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23/11/2021

GoDaddy security breach exposes 1.2 Million users' data

It appears that GoDaddy was storing sFTP credentials either as plaintext, or in a format that could be reversed into plaintext. They did this rather than using a salted hash, or a public key, both of which are considered industry best practices for sFTP. This allowed an attacker direct access to password credentials without the need to crack them.

According to the report filed by GoDaddy, the attacker initially gained access via a compromised password on September 6, 2021, and was discovered on November 17, 2021 at which point their access was revoked. While the company took immediate action to mitigate the damage, the attacker had more than two months to establish persistence, so anyone currently using GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress product should assume compromise until they can confirm that is not the case. - (Wordfence report)

Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc said on Monday email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorized third-party access.

23/08/2021

Google Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users

If your browser version on Linux, macOS and Windows is listed as 92.0.4515.159 or above you are safe.

Google has issued a serious upgrade warning to all Google Chrome users worldwide...

20/08/2020

Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Other Google Services Down Globally

Several users have reported Gmail issues on Twitter, while Google is yet to provide clarity on the outage.

20/06/2020

North Korean hackers may attack 20 lakh Indians with Covid-19 phishing emails

The attacks are part of the Lazarus Group's large-scale campaign targeting more than 50 lakh individuals and businesses across India, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, the UK and the US India is among six nations that may see a large cyber attack on June 21 in the form of Covid-19-themed phishing campa...

07/05/2020

Google Meet - Video calling/conference is now free for everyone.

To help businesses, schools, and others navigate remote work and life, we're making our premium video conferencing solution free for all.

26/04/2020

iPhone's mail app vulnerable to hackers

Apple's iOS 13 has received several bug fixing updates in its six month lifespan so far, among the most notable: a patch that addressed killing of background apps, another that drained your battery for no apparent reason, one that prevented…

22/04/2020

Facebook To Invest $5.7 Billion In Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms.
Will pickup 9.9% stake in Reliance Jio.

Facebook will pick up a 10% stake in Jio Platforms, becoming the largest minority shareholder, Reliance says in a statement.

21/04/2020

500,000 Hacked Zoom Accounts Given Away For Free On The Dark Web

Password re-use allowed a hacker to compile a massive list of valid Zoom account credentials. They're now being sold in a hacking forum.

20/04/2020

IT services giant Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware

The company, which has almost 300,000 employees, said it was hit by the 'Maze' ransomware group and is engaging law enforcement authorities.

18/02/2020

Google to stop ‘Station’ WiFi project; points to cheaper, more accessible data and infra challenges

In India, the Station programme was a part of Google’s broader vision of bringing on the “next billion users” online.

24/01/2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos iPhone hacked through WhatsApp (courtesy Saudi Crown Prince MBS!!) proves anyone can fall victim to cybersecurity attacks. How can you reduce the risk!

http://tiny.cc/zqr4iz

14/01/2020

All the ways Facebook tracks you - and how to limit it.

If you have a Facebook account—and even if you don't—the company is going to collect data about you. But you can at least control how it gets used.