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Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday confirmed that personal data of 5.7 million customers was compromised in a cyberattack involving one of its call centres last week. What Happened According to Quantas, the breach that occurred last week saw a cybercriminal gaining access to a third-party customer servicing platform used by the airline’s contact centre. Although […]
The U.S. has put a price on Moscow’s cyber warriors — and it’s a big one. Washington has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on three Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers accused of launching cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure in one of the most far-reaching cybercrime cases to date. The […]
A new and dangerous malware campaign has infected more than 2.3 million users across Google Chrome and Microsoft…
Security researchers have found multiple serious flaws in Comodo Internet Security Premium 2025. These issues allow hackers to…
In a jaw-dropping breach of trust and security, hackers stole an estimated $140 million (roughly R$800 million) from six Brazilian banks after bribing an IT employee for a mere $2,700. The cyberattack, which occurred on June 30, 2025, targeted C&M Software, a key intermediary that links banks to the Central Bank of Brazil and its […]
Activision has taken down the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII after reports of a serious security…
Cloudflare has announced that it successfully mitigated the largest volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded. The attack peaked at 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps) and was automatically blocked by the company’s defenses. The incident happened recently and lasted only about 35 seconds. According to Cloudflare, the attack was a UDP flood that originated mainly […]
Over the past few days, several major news outlets published alarming headlines claiming that 2.5 billion Gmail users were at risk due to a massive breach. The reports linked the scare to a recent Salesforce attack on Google. At first, it sounded like a nightmare scenario: billions of Gmail accounts compromised. But when you dig […]
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a troubling shift in the Android malware world. Droppers — small, seemingly harmless apps that secretly fetch and install malicious software — are no longer limited to delivering powerful banking trojans. They are now being repurposed to spread much simpler threats like SMS stealers and spyware, particularly across Asia. For years, […]
In a shocking data security lapse, nearly 26 million resumes belonging to U.S. job seekers were left exposed…