Nowadays, we all use WhatsApp to share things with colleagues or clients, but transferring files to your phone to send them through WhatsApp can be time-consuming. Some of you might be using the old WhatsApp web version, which only works when your phone is connected to the internet....

May hackers got bored of injecting simple viruses to steal data, as now they’re adding their interests too. Aside from being harmful, few hackers are trying new humorous ways of dumping malware. Latest finding by AppRiver discloses an attacker referencing Drake’s song lyrics in his malicious code while stealing data. Infecting Via PowerPoint Master X, is a new hacker who’s spreading his malware through PowerPoint files! His campaign begins with sending an email to hosts, mostly as an important business response to act on....

After a month-long investigation, researchers at Unit42 of Palo Alto Networks have discovered that one in five domains today on the internet is unsafe. These can be malicious, suspicious, or just not safe for work, as such dormant domains left for months and years are used by threat actors later for performing various cybercrimes. And with the combination of Domain Generation Algorithm, they’re turning riskier gradually, note researchers. Risky Dormant Domains Getting yourself a relevant domain name for your business is a fine thing, but parking it for months or years without building any purpose on it can turn bad....

EZTV was arguably the most visited TV show torrent site. It was a one-stop solution for high-quality TV shows and episodes. But as usual, over a decade of magnificent services to TV buffs, the site got banned. People still search for it even after the rise of streaming services. The site is banned in Italy, Germany, the USA, the UK, and several other regions. EZTV also tried different domain names at that time....

In a move to let the community know how much they fight against copyright Infringement, companies often release a periodic transparency report that sheds light on their efforts. A transparency report from Facebook revealed how much-pirated content was taken down proactively by them in H2 of 2020, amounting to millions . Alongside, they also respond to millions of such notices from rights holders. Removing Millions of Pirated Content Proactively Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are no different from search engines like Google and Bing regarding sharing unauthorized copyright materials....

Fake sites impersonating Flipper Zero are in the wild, running campaigns to offer the hacking devices upon completing surveys. Cashing on the Flipper Zero device’s popularity, these sites redirect users to scam sites where they steal PII and push malicious browser extensions. Flipper Zero confirmed such sites are in the wild and have been trying to take them down. Malicious Flipper Zero Offers Flipper Zero, the company that made an acceptable pen-testing device, is quick to impersonation attacks....

The FBI and CISA have warned US citizens about a disinformation campaign targeting the upcoming presidential election . Under this, the threat actors are actively spreading fake information about voter systems being hacked to reduce their trust in the election process. Further, the FBI and CISA have issued a list on how to handle such information. The US Warns About Disinformation Campaigns Since the past, there have been a number of reports telling that foreign countries are tampering the US elections in various ways....

After all, passwords are the only things we need to care about. They bar hackers from exploiting us further, even if the databases get leaked from the companies we trusted. But, making them stronger by adding complicated characters as numbers, special characters etc, makes us confused in return. So the best way to set a password, and as recommended by NIST and FBI Portland, is to set your passwords in passphrases rather than just alphanumeric....

The FCC has just announced a $1.2 billion fund to provide internet service to over one million new areas in the US! Also, it has doubled the number of audits performed in a year and posted the results publicly. The fund is through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which aims to expand the broadband service to 32 states in the US. FCC named this funding round as the largest one to date, and also the first of a kind to release quality checks in a public domain....