Cybersecurity in 2024: a terrifying reality
As Halloween approaches, the world of cybersecurity has never been scarier. The numbers speak for themselves: a 60% rise in phishing attacks, 43% of ransomware victims losing data permanently, and…
The hacker who faked his own death to avoid paying alimony to his wife
Jesse Kipf is no ordinary hacker because he faked his own death and hacked security systems. Kipf wanted to evade paying alimony to his ex-wife for a rather strange and…
Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star Health
By Christopher Bing and Munsif Vengattil WASHINGTON/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Stolen customer data including medical reports from India’s biggest health insurer, Star Health, is publicly accessible via chatbots on Telegram, just…
Update makes X available again to many in Brazil
By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Social media platform X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block…
Brazil watchdog moves to block access to Elon Musk’s X after court order
By Lisandra Paraguassu, Luana Maria Benedito and Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was suspending access to Elon Musk’s X social network in…
Erdogan slams ‘digital fascism’ after Turkey blocks Instagram
By Ezgi Erkoyun and Tuvan Gumrukcu ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to “muzzle the Palestinian people’s voices”, after Turkey…
Essential cybersecurity tools for your PC in 2024
Essential cybersecurity tools: As we enter the second half of 2024, it becomes increasingly evident that security is a part of our lives. From viruses masquerading as the most innocent…
Paris 2024 Olympics, all the online threats to avoid
In the past few days, I have been in Paris to follow Samsung Unpacked 2024, and I took the opportunity to observe how the city is preparing for the upcoming…
Why you should use incognito mode
Websites and companies, including giants like Google, track your activities through your browser; this is not news. But while altogether avoiding browsers isn’t practical, using incognito mode is a powerful…
Bulgarian archaeologists find marble god in ancient Roman sewer
By Aleksandar Vasovic RUPITE, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Bulgarian archaeologists stumbled upon unexpected treasure this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer – a well-preserved, marble statue depicting the…