Google and Facebook data and ad scam with NHS
NHS websites are said to be sending data to Google and Facebook to help the tech giants to target web traffic with related ads. These details were discovered in a research carried out by Cookiebot which claims that 60% of WebPages operated by UK based NHS was having ad trackers. So, when people search the […]
Microsoft Cybersecurity Chief urges users to stop using legacy IE
Chris Jackson, the Cybersecurity Chief of Microsoft is urging users to stop the use of the legacy web browser i.e. Internet Explorer (IE) which has been discontinued on an official note since 2015. Instead, please start using the modern age browser like the Edge which supports most of the new applications. Some businesses still rely […]
Ransomware attack news trending on Google
1.) Reports are in that class 11 students studying at the Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport, Dorset, England have lost their valuable GCSE school work due to a ransomware attack recently. Highly placed sources say that the school database was hit by the said malware when a member of staff mistakenly opened an email containing […]
Google Chrome users are vulnerable to cyber attacks
Google, the web search giant has issued a public statement yesterday urging its users to update their Chrome browsers with the latest version. According to Justin Schulz, the security and desktop engineer at Google, all old version chrome browsers are vulnerable to cyber attacks and to save your system from such incidents, it is better […]
Google trending Cyber Attack news headlines
Currently, the news which is hitting google headlines when it comes to cyber attacks is the Symantec’s latest blog post which says that it has identified hacking group ‘Whitefly’ as a source which targeted Singapore’s health care services provider SingHealth in between June- July 2018. Symantec’s Blog post says that the said hacking group has […]
Google triggers privacy concerns among users of Nest Security Systems
Google issued a public apology yesterday for not mentioning the presence of a secret Mic in all its Nest devices. The Internet Juggernaut claims that the microphone was apparently added to the device in order to assist the device users with future innovations. But as the company failed to specify it in its specs sheet, […]
Know how Google, Microsoft, and Facebook protect user data from Cyber Attacks
Cyber landscape has evolved a lot in recent years and so are the hackers who are always on the prowl to exploit even the slightest vulnerability. Amid these concerns is the cyber threat coming from state actors who threaten to conduct espionage on critical and sensitive government data. Therefore, it has become critical for the […]
Google Trending news related to Cyber Attacks
1.) From now on, the government of Maryland has decided to draw stringent penalties against ransomware developers and spreaders with state lawmakers already planning to transform the bill into law by March second week this year. Thus, those convicted of ransomware crimes may face tougher penalties in coming weeks which include those who plotted ransomware […]
Cyber Attack news currently trending on Google
1.) Instagram has tweeted yesterday that it was aware of a bug that could have caused the drain out of millions of followers from its celebrity profiles which includes some big names such as Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and such… The photo-sharing website is currently working on the […]
Google paid $15 million through its Vulnerability Reward Program
Google announced last week that its Vulnerability Rewards Program launched in the year 2010 has seen an eighth-year last year on a consecutive note and paid out $15 million in rewards. The rewards include a spend of $3.4 million to 1300 hackers from over 78 countries across the globe who revealed vulnerabilities in Android and […]
