2025-09-18 Post a Comment

Data breach of epic proportions in Vietnam

by Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh Hackers steal 160 million records from state-run credit center, exposing Communist Party’s digital vulnerability and illiteracy This month, over 160 million credit records held at Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC), a unit managed by the State Bank of Vietnam, were stolen and posted for sale online for US$175,000. The massive breach, allegedly carried out by the hacker group ShinyHunters, exposed the personal data of virtually every […]

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2025-08-08 Post a Comment

Google Confirms It Has Been Hacked â€” Warns User Data Stolen

ByDavey Winder, Â Senior Contributor. The Google Threat Intelligence Group has officially confirmed that user data has been stolen following a successful hack attack impacting one of its databases. Hereâ€™s what we know so far. Google Has Been Hacked â€” Data Has Been Compromised This is not a warning that the Google Chrome web browser is in need ofÂ an urgent security update,Â or a story about switching from passwords to passkeys toÂ protect […]

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2025-08-08 Post a Comment

Hackers can bypass Microsoft Defender to install ransomware on PCs

ByÂ Mikael Markander Contributor, PCWorld By exploiting a legitimate driver, hackers can load their own malicious driver to bypass Microsoft Defender. In a report published by security companyÂ GuidePoint Security, theyâ€™ve issued a warning that hackers can effectively bypass Microsoft Defender to install and deploy Akira ransomware. This is done by exploiting a vulnerable driver calledÂ rwdrv.sys, which is a legitimate driver used by an Intel CPU tuning tool called ThrottleStop. By exploiting […]

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2025-06-05 Post a Comment

Microsoft users warned to save passwords before system switch

By Karen Grace Prince, News.com.au Users of Microsoft Authenticator have been warned to save all their passwords before the company plans to phase out its password management system starting next month. Microsoft Authenticator, known for providing two-factor authentication for online accounts, also stores and autofills passwords for apps and websites. Users of Microsoft Authenticator have been warned to save all their passwords before the company plans to phase out its […]

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2025-06-05 Post a Comment

Do I need an antivirus and a VPN?

Story byÂ Sead FadilpaÅ¡iÄ‡ TheÂ best antivirusÂ acts as most people’s go-to for device protection, but as I have already discussed,Â there are some threats that antivirus can’t protect against. With online threats are becoming ever more prevalent, an increasing number of people have an â€œit wonâ€™t happen to meâ€ attitude about their security. <cs-card “=”” class=”card-outer card-full-size ” card-fill-color=”#565656″ card-secondary-color=”#272727″ gradient-angle=”112.05deg” id=”native_ad_inarticle-1-64134ab6-2d50-42da-bedb-6fc7674dd9eb” size=”_2x_1y” part=””> Ad Try a FTMO Free Trial FTMO Learn more […]