exploiting

SIM swapping crimes are on the rise globally, according to a new report. These crimes are primarily committed using eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules) users. eSIMs are digitally stored SIM cards which are embedded into a device using a software. Hackers are now reportedly exploiting vulnerabilities within this technology to brute force into the victim's phone account to port the number to their own device. The findings also revealed that the bad actors are mainly interested in victim's online banking accounts and…

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided. Having trouble? Click here. If you use a Windows computer, it's time to update it yet again — before…

Security experts are warning that a pair of high-risk flaws in a popular remote access tool are being exploited by hackers to deploy LockBit ransomware — days after authorities announced that they had disrupted the notorious Russia-linked cybercrime gang. Researchers at cybersecurity companies Huntress and Sophos told TechCrunch on Thursday that both had observed LockBit attacks following the exploitation of a set of vulnerabilities impacting ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a widely used remote…

Image Source : FILE Google report reveals government hackers exploiting 0-day vulnerabilities to target iPhone users Google has recently stated that government hackers used three undiscovered flaws in Apple's iPhone operating system to target users with spyware created by a European startup, last year. Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which investigates…

Universal Music Group is expected to remove its entire library of songs from TikTok on Wednesday night, according to Reuters, as the record label has failed to renew its contract with the social media platform. The label condemns TikTok for unfairly paying artists and doing little to protect them from AI, in an open letter dated Jan. 30. It’s a shocking condemnation from the world’s largest record label since the music industry is notorious for exploiting artists itself.Mourning the Loss of Addison Rae’s Debut Album | The…

A critical flaw in software from Citrix Systems Inc., a company that pioneered remote access so people can work anywhere, has been exploited by government-backed hackers and criminal groups, according to a US cyber official.The flaw, dubbed Citrix Bleed, was abused by hackers in secret for weeks before it was found and a fix was issued last month, according to Citrix online posts and cybersecurity researchers. Since then, researchers say hackers have accelerated their exploitation of the bug, targeting some of the…

Ads for fake versions of Google’s generative AI tool, Bard, are showing up on Facebook to steal social media accounts of U.S. small businesses, according to a lawsuit from Google filed Monday.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AIThe phony Facebook ads ask users to download Bard, but the AI doesn’t need to be downloaded – it’s a completely web-based product. Naive users actually downloaded malware that stole social media credentials and compromised their accounts. Google’s lawsuit aims to…

Along with the WGA strike, the SAG-AFTRA strike is also shutting down productions across Hollywood as the likes of Deadpool 3, Stranger Things, The Sandman, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, and Mortal Combat 2 have hit pause while promotions of completed films get banned too. But amid these strict rules which saw the cast of Oppenheimer leave its London premiere, the filming of a few projects is still underway because of a technicality.  For example, the production of HBO series, House of Dragon and…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many people, at some stage in their search for a career, have worked for free in return for some much valued experience. But it's surprisingly hard to find exact numbers. A 2016 national survey of 3,800 Australians found more than half (58%) of respondents aged 18 to 29 and more than a quarter (26%) aged…

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Analysis: the Clop ransomware group has breached 122 organizations and obtained the data of ~15M people to date by exploiting a critical zero-day flaw in MOVEit — The dramatic fallout continues, with as many as 122 organizations now breached. — The dramatic fallout continues … Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Analysis: the Clop ransomware group has breached 122 organizations and obtained the data of ~15M people to date by exploiting a critical…