Hannah Kobayashi’s family begs police to keep searching for her after cops say she’s ‘voluntarily missing’
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Hannah Kobayashi’s family begs police to keep searching for her after cops say she’s ‘voluntarily missing’

The family of missing Hawaiian photographer Hannah Kobayashi insisted that the search for her is “far from over” after LA cops declared her “voluntarily missing.” “We are deeply grateful for the urgency and dedication law enforcement has shown in investigating Hannah’s disappearance,” the family said in a statement posted to…

Georgia Secretary of State office officials believes foreign hackers attacked election website
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Georgia Secretary of State office officials believes foreign hackers attacked election website

Foreign hackers attempted to restrict voters in Georgia from requesting absentee ballots for the upcoming presidential election in a targeted cyberattack this month, according to state election officials. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office said on Wednesday its cyber defenses thwarted the attack after thousands of IP addresses from different…

MrBeast gets lawyers to help pull billboards hacked with vile antisemitic messages
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MrBeast gets lawyers to help pull billboards hacked with vile antisemitic messages

Hackers took over two billboards outside of Chicago to display vile, antisemitic messages including “death to Israel” — bizarrely trying to pin it on YouTube sensation MrBeast, who immediately got his lawyers involved. Commuters heading home through the Chicago suburb of Northbrook — which has a large Jewish population —…

Star Health Insurance Reportedly Confirms Being Target of a Cyberattack Last Month, Claims Lost Data

Star Health Insurance Reportedly Confirms Being Target of a Cyberattack Last Month, Claims Lost Data

Star Health, one of the biggest health insurance companies in India, has reportedly confirmed that it was the target of a malicious cyberattack that led to bad actors getting access to “certain data” illegally. The incident was first reported last month, but the insurer refused to make any comments before…

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
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Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

Iran is ramping up online activity that appears intended to influence the upcoming US election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway…

Microsoft Teams Used by Russia-Linked Hackers to Target Firms With Phishing Campaign, Microsoft Says

Microsoft Teams Used by Russia-Linked Hackers to Target Firms With Phishing Campaign, Microsoft Says

A Russian government-linked hacking group took aim at dozens of global organizations with a campaign to steal login credentials by engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats pretending to be from technical support, Microsoft researchers said on Wednesday. These “highly targeted” social engineering attacks have affected “fewer than 40 unique global…

Parliamentary Panel Suggests Setting Up Framework to Deal With Cyber Crimes

Parliamentary Panel Suggests Setting Up Framework to Deal With Cyber Crimes

A parliamentary panel on Thursday expressed concern over mushrooming of cyber crimes and increasing data vulnerability, and suggested that the government should come out with a framework to deal with such risks.  The Standing Committee on Finance recommended setting up of Cyber Protection Authority (CPA) and advocated that the CPA…

Apple reveals some devices vulnerable to hackers without update
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Apple reveals some devices vulnerable to hackers without update

Apple released a new security update Wednesday as the company revealed alarming vulnerabilities that could enable hackers to take control of certain devices, including iPhones. The company said iPads and Macs operating on older software were also susceptible to hackers. New security updates for iPhones dating bad to the 6s,…

Parliamentary Panel Suggests Setting Up Framework to Deal With Cyber Crimes

Hackers Flocking to RenBridge to Launder Stolen Crypto Funds, $540 Million Washed So Far

At a time when blockchain bridges have been struggling to safeguard their operations from hackers, one such bridge has become a tool-of-favour for crypto criminals. As per blockchain analytics provider Elliptic, hackers have been flocking to RenBridge to wash the funds they have obtained via hacks and scams. In the…

Parliamentary Panel Suggests Setting Up Framework to Deal With Cyber Crimes

Spain Warns of Possible Cyberattack at NATO Summit, Does Not Name the Country

Spain’s defence minister Margarita Robles warned on Friday of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. Asked if Spain feared Russia could launch such an attack, Robles told journalists “the possibility of a cyberattack exists”, without mentioning the country by name. “There are many challenges and…