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Brightly Software, a US tech company, has disclosed a breach within the database of its SchoolDude platform. The breach occurred in April, and resulted in hackers compromising nearly three million user accounts. SchoolDude is a cloud-based work order management system used by over 7,000 colleges,

Keira Waddell Published on 16th May 2023

TechnologyOne, an Australian enterprise software company, disclosed in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday that "an unauthorized third-party acted illegally to access its internal Microsoft 365 back-office system." The company initiated a trading halt that lasted two days in response to the

Husain Parvez Published on 16th May 2023

Spanish authorities have arrested 40 individuals, including 15 members of an organized crime gang known as Trinitarians and two hackers, for their alleged involvement in a cybercrime operation that involved bank fraud, identity theft, money laundering, and forgery. The group is believed to have

Zane Kennedy Published on 14th May 2023

Twitter has revealed that a "security incident" resulted in private tweets sent to Twitter Circles being displayed publicly last month. Twitter Circle, a feature introduced in August 2022, was created to allow users to send tweets to only a select group of people, supposedly ensuring that these

Keira Waddell Published on 12th May 2023

Facebook has reportedly disabled several verified accounts after hackers breached them and used them to spread malware through ads. The hackers used the accounts to target page managers and advertising professionals, promising a more professional and secure tool while sharing a malicious download

Zane Kennedy Published on 11th May 2023

Microsoft revealed over the weekend that financially motivated actors are not the only ones exploiting a critical vulnerability in PaperCut print management software. Iranian state-sponsored threat actors Mango Sandstorm (also referred to as Mercury or Muddywater) and Mint Sandstorm (also known as

Husain Parvez Published on 11th May 2023

A new ransomware, Cactus, has been targeting vulnerabilities in Fortinet VPN appliances to gain access to the networks of large commercial organizations since March this year. The ransomware operation is seeking large sums of money from its victims and has a unique approach to avoid

Keira Waddell Published on 9th May 2023

Google has announced that passkeys, an alternative to traditional passwords, are now rolling out to Google Account users worldwide. Passkeys will be available on all major Google platforms as a new method of securely signing in, alongside passwords and 2-Step Verification (2SV). Google’s goal is to

Zane Kennedy Published on 9th May 2023

The cybersecurity company Kaspersky recently detected 11 Trojan apps for the malware Fleckpe on the Google Play Store. These apps, disguised as media editors and wallpapers, subscribed unsuspecting users to unwanted paid services and were downloaded over 620,000 times. Although the apps did

Husain Parvez Published on 7th May 2023

Meta has released a report stating that cybercriminals are increasingly spreading malware via fake ChatGPT tools across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Attackers are taking advantage of the popularity of the AI chatbot to lure unsuspecting users into downloading malicious browser extensions that

Keira Waddell Published on 5th May 2023