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Trump’s twitter was accessed illegally using the password “maga2020!”

Recent news broke in that a Dutch security researcher accessed US President Donald Trump’s twitter account by simply guessing his password: “maga2020!” Victor Gevers, the security researcher mentioned above works for the GDI Foundation and is the chair of the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure. He recently reported that he was successful in guessing the… Read more Trump’s twitter was accessed illegally using the password “maga2020!”

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 by Pushkar Sane

Phishing alert! Coronavirus phishing scams

While the world is struggling with the global Coronavirus pandemic, certain malicious agents are taking advantage of the panic among the citizens. Coronavirus phishing scams are on the rise these days. Cybercriminals may send you emails that ask you to open a document to review latest statistics about the novel COVID-19 virus. If you click… Read more Phishing alert! Coronavirus phishing scams

Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 by Pushkar Sane

Capital One data breach affects 100 million US customers

Capital One, the fifth-largest credit card and banking institution announced recently that they suffered a data breach on July 19 because of an unauthorized individual gaining access to their system. Capital One disclosed that about 100 million customers were affected with their credit card applications being exposed online. The attack actually took place between March… Read more Capital One data breach affects 100 million US customers

Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 by Pushkar Sane

Security in healthcare

Technology has played a very pivotal role in our lives. Growth in technology is always synonymous with growth of humans directly. With all the advantages, there have been several downsides to this as well. Technology has allowed certain malicious users to exploit our over-dependency on it and take advantage of it. The more complex and… Read more Security in healthcare

Posted on April 28, 2019April 28, 2019 by Pushkar Sane

Don’t fall prey to fraud: Follow these steps if you deal with money online

In the old days, there wasn’t much talk about security when new ideas were being envisioned. But now, with the advent of the digital age and an ever increasing demand for online transactions, security is most crucial. It is not only the duty of app developers to build secure applications but also the customer (that… Read more Don’t fall prey to fraud: Follow these steps if you deal with money online

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pushkar Sane

Uber data breach affects 57 million drivers and riders

Lately, not a week goes by when we do not hear about a massive breach or data leaks in multi billion dollar companies. This time it is Uber’s turn to appear in the headlines for all the bad reasons. According to a statement released by their CEO, Uber paid $100,000 to hackers who got unauthorized… Read more Uber data breach affects 57 million drivers and riders

Posted on November 24, 2017November 25, 2017 by Pushkar Sane

What is Phishing? Why is it dangerous?

If you have not been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you would have probably heard of the Equifax breach that resulted in confidential information of around 200 million consumers being leaked. While these attacks require the knowledge of sophisticated cyber security technologies, there are other kinds of attacks that… Read more What is Phishing? Why is it dangerous?

Posted on October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 by Pushkar Sane

CCleaner Malware

Earlier, I had posted about the recent Equifax leaks that were reported and could have massive impacts on millions of people in terms of identity theft and fraud transactions. This week, a new malware was found in the latest version of a popular applications. If you have downloaded or updated your CCleaner application… Read more CCleaner Malware

Posted on September 22, 2017October 3, 2017 by Pushkar Sane

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