Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password-protected database that contained thousands of records belonging to Confidant Health — an AI-powered platform offering mental health and addiction treatment. The database contained patient PII,
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In an alarming series of cyberattacks, a North Korean hacking group known as Citrine Sleet exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Chromium-based browsers to steal cryptocurrency. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-7971, impacted popular browsers such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge and was swiftly
Brazil's Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the ban on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The ruling, which has sparked global attention, centers on X’s failure to comply with Brazil's legal requirements, including the appointment of a local representative to address
A Russian state-sponsored hacker group, known as APT29 or "Cozy Bear," has been caught leveraging exploits initially developed by commercial spyware vendors NSO Group and Intellexa. This latest campaign, which ran from November 2023 to July 2024, targeted visitors to Mongolian government websites
vpnMentor’s Research Team observed a 1,600% increase in VPN usage in Brazil following the country’s blockade of social media platform X. After the legal dispute between X, formerly Twitter, and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes resulted in Musk’s decision to close X's operations in
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has been charged in France with a wide range of crimes, including complicity with the distribution of child pornography, drug trafficking, fraud, and refusal to provide information necessary to law enforcement. The charges follow investigations into how
In a significant cybersecurity breach, Young Consulting, a software solutions provider based in Atlanta, disclosed that the personal information of 954,177 individuals was compromised in a ransomware attack. The attack was reportedly conducted by the BlackSuit group on April 10, 2024, and targeted
A new Android malware has been identified by cybersecurity researchers — NGate, which steals NFC (Near Field Communication) data from physical payment cards to enable counterfeit activities. The malware has been found targeting three banks in Czechia since November 2023. NGate is derived from
Google must face a trial after a US appeals court revived a lawsuit alleging that the company misled Chrome users about its data collection practices. The class action lawsuit, which has been pursued by Chrome users since 2020, claims that Google harvested user data without proper
Cybercriminals are turning to Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) to infiltrate mobile devices and steal banking credentials. These web-based apps, which are designed to function like native applications, have been exploited to bypass security measures on both iOS and Android devices. According