Cybersecurity

Social media platforms are full of fake news and misinformation that can cause serious consequences like mask rejection. Macaquarie University's development team has created a model of algorithm in pursuit to reduce the spread of fake news. The model identifies user's reading interests and shifts…

Cybersecurity experts state that Chinese state-sponsored hackings have become a more severe threat in 2021 than anticipated. In July, western countries including the U.S. accused Beijing of exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange server software, which affected over 250,000 organizations…

Many universities, government institutions, and private companies worldwide have become victims of the Accellion data security breach. Personal and sensitive information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers were stolen and threatened to be released onto the dark web for large…

WhatsApp’s recent notification to users about updating its terms of use and privacy policy reveals that the company has been sharing user data with Facebook since 2016. While end-to-end encryption still protects the contents of a user's messages, information such as phone numbers, IP address,…

On Sunday morning 9/27, the major hospital operating company Universal Health Services (UHS) became the victim of a large scale cyber attack. Hailed as one of the largest medical cyberattacks in United States history, the purported ransomware forcibly shut down computer systems across the UHS…

Pakistan army has identified a major cyber attack by Indian Intelligence that involves hacking personal phones and technology of Pakistan’s government officials and military personnel. An advisory has been sent to all government departments of Pakistan to identify lapses and increase cyber…

Hackers attempted to infiltrate Israel’s defense industry by acting as employers and sending job offers to defense workers in order to compromise networks and collect sensitive data. Israel authorities were able to recognize the cyber attack in real time and prevent network breaches. According to…

IBM reports that between August 2019 and April 2020 security breaches cost companies on average $3.86 million and nearly 52% of these security breaches were caused by malware attacks. Notably, the report focused on approximately 500 security breaches that occurred during this time period and…

The new Covid-19 contact-tracing app piloted in the Isle of Wight has been pushed into light as security researchers warn of the user's privacy and the potential abuse and deliberate prevention of contagion alerts being sent. Researchers have detailed seven different problems with the app thus far,…

Zoom has quickly surfaced into general awareness due to the stay-home policies from the global pandemic of COVID-19. It’s stock has increased by twenty-fold since December 2019, and currently has 200 million daily users. Technologists praise Zoom for its reliable internet service and…

Tech project manager and breast cancer advocate, Andrea Downing, started a closed Facebook group called BRCA Sisterhood to create a safe space for people to share information about their breast cancer experiences. Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018 which affected the data of over 87…

Artificial intelligence technology is used to generate manipulated facial images for fake social media accounts. Social media activist, Nandini Jammi, has been a victim of harassment from an AI-generated user named "Jessica", one of fifty accounts owned by a single online troll. The…

Without the knowledge of their users, major online and data apps including Grindr and Tinder have been allegedly sharing personal information to third party advertising companies. As a result, many civil rights and consumer organizations are urging the federal government to examine these…

As cybersecurity attacks become an increasing concern in the U.S., tech and research companies are being more public than the government in identifying potential foreign threats. In some cases, these firms are selling their information to the U.S. intelligence community. For more information, click…