Hackers took advantage of a mobile communications operator flaw and published messages on Jack Dorsey’s account. The tweets were very inappropriate and shocking to the millions of Dorsey’s followers. The incident shakes people’s trust in the social media platform, as the world’s most important people are also using it. An incident which proves that no one is safe from … [Read more...] about Account of Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey Taken Over by Hackers
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Hackers Actively Target FortiGate and Pulse Secure VPN Credentials
An urgent warning to update your FortiGate and Pulse Secure VPN products is doing a final circulation. Actors are now using a publicly available exploit code and actively search for vulnerable systems. The consequences of getting attacked are dire, as the exploit leads to full network penetration. ArsTechnica warns that hackers are actively trying to steal encryption keys, … [Read more...] about Hackers Actively Target FortiGate and Pulse Secure VPN Credentials
ECB Warns That No European Bank is Safe From Hackers
ECB director general believes that getting hacked is only a matter of time if you trust external storage. Cloud services aren’t weak in terms of security, but they “tout importance” to attackers. There have been multiple severe data breach cases recently that strengthen the director’s opinion. Korbinian Ibel, the European Central Bank’s director general, has stated that all … [Read more...] about ECB Warns That No European Bank is Safe From Hackers
Hackers Stole Records of Choice Hotels Clients & Demanded Ransom
Choice Hotels compromised 700,000 of its customers who have had their personal information leaked on the Web. The hotel industry giant had ordered the development of a new tool, but their contractors failed to manage the data responsibly. The hackers found the unprotected database and threatened to wipe it, but their script failed to deliver. Hackers managed to steal the … [Read more...] about Hackers Stole Records of Choice Hotels Clients & Demanded Ransom
In the Mind of a Hacker: Why Do People Become Hackers?
Hackers are a relatively rare breed of computer users. These technological elites are some of the most tech-savvy people in existence. They practically think in binary code and see vulnerabilities in systems that even the top minds who design them could never have thought of. Anyone can be a hacker, regardless of background or appearance. But why do hackers do what they do in … [Read more...] about In the Mind of a Hacker: Why Do People Become Hackers?