Tag: hacking
South Africa allegedly hacked by CIA and MI6 ahead of BRICS...
South Africa may be keeping a significant security breach under wraps after allegedly being hacked by America's CIA and Britain's MI6.This is said to...
Russian zero-day dealer offers $20 million for tools to hack Android,...
A Russian company that acquires and sells zero-day exploits — flaws in software that are unknown to the affected developer — is now offering...
Understanding and minimizing the threat: Defending against phishing attacks
Phishing attacks have become one of the most prevalent and serious cyber risks in today's digital world. These fraudulent schemes seek to deceive people...
Hackers of Microsoft linked to Russia
A hacking group responsible for a series of outages at Microsoft earlier this month had spent the previous months attacking targets in Israel, Sweden and...
200 hacking attempts made on Kenya’s elections results
Amidst Kenya's general elections, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is assuring Kenyans that the IT system used for collating results of the...
Multi-factor authentication to generate $27 billion globally for mobile operators in...
A new study by Juniper Research has found that operators will generate $27 billion from the termination of SMS messages related to multi-factor authentication in 2022;...
Zoom offers US$85 million to settle class action lawsuit
Video conferencing service Zoom has reportedly offered up to $85 million to settle a class action legal case in the US relating to privacy...
Do These to Keep Your Smart TVs Secure This 2021
Your smart TVs are great for all the additional features that they bring to the set-top box experience: from internet access to microphones and...
WhatsApp cautions users against new hacking scam
A new WhatsApp scam, in which hackers posing as users' friends or contacts ask for 6-digit codes is reportedly ongoing. The code is a confirmation...
US cyber-attack: Around 50 firms impacted by massive breach
The cyber-security firm that identified the large-scale hacking of US government agencies says it "genuinely impacted" around 50 organisations.Kevin Mandia, CEO of FireEye, said...